I have to tell you, I’m actually a little surprised this isn’t something I’ve written about before, because easy green DIY cleaning is something we’ve been doing for a good long while in our home. It’s been on my mind more these days as I think about how we’re looking to dive even deeper into the realm of simplicity + self-sufficiency. + as I learn, I will share with you.
GREEN CLEANING!
Why green cleaning, you ask?
It lowers your exposure to toxic synthetic chemicals.
In most cases [or all, as I’ve found], it’s cheaper.
+, most importantly, IMHO, it’s easy.
Why is this important right now?
Well, friends, we’re housebound.
Job security might not be so secure.
Our earth is calling us to do a better job of how we do.
+ this is an area of our daily life that is now critical to uplevel.
But I don’t like to DIY!
To be completely honest, I don’t necessarily like to DIY either. Prior to tackling any DIY I’m always convinced that it’s going to be horribly complicated – it rarely is, but that’s how it seems at first. There’s some tension between knowing how I want to spend my time [family, creating, learning, connecting to spirituality], + living out life in a way that’s aligned with values [low environmental impact, less consumption, less waste, etc]. The later can require a time commitment, + time is something I don’t like to spend frivolously. It goes by too fast already. Why do I want to spend it DIYing? Because the results it nets are more important, that’s why.
DIYing your cleaners is a very simple + effective way to clean up your home – literally, + also in the toxic/synthetic chemicals you’re being exposed to. There is a growing body of evidence that shows how incredibly harmful the rows upon rows of modern day cleaners are that line the shelves of our shops. It takes awareness, commitment, + some time up front to research what’s really in the products we’re used to buying. So when I find something that I can trust, I stick with it, cuz I don’t want to have to go through the process of anaylizing + researching ingredients for each new product. There are more + more resources to make this process easier, + I’ll share everything I’ve found so far at the bottom of this post.
But before that! Here are the very easy, very effective, + very cheap DIY cleaners we use in our home! My best advice on DIYing, if it’s not something you’re familiar with or have a lot of experience with, is to just pick something simple to start. These are all very simple recipes, but will yield high impact in ditching the toxins + cleaning up your home!
DIY GREEN CLEANING
Over the years, I’ve recorded a few videos on how to do these DIYs, + more. you can find these videos in the links below.
+ for some additional information on how to clean up your personal care, check this post out from a few years back :
PRODUCTS + INGREDIENTS
RESOURCES
You can check the ingredients for the products in your home to see how they rate for toxicity. Aim for green! This is a great place to do a quick check. + honestly, once you have trusted products, or start doing your own DIY cleaning products, you won’t even have to worry about it anymore!
ARTICLES
This was eye opening in the lobbying that happens + how little consumers are protected, particularly if caution or protection comes at the cost of a manufacturer/business’ bottom line. Not ok.
