Fwd: Sore Floors and Window “Pains” - Spring Cleaning Week

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> Tuesday, April 11, 2006

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> IDEAL BITE ~ a sassier shade of green

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> Today's Daily Tip: Sore Floors and Window “Pains” -

> Spring Cleaning

> Week

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> Is your window cleaner leaving you blue?

>

> The Bite:

> We’ve never been able to figure out why so many

> glass cleaners are

> blue, but in our quest for shiny floors and

> streak-free windows, the

> clear winners are actually green.

>

>

> The Benefits:

> - Soothe your frazzled nerves. Neon-colored glass

> cleaner may contain

> nerve-damaging butyl cellosolve and ammonia. Buy

> non-toxic, or check

> out Wanna Try for a DIY recipe.

> - Old newspapers offer a streak- and lint-free

> alternative to paper

> towels for cleaning windows.

> - Avoid disinfecting floor cleaners without getting

> down & dirty. A

> 2002 study found disinfectants in 66% of U.S.

> streams sampled.

> - Wipe out. North Americans threw away 83,000 tons

> of wet and dry

> disposable wipes - some of which also contain

> chemicals - in 2004.

>

>

> Personally Speaking

> Jen loves her new SH-Mop, and tosses the covers in

> the laundry and not

> the trash. (Okay, who are we kidding… who loves a

> mop, and who has

> time to clean?!?!)

>

>

> Wanna Try?

> - Safe Home Products SH-Mop - Swiffer-like beauty

> uses two kinds of

> washable elasticized covers—terrycloth “Sh-Wipes”

> for wet mopping and

> microfiber for dry ($12.50/starter kit).

>

(http://www.safehomeproducts.com/shp2/es/micro-fiber_mop.asp?PLC=1 & GFM=25 & b=ie6c\

& w=1003 & h=675 & f=N & tp=360 & frompg=231 & topg=231 & menupage=6)

> - Earth Friendly Lavender Window Kleener - also good

> for streak-free

> mirrors ($4/22 oz).

>

(http://www.ecos.com/NEWSITE/pages/products/windowlav.html)

> - Ecover Natural Floor Soap - concentrated with

> natural linseed oil;

> great for no-wax floors, tile, marble, slate and

> natural linoleum

> ($4/32 oz).

>

(http://www.kalyx.com/store/proddetail.cfm/ItemID/31435.0/CategoryID/9500.0/SubC\

atID/2105.0/file.htm)

> - Seventh Generation Carpet Cleaner - spot and stain

> remover made with

> natural citrus and hydrogen peroxide ($5/32 oz).

>

(http://www.kokogm.com/Green_Market/CarpetCleaning.html)

> - Green Brands - UK Biters can hook up

> Earth-friendly products here.

> (http://www.greenbrands.co.uk/)

> - Make your own glass cleaner by mixing 1/4 cup

> vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon

> liquid soap or detergent, and 2 cups of water in a

> spray bottle.

>

>

> Bang for the Bite Rating: 4 Apples (out of 5)

> If 10,000 Biters ditched disposable floor wipes for

> a year, about a

> half-ton of waste would be diverted from North

> American landfills.

>

>

> Cocktail Tip

> Hold the ammonia. A “Windex shot” consists of vodka,

> triple sec, and

> blue Curaçao for color. (Props to Ideal Bite

> editors: cocktail factoid

> about a cocktail).

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