Cleaning Tips for Reducing Allergies
Chemical fumes from cleaning products are among the most common allergens in the home, according to the Asthma Society of Canada.
Here are a some cleaning tips for reducing asthma and allergies, using natural products:
Avoid using commercial air fresheners, as they release chemicals into the air. To create your own natural air freshener, add 10 drops of your favourite essential oil to water in a spray bottle.
Toilet cleaners contain strong chemicals, so for a safer cleaner, use undiluted vinegar. Or even pour a can of fizz into your toilet to bubble away grunge and dirt.
Vinegar is a great cleaning product and a natural disinfectant. You can dull down the strong smell using a few squeezes of lemon or a few drops of essential oil.
Baking soda is a natural odour-absorber. To scrub dirt and clean away stains, use a microfibre cloth with a mixture of baking soda and water.
Vacuum all carpets and even curtains and your bath mat regularly. If someone in your household has allergies or asthma.
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New Cleaning Product Reduces Spread of C-Difficile
A new cleaning product that has been developed, could “significantly reduce” the rates of the hospital superbug Clostridium difficile, say researchers.
A study found that the product, Byotrol, led to a reduced presence of the infection C diff, in the wards where it was tried out.
In the areas cleaned with Byotrol, C diff was present in 20.4% of the sites tested, compared to 27.8% of the sites cleaned with traditional products.
According to the research, the number of patients who developed diarrhoea due to the potentially fatal bug was 50% lower in the wards cleaned with the new product.
The study was run in four hospital wards within the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Two of the wards were cleaned using Byotrol and the other two with bleach.
Dr Richard Deed said: ‘These results show that it is possible to drive significant reductions in one of the most persistent and challenging micro-organisms found within the healthcare system.’
Byotrol, which is cost comparable to most other day-to-day cleaners being used in wards, was made available to hospitals on the NHS supply chain in November.
Chemical Free Cleaning
With the increase of environment awareness and the green wave of environmentally friendly products, cleaning products manufactures are been forced to find “green” alternatives in order to develop chemical free products to meet the demands of an environmentally friendly market.
The German manufacturer of cleaning systems and products Karcher has developed an effective cleaning method 100% chemical free, using nothing but steam.
The Karcher SV 1802 steam vacuum cleaner efficiently removes dust, dirt and grime from all kinds of surface including carpets, PVC, natural stone and tiled floors.
The SV 1802 don’t use a bag to collect the dirt, it uses a water filter instead. An additional water container allows picking up any spilled liquids over all kinds of surfaces and a series of special filters guarantees an environmentally friendly cleaning service.
Other companies are investing their money to develop chemical free cleaning products using renewable, non-toxic, phosphate free and biodegradable ingredients. The idea is to develop cleaning products that are gentle on the planet and on the people.
Floor Cleaning Tips for Your Many Different Floors
It is more than likely your house has at least a few different types of flooring in. So cleaning all of these can be tricky, especially when they tend to need different ways of cleaning.
Here are some tips on how how to clean the most common of flooring:
– Ceramic tiling: Don’t use harsh abrasive cleaners that might scratch the tiles. Instead use a damp-mop on the ceramic tiles with an all-purpose cleaner. Then dry the floor with a soft cloth to avoid streaks.
– Vinyl floors: To wash this type of floor, use an all-purpose cleaning solution. Test any cleaner in a corner before using it on the entire floor.
– Wood floors: The most effective way of cleaning a wooden floor applying a liquid wood-floor cleaner with a dry wax applicator on a small area at a time. Let it soak for a few minutes, and wipe up the excess. When the floor is dry, buff with a floor polisher.
– Carpet Cleaning: The simplest way to keep your carpets clean is to vacuum regularly. But for an effective deep clean it is best to have your carpet steam cleaned.
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Non Toxic Cleaning Tips for Your Kitchen & Bathroom
Avoid using chemicals in your cleaning, with these useful tips:
– For a toilet, use a glass cleaner made with vinegar, water, and Castile soap and scrub inside and out. For deeper stains, use a soft scrub made from baking soda and Castile soap. For good measure, I gave my toilet brush a spray of vinegar before placing back in its holder.
– To clean the bath tub an ethical way, start with vinegar spray to kill red and green molds and other germs, then rinse and move onto a baking soda soft scrub and get out your scrub brush.
