Choose Safe cleaning products, Please!
We will be updating this weekly with a new tip at the top each week.

Tip of the week:
Get the squeak out: Use cooking or salad oil for lubricating non-essential mechanical things like hinges, tools etc. A light coat of oil will keep tools from rusting and you don't need to buy expensive and toxic chemicals like WD-40 etc.

Take the "Green" Approach to Cleaning
Everybody wants a clean and healthy home. Taking the green approach avoids use of hazardous products, which protects your health and the environment.

1. Dont over clean
2. Try non-toxic cleaning tips instead of chemicals
3. Make your own green cleansers, Glisten Dishwasher Cleaner is great for this.
4. Buy the least toxic product and use it correctly all of the products we sell at She Hasit are non-toxic.
5. Make a green clean kit
6. Safely dispose of hazardous cleaning products

Dont over clean
Most areas of your home--even bathroom surfaces--do not need to be disinfected to prevent illness.
The kitchen is the exception. Use very hot water and soap (or a very mild bleach solution) after every use to clean:

• Food preparation surfaces
• Utensils
• Cleaning rags, old cotton shirts, towels, Pacific Dry Goods Super Sponges or Chef Towl which are easy to clean afterwards.
• Sponges

Buy the Least Toxic Product and Use it Correctly
If elbow grease and making your own green cleaners is not enough, take these steps when buying household cleaners:

• Avoid products marked Poison or Danger; These words indicate the highest level of hazard, under federal law.
• Buy product at the She Hasit site where you will be sure to purchase safe cleaners.
• Be careful with products marked ;Caution; or Warning, which carry moderate hazard.
• Always read labels and follow the directions.
• Never mix cleaning products, such as those containing chlorine with those containing ammonia.
• Clean sponges regularly: To disinfect smelly sponges, wash sponge thoroughly, then microwave it while it is wet, for a short period. When you see steam from the sponge, the bacteria in the sponge will be dead. Remove carefully, it will be hot! Wash the sponge thoroughly before use. **Make sure the sponge has no metal components!**. Put your sponge in the dishwasher with every cycle you run. This will remove any surface dirt that may have gotten trapped. The Eco Sponges are less likely to hold onto dirt once rinsed but it still helps preserve the sponge by putting it in the dishwasher. Eco Sponge will last many months if kept clean and disinfected. There will be no spreading of germs around the kitchen or bath if you keep clean and disinfeccted by the two methods described previously.

Make a Green Clean Kit

You can make a green cleaning kit to use around your house. All you need is the following ingredients and our recipes to make your own green cleansers. A bucket Spray bottle, put a tape label on the bottle to remind yourself and others what is in it. Rag, scrubber, super sponge and a toothbrush Vinegar and Baking soda OR Glisten dishwasher cleaner can be diluted in warm water as a safe cleaner. Vinegar can be used to wash hardwood floors or tile when dilute in water. Baking soda is a safe scrubbing agent to remove grease buildup. Glisten dishwasher cleaner can be diluted in warm water as a safe cleaner for tubs, showers and toilets.

Prevous Tips
Removing Soot stains from fireplaces: We found this on the TLC site and we tried it and it works pretty well. If your wood-burning fireplace has gathered soot and smoke smudges around its exterior, you can spruce it up by applying a paste of cream of tartar and water. Rub the paste into the stains, let it dry, then scrub it off. The Eco Scrub is a great product to use when rubbing the soot. Its tough little scrubbers can help remove the soot.

If it's the inside of your fireplace and chimney you're worried about, you can help loosen soot buildup by tossing an occasional handful of salt into the fire the next time you're enjoying your fireplace. The burning salt will help loosen the soot a little, buying you some time between major cleanings.
Baking soda to clean rugs Baking soda can be used to clean and freshen rugs. Before you try those super strong rug cleaning foams, Just sprinkle a little backing soda on the rug. Gently brush using light strokes into rug with broom. Wait 10 to 15 minutes and then vacum up. This will remove any odors and pull out any moisture in your rug.

Cleaning Windows or Glass Cleaning windows or Glass. Believe it or not a little window cleaner recipe is to combine 2 cups of warm water, 1/4 cup of white distilled vinegar, and up to 1/2 teaspoon of liquid soap or detergent in a spray bottle. Use newspaper to wipe the windows(it leaves no streaking). These two combinations works wonders. This leaves the windows streak free and you just recycle the newspaper when you are done. No wasting of paper towels saving you some cash as well!
Mattress Cleaning: Clean blood off a mattress with hydrogen peroxide and unseasoned meat tenderizer. Wet the stain with hydrogen peroxide and sprinkle over that with the meat tenderizer. After the stain disappears, blot the area with water to rinse. Remove urine odor from a mattress with borax (can be found in Nellies Laundry Soda). Sprinkle borax over the wet spot, let dry, and vacuum off. This may have to be repeated.
Preventing Pests Now that spring is here, the ants are trying to find a way into your home. Sprinkle some Cayenne Pepper (orange in color), or baby powder (if white is less noticeable around your foundation) around the perimeter of your foundation. The ants do not like to cross the line.
Coffee stains Clean your coffee and tea stains from your coffee mugs. Simply use baking soda and water. The water is necessary here. It activates the baking soda. Baking soda is alkaline and tea and coffee are acid. Therefore, when you put just a 1/4 of a teaspoon to 1/2 a teaspoon of baking soda in a stained coffee mug and add water the alkaline baking soda begins to neutralize the acids in the coffee or tea stain and the stain melts off of the mug and you are left with sparkling white, yellow or what ever color mug you have.
Safely Dispose of Hazardous Products
Watch out for Antibacterial cleaners Now that school season is upon us, we are all worried about the spread of germs but beware of antibacterial cleaners The antibacterial cleaners that many people think are necessary, especially during cold season, don’t clean hands better than soap and water, and also add to the risk of breeding "super germs," bacteria that survive the chemical onslaught and have resistant offspring. The FDA has found that antibacterial soaps and hand cleansers do not work better than regular soap and water, and should be avoided. Briskly scrubbing your hands with soap is the best way to prevent the spread of germs. If you have leftover toxic cleaning products, offer them to others who can use them.
Otherwise, take them to a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Site.

Let us know your safe cleaning tips. After we test them out if they work great we will add them to our list!! email She Hasit .