| Clean House, Clean Planet: Clean Your House for Pennies a Day, the Safe, Nontoxic Way |  | Author: K. Logan
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 0671535951
Dewey Decimal Number: 648.5
EAN: 9780671535957
Publication Date: April 1, 1997
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| Customer Reviews:
 Clean house, Clean planet July 4, 2010
Lisa Gordon
this book contains lots of useful cleaning tips and ideas to avoid using chemicals for cleaning. rather costly book for information that can be obtained easily over the internet.
 Great tips, great book, great price November 9, 2009
PurplePoet (Hampshire, UK)
This book was recommended to me by my OT because I have so many allergies, I am so pleased I went ahead and got this book, it is excellent full of great ideas and so far I have not been allergic to any of the things I have tried, wonderful, I would recommend this book to everyone, great ideas for the cleaning that don't cost a fortune, don't cost the planet and don't make me ill.
If only better organised February 10, 2009
Chief M (London)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a practical book and quite useful, it has worked so far and I have been pleased with the results. However, I believe it terribly organised and difficult to read as a result, meaning I am less likely to flip through it. There are plenty of American-isms in here in the naming of the items which can be inconvenient for the UK reader. Finally, the book is flimsy and made of recycled paper, not good when one is using it for practicals and there are liquids prone to spill on it.
Saving my life December 17, 2007
Janet D (UK)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was stuck at home, off sick for 4 LONG weeks with a massive chest infection. Being a chronic asthmatic, this was not good! I decided to rid my cupboards of all those choking cleaning products which were making my quality of life even lower. The alternatives in supermarkets were limited.... and pricey! I remembered my mum using bicarb and vinegar to freshen up sink drainage systems, and scrunched newspapers for the final wipe-over for newly cleaned windows, but what else?
The answer was this book.... clearly written, basic products (you can get Dr Bronner's soap on Amazon!) that are very reasonably priced, and you know EXACTLY what goes into the solutions you make.
I read the book, cover to cover, in one sitting, and have already started to collect empty plastic containers to use as 'air fresheners' in which to place the recommended bicard and essential oil mix.
I teach in a secondary school, and the budgets cuts mean our classrooms receive only a 5 minute flick with a damp cloth and mop each day. I will be making up the cleaning products, donning a face mask to protect me from the years of gathered dust, and set to work! My girls and I will start the New Year with clean lungs and a clean classroom. A happy, and healthy, New Year to all.
If you must make a resolution, let it be to get this book!
 Clean House, Clean Planet March 20, 2004
Stonewell37 (Peoria, IL United States)
67 out of 69 found this review helpful
Well, I am officially converted. I never in a million years thought I'd make my own cleaners, but here I am....and loving it! Karen Logan does a good job of making a clear, readable book with easy recipes and honest assessments of the hazards of typical household products. I got this book because my husband is so sensitive to chemicals and very allergic. He was recently sent into an allergic fit from toilet cleaner, and I decided to look for a better way!
The book has tons of recipes which are pretty much some variaion on combining liquid soap, water, vinegar, and/or baking soda with some essential oils. At first I was rolling my eyes at the tons of tiny variations...then I used the cleaners and was impressed. I was particularly impressed with her Ant Stay Away spray, the glass cleaner, and the toilet scrub. She gives her cleaners cutesy names, which is annoying, but just ignore that and try them. Logan also gives some good old fashioned cleaning instructions, which may be a big help to some people.
The recipes have an effectiveness rating, as compared to the typical products you would buy. The price and product comparisons are in US Dollars and are US products, but that is no big deal for UK readers, really.
I highly recommend it!
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