Safe For Baby

I have looked into green alternatives to make our home safer for baby. In regards to household cleaning products, there is a long list of ingredients to avoid, the most common including ammonia, bleach, hydrochloric acid and fragrances. Thus, this means no more Windex, Chlorox, disinfectant or antibacterial products for our home (amongst MANY others.)To take the guess work out of what is safe and not safe, I decided to make my own household cleaners. Today I prepared two. Here are the recipes in case you are interested!

NATURAL ALL PURPOSE HOUSEHOLD CLEANER
Combine all ingredients in a spray bottle.
-9 parts water
-1 part vinegar
-few drops dish soap
*I don't mind it, but Luis can't stand the smell of vinegar! So I added 8 drops of lavender essential oil. You can add any essential oil you prefer, if you want to mask the vinegar scent.

NATURAL WINDOW CLEANER
Combine the following ingredients in spray bottle.
-2 cups water
-1/2 teaspoon dish soap
-2 tablespoons lemon juice OR vinegar. I chose to use the lemon juice.

My mom found these spray bottles for me. They were premarked, which made it super easy to just pour directly into the bottle with a funnel, without having to premeasure. Then I labeled the container and ta da!

To clean my bathroom tub, tile and sinks, I will make my own "scrubbing bubbles" concoction, but will prepare this only as I need it:

NATURAL BATHROOM CLEANER
Stir ingredients into a smooth, creamy paste. Add a couple of drops of water to remove any lumps while stirring. Transfer mixture to a 5 ounce container with a top.
-1/4 cup baking soda
-2 tablespoons vinegar (**add the vinegar last, as it reacts with the
baking soda.)
-2 tablespoons lavender liquid castile soap
(castile soap is vegetable based and thus safer/non synthetic.
You can find this at Target. Dr Bronner's is what I am using.)
-1 to 2 drops of lavender or tea tree oil (I'm using lavender)


For stain removal, mild bleaching and killing germs, I plan on using Hydrogen Peroxide. I'll use Baking Soda for freshening the carpets, as a scouring agent and for grease spills and stains.