We came across this great tip list on the site Come Clean Naturally – a Vancouver based cleaning service.  Everyday ingredients to clean all your everyday “stuff”.  Every Little Bit carries several lines of cleaning products, but we wanted to share this list with you too!  Thanks to the team at Come Clean Naturally for letting us use this informative resource.

Eco-friendly cleaning ingredients

• Baking Soda (sodium bicarbonate): a non-toxic, all-purpose cleaner. Cleans, removes stains, deodorizes, and softens fabrics.
• Borax (sodium borate): a natural mineral that kills bacteria and mold. As an alternative to bleach, it deodorizes, removes stains and boosts the cleaning power of soap. Note that borax can be toxic to children and pets: keep these and other toxic products out of their reach, and inform other household members of the whereabouts and purpose of any borax and boric acid in the house.
• Pure soap (Castile) and vegetable oil-based soaps: cleans everything, and biodegrades completely!
• Cornstarch: starches clothes, absorbs oil and grease.
• Herbs and essential oils: for disinfecting and fragrance.
• Lavender and Tee Tree oils: natural antiseptics which fight bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
• Lemon juice: cuts through grease and removes perspiration and other stains from clothing. This is a good bleach alternative. (more…)