I suffer from a severe allergy to a series of cleaning products, therefore even the common activity of washing the dishes causes me a rash as well as other allergy symptoms. That’s the main reason why I’m always seeking for the best chemical free cleaning solutions for my household. I don’t always succeed in my research. For instance, I haven’t found a method to clean my clothes without laundry detergents. I also don’t know how to wash the dishes without dish-washing detergent. My grandmother says vinegar helps, but I really hate the vinegar smell, so I’m not so fond about her method. Anyway, since I’ve got a dishwasher, this is not an issue anymore, as I don’t have to get in touch with the detergent that causes me the rash.

Floor cleaning can also be done effectively only with water. Steam cleaners are the best: they clean and disinfect at the same time, and they use only the power of the hot steam jet to do that. They are the best, believe, me. However, those As Seen on TV handheld steamers that claim to iron the clothes directly on the hangers don’t work as promised. I wouldn’t advise anybody to waste money on such devices.

What else? Chemicals are pretty much everywhere cleaning is needed. Another solution is to buy eco-friendly detergents, but one needs to afford those in the first place, as they cost significantly more than regular detergents.