March 2018 Moms
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Safe Cleaning Products
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Not sure if there's a board for this.. couldn't find one. Anyone know of any safe, friendly cleaning products for pregnant women? What do you ladies use?
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Re: Safe Cleaning Products
I basically use some concoction of baking soda, vinegar and Dawn for almost every single thing, including detergent.
I use bleach sparingly bc it just stinks, preg or not.
Vinegar stinks, too, but I add essential oils to the spray bottle and really like it.
@barrelocarol no judgment here!
thank you for the advice!
To clean my floors I use 1 gallon hot water, 15 drops lemon essential oil, 15 drops tea tree oil essential oil, and a few tablespoons of white vinegar. It works just as well as any other cleaner and smells a billion times better.
I use diluted bleach for everything in the kitchen/bathroom. For floors, I use pinesol or Lysol all purpose cleaner. It's all safe to use if properly diluted.
@heatherdubrow Totally get what you're saying! If there has been some infection in our house, I use bleach. PSA: CDC site says concentrated hydrogen peroxide works against norovirus!
Reminds me of the poster who was given a poop gown in the hospital!! Terrible!
You need to find a crunchy group. You seem to be drawn to a lot of aspects of a crunchy lifestyle. @crossfitbabybump
Edited...just for clarification bc I think I sounded rude, but I mean a crunchy group in addition to this one.
And yes! @DDRRT1982 I found the same thing! I just mopped with fabuloso bc I was craving the smell (weird) and it did nothing for my floors and took all of my energy
@DDRRT1982 not rude at all
Crunchy??
And a really easy, good cleaner is vinegar, blue dawn and really hot water. I use that on all my tile floors. My steam mop has died so I need a new one, but it is my other go to for cleaning tile floors. Our last two houses have had some or all tile. I in general don't clean the toilets or the shower when I'm pregnant unless I have no choice. The smell is just overwhelming for me in such small spaces. DH doesn't mind taking over those. I also started buying Lysol brand cleaners that use hydrogen peroxide to clean and have switched to method or Mrs. Meyers as well.
That's a new one for me! Thank you, I learned something new today lol!
In the kitchen I use hot water and if any raw meat is involved I use that 7th gen spray stuff and then rinse the area in water after. I don't know how natural it is and the lemongrass smell isn't great, but I only use it sparingly.
I've been meaning to try the vinegar + essential oil thing, but MH is convinced our whole house will smell of vinegar and with MS I am wary of introducing new smells at this point.
@vflux33 I agree with the vinegar smell.. very weary. Maybe once MS has calmed down we can go back to that for cleaning windows. We use coffee filters instead of paper towels with vinegar because it doesn't leave behind the little pieces of paper towel stuck all over the mirrors and windows! But the smell is a bit much right now.
My husband has been very leery about me being around when he bleaches out the bathroom. He'll open every window and door in the house, too. Gotta give the guys credit for being so cautious. It's really cute and a good sign they'll make excellent dads!
I have used 7th Gen products and I highly recommend their dish soap. Especially for breast pump parts and bottles, as Dawn and such liquids tend to leave behind a film and odor after a few washes. If this happens a good vinegar soak is magic to get them good as new, no one wants to feed their baby with a greasy, stinky bottle and nipple. 7th Gen surface cleaners are good for everyday use, considering there has been no raw meat on the surface or viruses going around the house.
Vinegar can also be used on windows, though I'm not totally sure of the dilution.