greening my life: window cleaner
June 21, 2008
Two weekends ago SO (significant other!) and I did a massive clean up of our unit, partly because it needed it, and partly because my parents (and landlords!) were coming over for lunch on Sunday. This amount of cleaning, and knowing my father’s fastidiousness, meant I scrutinised some of our products more closely that before.
Our window cleaning products are terrible!
We use a “green” brand that you can buy at the supermarket. No matter how much you use (heaps or a little), and no matter how you wipe it (with paper towel, a cloth or even a face washer), it is streaky! The multi purpose cleaner even did a better job.
Greeniology by Tanya Ha recommends using vinegar and newspaper to clean windows for an environmentally friendly solution. So, I got some old newspapers from work (we read it online at home), and some “bulk” vinegar for cleaning purposes.
Result: turns out that the newspaper by itself is the best option. Who would have thought? Give it a try!!
