Save money. Save time. Save the earth! Easy ideas that can change the way you clean the house, wash the laundry, and spruce up the exterior of your home - Simple cleaning recipes that take minutes to make from ingredients you already have at home - Fast techniques that take the pain out of the battle against grime - Mom's Choice Awards (R) - Gold Award Winner Why go green? Author Jill Potvin Schoff's search for a cure for her infant son's eczema resulted in her embracing the green cleaning lifestyle. This practical handbook explains how to eliminate toxic chemical household cleaning agents from your life and replace them with natural, homemade solutions! Inspired by the author's experience as the mother of an allergic child, Green Clean provides practical, comprehensive advice for every household cleaning need from kitchen, bathroom, and laundry to windows, floors, grills, decks, and cars. Jill Potvin Schoff shows you how to green up your chores and reduce your family's exposure to hazardous chemicals in every part of your home. Using safe, effective, and inexpensive ingredients and recipes, she offers simple cleaning methods and smart tips that will keep both you and the environment healthy, including advice for: Bathrooms Showers and Tubs Mold and Mildew Toilets Clearing Drains - Kitchen Sinks and Countertops Cabinetry Appliances Kitchenware - Laundry Washing Strategies Drying Strategies Clothing Care Green Alternatives Stains - Around the House Making Widows Sparkle Walls and Ceilings Cleaning Metal Dusting - Floors Hardwood, Laminate, Bamboo, and Linoleum Tile, Stone, Rubber, Vinyl, and Concrete Rug and Carpet Care - Furnishings Wood Furniture Upholstery Window Treatments - Outside the House Siding Masonry Roofing Exterior Metalwork Decks Driveways, Walkways, and Patios Outdoor Furniture and Fabrics Backyard Grill - Garage, Workshop, and Basement Garage Floors Cars Workshop Tools Paint Problems Lawn Mowers Pesticides Basements "Give your home a good, green scrubbing, and you, your cats and your home will be sparkling, happy and healthy." —Lisa Hanks, PETCHA This eco-friendly handbook explains how to eliminate toxic chemical household cleaning agents from your life and replace them with natural, homemade solutions. -- "Texas Lifestyle Magazine" This eco-friendly handbook explains how to eliminate toxic chemical household cleaning agents from your life and replace them with natural, homemade solutions, with practical, comprehensive advice for every household cleaning need from kitchen, bathroom, and laundry to windows, floors, grills, decks, and cars. SAVE TIME. SAVE MONEY. SAVE THE EARTH. Why go green? Author Jill Potvin Schoff's search for a cure for her infant son's eczema resulted in her embracing the green cleaning lifestyle. In this eco-friendly handbook she explains how to eliminate toxic chemical household cleaning agents from your life and replace them with natural, homemade solutions. Green Clean will show you how to green up your chores and reduce your family's exposure to hazardous chemicals. Using safe, effective and inexpensive ingredients and recipes, Jill offers simple cleaning methods and smart tips that will keep both you and the environment healthy. Easy ideas that can change the way you clean the house, wash the laundry, and spruce up the exterior of your home - Simple cleaning recipes that take minutes to make from ingredients you already have at home - Fast techniques that take the pain out of the battle against grime MOM'S CHOICE AWARDS (R) Gold Award Winner "Jill Potvin Schoff explains how to replace toxic household cleaners with natural solutions." —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Give your home a good, green scrubbing, and you, your cats and your home will be sparkling, happy and healthy." —LISA HANKS, PETCHA.COM Green has always been a part of Jill Potvin Schoff 's life, as she was born and raised in the Green Mountains of northern Vermont. The mountains instilled in her a love of clean air, clean water, and all living things. She learned almost forgotten rural arts like canning, pickling, and maple sugaring at her mother's and grandmother's knees. When she became a wife and mother, it was natural that she would be drawn to a simpler way of life that put less burden on the planet and fewer toxins in the way of her family. The author of two books, she keeps herself busy raising her son, writing and designing books, growing organic vegetables, and running her own Internet company.