5 Eco-Friendly Cleaning Tips for Pets

Effective eco-friendly cleaning is part of maintaining your pet's health as well as your own. There are essential tips and tricks for effective eco-friendly cleaning.

Phasing Out Harsh Cleaning Products

Most of us don't realize that the cleaning products we frequently use are too harsh. First, research eco-friendly products and use them to replace the ones you are currently using. Some products include: baking soda, lavender, thyme, lemon, lime, vinegar, salt and other essential oils.

Eco-Friendly Upholstery & Carpet Cleaning

In order to give our furniture and carpets a deep clean, we need pressurized hot water extraction aka steam cleaning. Most professional steam cleaning services offer eco-friendly carpet cleaning with natural cleaning products.

Natural Deodorizer

Carpets, mattresses and furniture benefit from natural deodorizing methods. You can buy cost-effective and pet safe deodorizer in stores. These are usually baking soda based come in a nice variety of scents. You can also make your own with lavender oil and baking soda.

Natural Disinfectant Wipes

You can get store bought eco-friendly disinfectant wipes with natural ingredients. You can also buy your own basic ingredients. You can get a tea tree oil spray and apply it to paper towels or spray areas that need to be disinfected. Tea tree oil is also used as an anti-fungal remedy.

Lemon Descaling Solutions

Metal and glass dishes can acquire calcium deposits or scaling. Pet dishes are particularly prone to acquire scaling and other slime deposits. Soak the dish interior with lemon juice and let it sit for at least 30 minutes. Rinse off the dish afterward and wipe with paper towels.

Tip: You can substitute lemon juice with vinegar or lime juice.  

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Preventing allergies from your rug

There are simple methods and steps to take to prevent allergies from your rug. Vacuum your rug once or twice a week. Maintaining a weekly cleaning schedule for your rug will take out dirt and other allergens that may have accumulated in your rug.

Investing in a good air filter will prevent airborne particles from settling into your rug. This includes dust, pollen, loose rug fiber and dander. It will also improve the air quality of your environment.

overtime especially in times of disuse. With that ducts should be cleaned seasonally and rugs shouldn’t be directly near the vents.

Have your rugs cleaned annually and with an Eco-friendly carpet cleaning option. Most professional carpet cleaning companies have this available. Your rugs can be sent out to a cleaning plant or steam cleaned at your location. The eco friendly cleaning solutions will prevent asthma and breathing problems. The cleaning will keep dust mites from accumulating as well.

Shut windows during peak allergy times. These include rush hour traffic times and when pollen activity is high during morning and evening times. During landscaping activity more allergens tend to be air borne as well. Also a lot of dirt and dust tends to be air borne with this type of activity.