– To clean chrome drain covers, tub chains, and mixer valves, use the glass cleaner and scrub with a toothbrush.
– Soak handheld plastic showerheads in baking soda and use your scrub brush or toothbrush in crevices. Soak metal showerheads in vinegar and scrub.
– For stainless steel and ceramic kitchen sinks, baking soda works as well as conventional bleach powders. Use the vinegar spray or tea tree spray for germs.
– On sink faucets and mirrors, use the vinegar-based glass cleaner.
Wood Floor Cleaning Tips!
Hardwood floors are one of the easiest types of floors to keep clean. Protect their warmth and character with simple these cleaning techniques.
– Dirt, grit and sand are your hardwood floor’s enemies.They act as sandpaper on the finish, causing scratches, dents and dulling. Place floor mats at entrances to trap dirt and prevent damage.
– Wipe up all spills as they happen, because standing water can warp a poorly finished hardwood floor and damage the finish.
– Lift the furniture to move it – avoid dragging and when vacuuming use a brush attachment, don’t use vacuums with beater bars.
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Ambulance Cleaning to stop the Spread of Superbugs
Reports today have revealed that patients could be exposed to potentially lethal superbugs, because ambulances aren’t being cleaned properly.
Paramedics’ leaders and those working on the frontline are claiming their requests to “deep clean” vehicles after patients have been sick or had diarrhoea have been refused.
They say they aren’t allowed to spend time cleaning ambulances in case they compromise response targets. From April 2009, paramedics will have to answer 75% of life-threatening emergencies within 8 minutes.
A paramedic from West Lothian said: ‘We just don’t have time to clean the vehicle – we’re struggling. It’s getting worse with the pressure of work and calls have gone through the roof.’
’In this day and age, with the amount of infection going about, an ambulance should be deep cleaned at least once a week but that isn’t happening.’
Cleaners on site routinely clean the fleet, work nights and carry out deep-cleans. They also re-stock ambulances with fresh kit so crews do not have to spend their time cleaning and re-stocking.
A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service, said: ‘Standards of infection control are very important to us.’
’We require that vehicles should have both a daily and weekly clean, and that the interior of the vehicle is wiped down after each patient.’
Cleaning Tips for Keeping Your House-Market Friendly!
With the current slow housing market, it is now even more important to keep your house clean and tidy when trying to sell.
To give you a helping hand and perhaps some well needed motivation, here are some tips to keeping your house market-friendly:
– Wash windows inside and out, after all first impressions are important. A good tip is to dry the windows with crumpled newspaper and if you can, wash the windows on a cloudy rather than sunny day, because the sun can cause it to streak.
– Clean shower, sinks and bath tubs, to remove hard water spots and scum off showers use undiluted, heated white vinegar. Put in a spray bottle, spray on and leave to soak for 15 mins and then scrub.
– Clean all light fixtures and replace lightbulbs with a higher wattage, these little things are easy to forget, but can make all the difference.
– Put non-essential items in boxes to eliminate clutter, so that viewers can see the whole space, it will also make the rooms look bigger.
A clean house will help viewers see themselves living there and will show that you take pride in maintaining the house.
Handy Cleaning Tips!
You don’t necessarily need fancy, expensive cleaning products to clean up. So here are some useful tips to cleaning up with items you have around the house:
– Use a air freshener to clean mirrors. Not only does it do a good job of cleaning, but it also leaves a lovely smell.
– Stop a fridge freezer rusting by spraying it with furniture polish.
– Use Hairspray to remove magic marker.
– Putting baby oil on shower curtains will prevent mould and discolouring.
– Use a pencil rubber to get rid of heel marks on wooden floors.
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Tips for Cleaning Your Car!
The maintenance of a car can tell you a lot about a person, so why not make a good impression by keeping yours clean.
Here are some tips on how to clean your car effectively:
– Cleaning your car at home is not only the most cost effective, but it’s also great exercise. Hose the car down, then clean the car starting with the roof and working your way down the sides with hot soapy water and a sponge.
– Once the outside of the car is sparkly, you can begin cleaning the interior. Give the floor and the seats a good vacuum and clear out all those crumbs and dirt, and polish those sideboards.
– Put a waste bin in a convenient place in your car (preferably hidden) to put your rubbish in and safe your car smelling bad.
– Finally, finish of the wash by investing in an air freshener this will complete the clean and leave your car smelling fragrant.