Winter Cleaning Tips for a Healthier, Greener Home 🌿❄️
❄️🏠 Ready for a fresher, healthier home this winter? Say goodbye to stale air, mold, and toxic cleaners—our easy, natural tips have you covered! From opening windows daily and harnessing the power of houseplants, to DIY vinegar & baking soda solutions, heat-pump filter care, and cozy slow-cooker meals with minimal mess. Better for your health. Better for the environment. 🌿✨
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OUR JOURNEY
Welcome to my journey of creating safer, healthier homes. Living with my whanau in the heart of Taranaki, New Zealand, I’ve spent years exploring safe and sustainable cleaning solutions. This journey began during my pregnancy when I found myself scrubbing the shower with a store-bought cleaner, wondering, "Can this possibly be safe for me or my baby?"
The Many Uses of Cleaning Grade Baking Soda.
✨ Why Baking Soda Deserves a Spot in Every Natural Home ✨
Looking for one ingredient that can deodorise, clean, scour, and freshen—without harsh chemicals?
At Your Home, Naturally, we swear by Cleaning Grade Baking Soda. It's safe, sustainable, and incredibly versatile—perfect for sensitive skin and gentle enough for your little ones and pets too. 🌿
From lifting laundry to refreshing carpets, this natural wonder does it all.
💚 No fillers. No fake fragrances. Just pure, simple cleaning power that’s kind to your whare and our world.
📖 Read the full blog to discover the many ways this humble powder can transform your cleaning routine, naturally.
Switch and Ditch!
Why Switch to Natural Cleaning Products?
Switching to natural cleaning products means a healthier home and a safer planet. Conventional cleaners often contain harsh chemicals that can irritate your skin and harm the environment. At Your Home, Naturally, our homemade, non-toxic products are tough on dirt but gentle on you and your whanau. Sustainable, eco-friendly, and free from artificial fragrances — better for your health, better for the environment.
Supporting Local: My Favourite Natural Beauty Product Recommendations.
Discover my favorite natural beauty product recommendations from trusted local NZ businesses like Still Milly, Everkind, Neat, and Be Natural Castile Soap. Support sustainable, handmade products that are gentle, eco-friendly, and perfect for your family. Embrace toxin-free beauty while nurturing your community and creating a safer, cleaner home — naturally!
Embracing Natural Cleaning: Our Guide to Safe and Sustainable Homes
As parents we instinctively prioritize the well-being of our families. We carefully choose what we feed them, what they wear, and even the environments they play in. Yet, when it comes to cleaning our homes, we might overlook the impact of the products we use. In our quest to create a safe haven, it's crucial to consider how conventional cleaning agents can affect our loved ones and our environment.
Sustainability in Your Home, Naturally
When starting your sustainable journey in your home we advise that you start small and make a new habit, one product at a time.
Here is a basic list of 20 ideas to get you started!
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Swap your plastic toothbrush for a bamboo toothbrush.
Rip up old worn out clothing for cleaning rags.
Open your windows to cool down your home or air it out daily.
Use Beeswax Wraps to keep your food fresh in the fridge.
Wash clothes when they are actually dirty, instead of after only one wear.
Try to avoid palm oil.
Switch to environmentally friendly dish washing liquid.
Don’t leave your house without a full reusable stainless steel water bottle.
Use Be Natural Soap in your Glass Foaming Soap Bottle - return the empty bottle of soap for a refill.
Start a backyard compost.
Learn to regrow kitchen scraps - Spring Onion is easy!
Reuse containers, refill Glass Bottles where ever possible.
Line dry a load instead of using the dryer.
Always run a full dishwasher or load of clothes.
Commit to bringing your reusable bags to the store. If you don’t have them, turn around and go get them! After forgetting them once, you won’t do it again.
Ditch sponges in lieu of compostable pot scrubbers or dish brushes.
Check out your local farmers market.
Learn how to make your own natural cleaning products at a workshop! It’s easy!
Beware of greenwashing, and always do your research - read the labels!