Clean & Green is filled with new and traditional ideas for living free of hazardous household products. You'll learn how to create a fantastic cleaner and a soft scrubber, clean produce effectively, and eliminate mold without disinfectants. Discover the cleaning power of lemon, rhubarb and other plants, use little-known cleaning agents like pumice and zeolite, and rediscover gentle disinfectants like pine oil and borax. You can even make your own car wax, rust inhibitor and engine degreaser. You'll also be able to create a healthier environment with air-filtering house plants, preserve bulk cleaning formulas, naturally wash floors with a flea-fighting soap, and personalize homemade cleaners with your favorite natural fragrance. Resources for nontoxic commercial products are also included. Better than Heloise's Hints for A Healthy Planet.... -- Library Journal, July, 1990 For those concerned about the environment, and the growing population with chemical sensitivities, Annie Berthold-Bond has the solution - actually 500 of them - in her book Clean & Green . Using her thoroughly researched and personally tested formulas for easy-to-make, nontoxic and nonpolluting household cleaning aids, it is possible to eliminate the health hazards of standard commercial products. -- Ontario's Common Ground Magazine, Spring 1993 In a remarkably easy-to-use format, Berthold-Bond tells how to clean effectively using simple, natural ingredients such a baking soda, Borax, lemon juice, vegetable oil and vinegar. She makes a convincing argument that cleaning with natural products can be handier, cheaper and just as effective as the alternative. -- Home, March 1991 It is a gold mine of ideas for cleaning everything imaginable. -- Natural Health, March/April 1994 The result of her years of experimentation is not only an encyclopedia for environmental cleanliness, but also a laundry list of solutions of solutions for everyday puzzlers. -- Garbage Magazine, March/April 1991 This remarkable book has sold almost 100,000 copies - for one reason - the formulas work! Now You Can Clean, Polish and Disinfect Naturally. Clean & Green is filled with new and traditional ideas for living free of hazardous household products. Create a "fantastic" cleaner and a "soft scrubber" * Clean produce effectively * Eliminate mold without toxic disinfectants * Discover the cleaning power of lemon, rhubarb and other plants * Use little-known cleaning agents like pumice and zeolite * Make your own car wax, rust inhibitor and engine degreaser * Rediscover gentle disinfectants like pine oil and borax * Create a healthier environment with air-filtering houseplants * Preserve cleaning formulas naturally * Wash floors with a flea-fighting soap * Personalize homemade cleaners with your favorite natural fragrance * Choose the best commercial products available from the natural food store, supermarket, and by mail "I never thought a book (or anything else) could make me enthusiast about house-cleaning, but this book has!" - Donella Meadows, Adjunct professor of environmental studies, Dartmouth College "The ultimate in childproofing. Every home needs this veritable encyclopedia of nontoxic, environment-friendly cleaning products." - Wendy Gordon Rockefeller, Co-chair, Mothers and Others for a Livable Planet Creamy-Like-Frosting Soft Scrubber 1/4 cup baking soda vegetable-oil-based liquid soap to make a paste Place baking soda in a bowl, stir in liquid soap and mix until you have a rich, creamy texture. Scoop onto a sponge, wash surface and rinse thoroughly. Used Book in Good Condition