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MSU Extension What's in this article less detail Reducing The Risk Air Fresheners         Kitchen And Food Odors All-Purpose Cleaner Carpet And Rug Cleaner Decal Remover Disinfectant Drain Cleaners and Drain Openers Floor Cleaners and Floor Polishes         For Linoleum         For Wood Floors         For Painted Wooden Floors         For Rubber Tiles         For Brick and Stone Floors         For Ceramic Tile Wax Remover         For Vinyl and Asbestos Tiles         For Linoleum Flooring Special Problems         To remove black heel marks         To remove tar         To remove crayon marks         To remove grease from wood floors Furniture Polish         For Unfinished Wood         For Mahogany         For Scratches         For Water Spots         For Washing Wood         For Refinishing Old Furniture Hair Products         For Hair Gel         For Hair Spray Laundry Products Lime And Mineral Deposit Remover         For Plastic and Metal Showerheads Metal Cleaners and Metal Polishes         Aluminum         Brass         Bronze         Chrome         Copper         Gold         Pewter         Silver         Stainless Steel Oven Cleaner Paint Brush Renewer Pest Control         Ants         Fleas         Flies         Garden         Mice         Moles         Mosquitoes         Moths         Roaches         Slugs And Snails Porcelain Cleaner Rust Remover Scouring Powder Shoe Polish Spot Removers         Carpet               General stains               Blood stains               Ink stains               Non-oily stains               Soot stains               Stains and odors         Clothes               De-yellow silk or wool               Chocolate               Cola               Perspiration stain               Grease on suede Toilet Bowl Cleaner Tub And Tile Cleaner Window And Glass Cleaner         Scratches, Stains, And Discoloration In Windows And Glass         Windshield Wiper Fluid Return to the Knowledge Base Safer Alternatives: Reducing The Risk One of the best means of avoiding exposure to house-hold hazardous materials is to use safer alternatives whenever possible. Included in this section are time-honored recipes and suggestions to help you make the switch toward safer household products. Ingredients followed by instructions will guide you through an array of easy-to-make, easy-to-use safer alternatives. Some ingredients recommended as alternatives are safer, but not nontoxic. These ingredients have been marked with an asterisk(*) to assist you in identifying their presence. Making your own simple and effective products is fun and economical. We think you will be happily surprised with the results. Air Fresheners Most commercial air fresheners do not freshen the air at all. Instead, they mask one odor with another, coat your nasal passages with an undetectable oil film, or diminish your sense of smell with a nerve-deadening agent. For a safer alternative, you may wish to try one of the following. Ventilation. Open windows or doors in the house for at least a short period every day. This will also help to reduce toxic fumes that may be building up indoors. Vinegar. Distribute partially filled saucers of vinegar around the room or boil 1 tablespoon of white vinegar in 1 cup of water to eliminate unpleasant cooking odors. Cinnamon and Cloves. Boil these spices for a fragrant smell. For ease of cleaning, make a cheesecloth bag to contain these spices, and boil the cheesecloth bag. An excellent alternative when entertaining is to steep spiced tea or cider. Potpourri. Buy or make your own potpourri from your favorite herbs and spices. Place the potpourri in a small basket or jar or in small sachet bags. Kitchen And Food Odors Vanilla*. Place pure vanilla on a cotton ball in a small saucer. Place the saucer in the car or refrigerator to remove odors. It is reported to remove even skunk odors. Keep the cottonball out of reach of children; vanilla has a high alcohol content. Baking Soda. Place a partially filled saucer of baking soda on the refrigerator shelf. Replace every two months and when you do, pour the contents of the used box down the drain to remove odors and keep the drain clean. Baking soda can also be used to deodorize bottles by filling them with undiluted baking soda and allowing the bottles to soak overnight. Then wash as usual. Borax*. Empty the garbage frequently and clean the can as needed. To inhibit growth of odor-producing molds and bacteria, sprinkle 1/2 cup Borax in the bottom of the garbage can. Vinegar or Celery Stalk. To avoid or remove onion odors from your hands, rub white vinegar on your hands before and after slicing. Rubbing hands with the end of a celery stalk will also remove the odor. All-Purpose Cleaner Vinegar and Salt. Mix together for a good surface cleaner. Baking Soda. Dissolve 4 tablespoons baking soda in 1 quart warm water for a general cleaner. Or use baking soda on a damp sponge. Baking soda will clean and deodorize all kitchen and bathroom surfaces.  << Previous Page  Viewing Page 1 of 10 Next Page >>    Ads by Google   Members:  Sign In  |  Register  |  Benefits  |  Feedback  |  Tell-a-Friend  |  Help   Companies:  Sign In  |  Account Manager  |  Promote Your Company  |  Register  |  Help Copyright ©2008 by Renovators, a TB Systems company. All rights reserved. Privacy policy.