Organic green cleaning is one of the easiest ways to make homes safer for your entire family including your pets, children and adult family members. With the environmentally-friendly lifestyle gradually growing in popularity, organic cleaning products and supplies are becoming easier to find on the shelves. Organic Cleaning Supplies One of the best organic cleaning tips is to check what your home’s cleaning products are made from. Many conventional cleaners are packed full of chemicals that can cause dangerous fumes, leave a potentially hazardous residue or contaminate groundwater. Cleaners often end up going right down the drain after their use, so it is important to think about where all of those chemicals are ending up. Look for organic green cleaning products that are safe for the environment as well as your home. There are now many reputable brands of eco-cleaners that work just as well as or even better than their chemical-laden counterparts. Surface Cleaners Another one of the best organic cleaning tips is to consider what surfaces are being cleaned. People often come in contact with many different surfaces throughout the home including door knobs, telephones, keyboards, high chair trays, toys, pet food dishes, etc. These high contact surfaces should be cleaned only with organic cleaners that are safe for even small children and pets. There are a number of DIY recipes that are readily available online. Some of the most common and safest ingredients to make your own organic cleaners from include baking soda, vinegar and organic lemons. Food Cleansers People often forget to thoroughly clean the foods they are eating, although they will spend hours cleaning closets and cubby holes that they rarely come into contact with. Produce is often simply rinsed before being eaten even though it may have been sprayed with pesticides. Although organic foods are a much better choice, this preferred option is not always available. Use organic cleaning products to make sure that produce and meats are clean and safe before consuming them. Not only will these products make sure that anything that has come into contact with the food during handling is removed, it will also help to remove pesticides, insects and dirt that may be on the food as well. Air Cleaners It is just as important to ensure that a home’s air is as clean as possible as it is to clean the floors and surfaces. Make sure to clean furnace filters regularly, keep air ducts clean and have registers, furnaces and humidifiers maintained on a regular basis. This will make sure that a home’s air is kept as clean as possible as well as reduce the home’s energy consumption. Equally important is to make sure that any soft surfaces in the home such as upholstery, curtains and carpeting are cleaned on a regular basis. Green cleaning can be easy and affordable when some planning is done in advance. Make sure to have a good range of organic green cleaning products on hand as well as a number of recipes to make your own cleaning supplies. The health of your family will surely improve as the chemicals are removed from the cleaning routine. Above image source: Flickr/emilydickinsonridesabmx