Comments on: Natural Bleach Alternatives

By: Somerset

Somerset — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:44:51 +0000

I am having trouble keeping a few teeth shinier. Any advice on home teeth whitening ??

By: house cleaning atlanta

house cleaning atlanta — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:47:30 +0000

Great post! Many people think that green cleaning is not as effective as regular cleaning without realizing that its simply not true. You offer some great tips and I look forward to implementing your oxygen bleach tips to my green cleaning techniques. Keep up the good work.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:48:25 +0000

I get oxygen bleach at our dollar store. Can’t beat the price!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:59:54 +0000

I just use the all-purpose spray along with oxygen bleach and hydrogen peroxide as needed. Oxygen bleach and vinegar should solve your mold problem. They are the natural alternatives to bleach and should actually kill the mold…but I have never had a mold problem so I cannot say from experience.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:48:26 +0000

I’m confused… what do you use for a disinfectant? We live in an old house and the bathroom gets moldy from time to time. I usually use bleach to kill the mold. You say that oxy clean is good for mold but does it kill it or just wipe it up? I’m willing to get rid of bleach because I can’t stand the smell but my husband thinks it’s the greatest disinfecting/cleaning product out there.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:00:41 +0000

Thanks Lindsay!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:28:54 +0000

I have heard good reviews of Melaleuca products but have not used them personally. I have just gone with the cheapest natural alternatives for our home. Good to hear they have worked for you.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:25:06 +0000

I use Melaleuca products in my home. Have you ever heard of their stuff or tried it before? I used to use very nasty, toxic products in my house and we were all sick all the time (sinus infections and such). I LOVE my products and they are safe to use.

By: Erin Payne

Erin Payne — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:04:12 +0000

I use a mixture of white vinegar and water (half and half) to clean most surfaces in my house except wood. It doesn’t leave any smell and cleans very well.

By: Rosemarie

Rosemarie — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:51:51 +0000

I’ve been checking alot into frugal cleaning alternatives to save money and to get rid of toxins in our home – what I have found is that washing clothing with vinegar softens them quite nicely and removes any soap residue left from previous washing. I also discovered that when you wash with vinegar that our clothing & bedding had absolutely NO SMELL – which is very strange considering we were so used to smelling bleach or laundry detergent. It was really nice to crawl into bed and smell just NOTHING.
Another thing – Bleach alternative – Apparently Ammonia does the same thing bleach does in your wash – but does not eat away at clothing… This I read from a womans post whose husband is a chemist and told her that so she has used ammonia for over 20 years instead of bleach. I tried that also and thought the fumes would bother me – but they did not at all. So, now we wash our towels with ammonia. Hope this helps.