Cleaning your house in preparation for guests is one holiday tradition no one cherishes. To make it less unpleasant to all concerned, use mild, nontoxic cleaners. Most cleaning can be accomplished with a few nontoxic items from your kitchen pantry such as baking soda, washing soda and vinegar (to name a few). These ingredients can even be used to polish the silver! For recipes, see How to Clean With 5 Basic Cleaning Tools .
November 2005, Environmental Working Group - Find out the safety profile of your deodorant, shampoo, lotions and other personal care products. Enivornmental Working Group's new database has more than 14,000 brand-name products listed.
