Detoxify your home

[ketaki2097]

Sab jagahe pe charcha hai aaj kal, eco friendly, global warming. Lets share some tips on detoxifying our homes and making them eco friendly.

1. Replace plastic plants with real plants. Your air will be purified and you will be away from toxic plastic.
2. Keep your doors and windows open instead of using AC if possible, I know some place you will be inhaling smoke and polluted air by keeping doors and windows open.
3. Use water used for washing dals and vegetables to water your plants. It will provide nutrients to plants and you do not have to use fertilizers which are loaded with chemicals.

[tulsi34]

This is intresting thread.

1. Instead of artificial air feshner you can simmer some orange skins in water for aromatic fragrance.
2. Burn neem leaves to get rid of mosquitoes and fumes generated by burning neem leaves purifies the air
3. To get rid of bad odours in house, put some vinegar in a dish and keep it at the center of the hosue. Vinegar will absorb all cooking smell.
4. Use baking soda to remove odour from carpet and car. Sprinkle baking soda on carpet, leave it for 15 minutes and then vaccum clean it.

[mistydisa]

1. Artificial air fresher can be replaced by keeping fresh scented flowers like rose, mogra in the house.
2. Use Lemon, vinegar and baking soda to clean your house instead of chemical spray.

[sabmeh]

We use and discard plastic so much in USA.
1. Instead of using plastic spoons, knifes and fork at office, use steel spoons, forks and knifes. You save money and environment.
Reserve use and throw for big parties. It does not taek much effort to wash one spon, fork and knife.

2. Use Cloth bags for shopping rather then palstic bags.

3. Reuse glass bottles like sauce, pickles bottles to store condiments. I am not clear on reusing plastic as they say it releases toxics, may be some other sakhis can give better explanation on reusing plastic.

[surekhapar]

1. Sprinkle baking soda on gerase and pour little bit of lemon juice on baking soda, let it stand for 10 minutes. Wipe it off with cloth. It is much cheaper and safer then harsh chemicals.
2. To clean carpet stains, rub with potato slice soaked in water.
3. If we take public transportation, we can save money and prevent air from pollution. If it is small distance walk or use bicycle. Good for health and help environment.

[dr.jyoti gupta]

first of all to start with,remove every unwanted and useless things from home.these waste products are a burden on the soul of your home.this will also eliminate the accumulation of dust and dirt.the air circulating in the home will itself get purified.this will also prevent cockroaches from nesting.prevention is better than cure.

[nellydisa]

Yes, Jyoti prevention is better than cure. Unwanted things in house block space and energy.It doe snot provide healthy environment.
Re use your old clothes to make shopping bags.

[tulsi34]

Detoxify your home and environment by using cotton bags. Do not use polythene bags at any cost. You can make shopping bags out of your old clothes, whichi can save money and environment.

[ketaki2097]

Sakhis, thank you all for contributing to this thread. You have put in efforts to save environment.

[sabmeh]

1. Misprinted papers, bills which are plain on one side can be used for reprinting and for making shopping list,scribbling notes.
2. Use natural fragrance in the house like orange peel, lemon peel. They smell good and are good fro health too.

[ketaki2097]

thanks sabrina for helpful tips. dont buy small water bottles. buy big containers of filtered water to reduce waste of plastic.

[nidhik55]

Make shopping bags out of your old clothes. Do not use plastic bags for shopping.

[ketaki2097]

nidhik thanks for stepping in. You can use old duppatas to make shopping bags.

[pranati]

Hey girls wonderful tips. Really helpful ones. In refrigerator keep water in a bowl and squeeze a lemon. You can also add few drops of rose water also. This removes the bad odor in refrigerator. I make colorful doormats our of old dupattas. Also I do make shopping bags out of duppattas. I collect cut pieces from market and stitch them as kitchen napkins. Just add a border and a small embroidery. I ensure that old news paper and plastic water bottles are always out of my house. I am going to share few more some other time.

[sunkan]

http://blog.rubbermaid.com/.a/6a00e55066b95e88330120a66715a4970b-500wiI LOVE TO CUT THE VEG AND STACK IT THIS WAY IT HELPS TO KEEP THE FRIDGE FROM CLUTTERING AND WRITE WITH A PEN ON THE FRIDGE WHAT VEGGIES ARE READY THE OLDER ONES TO BE USED FIRST IN THAT ORDER

[ketaki2097]

Wonderful tips here.
Use natural flowers for pleasant scent/smell.