# What natural cleaning products would you recommend? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 30, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-natural-cleaning-products-would-you-recommend/694380 "2014-07-30T01:19:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-natural-cleaning-products-would-you-recommend/694380/1 "2014-07-30T01:19:58Z")
A friend with various medical ailments is wondering if she used more natural cleaning products, if they at the very least not be as irritating to her senses or perhaps even be beneficial. What have you used & would you recommend? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-natural-cleaning-products-would-you-recommend/694380/2 "2014-07-30T01:51:24Z")
Baking soda… Also, parsley plus kitchen cleaner. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-natural-cleaning-products-would-you-recommend/694380/3 "2014-07-30T02:31:57Z")
Good old white vinegar and water cleans a lot of stuff. I have a book about cleaning just about anything, and the fallbacks are always vinegar and water mixtures and Borax. Plus elbow grease. The difference I’ve found between the possibly healthier choices and the commercial no-scrub stuff that’s hard to breathe is just that - scrubbing. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-natural-cleaning-products-would-you-recommend/694380/4 "2014-07-30T02:39:26Z")
Ballistol is a non-toxic CLP. Replaces WD40, 3-in-1 and a bunch of other products. Also useful in caring for leather products. Good, useful stuff. > **[Ballistol - The Original CLP - Cleans, Lubricates, Preserves](https://ballistol.com/)** > > Eco-friendly cleaner, lubricant, preservative with 1001 uses - Gun Cleaning Oil, Gun Cleaning Supplies - Natural Leather Cleaner and Wood Sealer ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-natural-cleaning-products-would-you-recommend/694380/5 "2014-07-30T03:49:25Z")
> **[Simple Green Household Cleaning Site](https://simplegreen.com/)** > > Simple Green | HouseholdLearn about Simple Green's full line of environmentally safer household cleaning products. Discounts, cleaning tips, reviews, special offers and more. I’m not a shill, but I hate the smell of most cleaners (and vinegar) and me and bleach have some bad history. Simple Green is kickass stuff, and works very well on everything I’ve used it for, including the back kitchen of an ice-cream parlour. Otherwise, hydrogen peroxide, vinegar (even though I hate the smell) baking soda, lemon juice, and hot water. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-natural-cleaning-products-would-you-recommend/694380/6 "2014-07-30T09:54:52Z")
Oh another good one. Magic erasers… those things are the bomb. ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-natural-cleaning-products-would-you-recommend/694380/7 "2014-07-31T10:41:39Z")
If you have a really stubborn, or burned on stain (countertop, oventop, glass, etc.), **Tums** make amazing cleaners. They’re just a little puck of calcium carbonate, and when combined with a wet paper towel they’ll clean the hardened stuff quickly. I use them when I spill something on the glass stovetop or in the oven. Plop a tablet onto the stain, cover with a wad of wet paper towels and scrub away. It disintegrates into little gravel-sized grains and I can wipe it all up (with the same towel). Quicker than Bar Keeper’s friend too. Just my little kitchen hack. I doubt if the OPs friend would have a reaction to it, and I’m assuming he/she would want to avoid oven cleaners.