5 Tips For How To Clean Your Home Naturally

Organizing a cleaning schedule can be a chore for most people, but the fact is that living in a clean environment is both healthy and it can have a positive impact on your productivity and quality of life, in general.

Unfortunately, one of the most challenging things about cleaning your living space is using the right gear and the correct cleaning solutions for your family and the environment. While heavily chemical solutions are effective, without a doubt, you have to keep in mind that they can be more or less toxic, especially for pets, whose noses are always near your floors.

Let’s look at several tips that you might want to consider if you want to clean your home naturally.

1. Don’t Procrasinate!

You know how harder things are somehow easier to postpone? This is one of the easiest mistakes to do in general, whether it’s work, school or anything else. The same goes for your cleaning habits. If you postpone changing the sheets on your bed because it’s the one thing you really don’t find any pleasure in, you’ll loathe it by the end of your cleaning routine.

Start with the harder chores because they will make everything else seem easy. Plus it’s easier to find time to squeeze in the smaller chores later between dinner and bedtime or when you first get up in the morning.

2. Use The Right Cleaning Equipment

If you have the wrong type of vacuum cleaner and you hate using it because it’s bulky and heavy, it’s very likely that you might postpone cleaning your home. If that’s your case, donate your vacuum at your local Salvation Army or Goodwill and buy yourself a good vacuum that you will actually love using! I love my Dyson vacuum cleaner so much that it makes vacuuming fun!

Cleaning your floors can be done conveniently and easily if you own a steam mop. These days, there are loads of models you can choose from, and they range from the ultra nice Shark steamer to thousands of units made by other brands of various quality.

3. Declutter and Organize

The problem with cleaning in the first place is having to take time to run around and put everything away BEFORE you can even begin to clean! That is a big problem in our house. Try to declutter and remove anything you aren’t using. If you don’t use it or love it, get rid of it! Useless items hanging around are annoying visually and will affect the way you feel when you walk in a room.

The best way to deal with clutter is to get everyone in the household to clean up as they go along. Don’t take your shoes off and leave them on the mat. Put them straight onto the shoe rack or designated shoe bucket. Don’t leave your dishes unwashed in the kitchen sink simply because you’re not in the mood for washing them right now. Rinse them immediately and place them in the dishwasher straight away. Not having to see them in the sink will make you feel a lot better. This is one of our kid’s chores and it helps the kitchen feel a lot cleaner if they keep up with it!

4. Make DIY Natural Cleaning Products

If you really want to clean your home naturally, fact is that you probably already have the supplies to create your own natural cleaning solutions. For example, you can clean your jewelry using vodka or beer. Your kitchen counters and even your floors can be cleaned using vinegar. In case you didn’t know, vinegar is an acid, and that means that it is perfectly capable of killing a wide array of germs. Just be careful with vinegar on granite counters and stainless steel.

All you need to make your own natural cleaning products is an empty spray bottle, white distilled vinegar (cheap, store brand vinegar will do!) and a few essential oils. You can clean your whole home with just that and a few microfiber cloths.

DIY All Purpose Cleaning Spray

1 cup of water
1 cup of white distilled vinegar
1/2 juiced lemon, strained
15 drops of your favorite essential oil

A few popular essential oils to use in all purpose cleaning spray is lavender, lemon, orange, grapefruit and tea tree oil. I personally like to add Germ Destroyer to my diy all purpose cleaning spray in the winter to help fight illness while I’m cleaning. In the fall, I love to use yummy blends like Pumpkin Pie and Harvest Moon from Plant Therapy and in the diffuser too!

5. Use natural cleaning products

Obviously, the best way to clean your home naturally is with all natural cleaning products! Like I said, it’s very easy to make them yourself with things like essential oils and vinegar, but if you aren’t into DIY natural cleaning products, there are plenty of brands that make natural cleaning products that work great and are relativly inexpensive.

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All of these tips should help you clean your home naturally in no time at all! You see with just a few small changes, you can make a big difference while staying on budget.

Let us know what your best tips are for cleaning your home naturally!