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Clean and Green: The Complete Guide to Non-Toxic and Environmentally Safe Housekeeping
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Product Description
485 ways to clean, polish, disinfect, deodorize, launder, remove stains, even wash your car, without harming yourself or the environment. Recipes based on harmless, nonpolluting, renewable ingredients. 160 pages, recycled paper/vegetable ink, paperback.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #34787 in Books
- Published on: 1994-01
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 162 pages
Editorial Reviews
Library Journal, July, 1990
Better than Heloise's Hints for A Healthy Planet....
Garbage Magazine, March/April 1991
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.
Home, March 1991
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.
Customer Reviews
Clean and Green
I got this book as a gift for my stepfather. He loved it so much he ordered copies for all his friends.
great book, but supply your own common sense
This is a great book, with lots of helpful ideas on ways to clean naturally (and effectively--always important!). She has a more recent book, but this one beats all for its long listing of ways to treat various stains. My only complaint is that sometimes her definition of toxic varies from mine (for instance, she acknowledges that an ounce of borax may be toxic for a 150-lb. person, but then calls for that in many recipes anyway, and she recommends alum in a place or two even though it contains aluminum), and that she's lacking in common sense in a couple of places. A prime example of the latter was one of her recommendations for treating berry stains: from a height of three feet, pour boiling water onto fabric that's stretched tight. Aiaiai! That recipe is almost guaranteed to cause burns, and I'm surprised she lists it, since she also says that MILK will remove berry stains. So it's a great resource, but remember to bring your own common sense to the table when using it.
Missing web addresses
This is a good book but none of the companies she mentions have web addresses which would be very helpful.
