Photo by Sean Dreilinger
Cleanliness in the kitchen is one of the most important, considering this is where all food preparation happens. Eating food that has been prepared on an un-sanitary surface can be the cause of food poisoning, sickness, and sometimes fatally. It’s no Joke.
Here’s the kicker, sometimes surfaces look clean, but they’re full of bad bacteria, yikes! Or maybe you’re real good at cleaning kitchen surfaces; maybe you’re a psycho germ-a-phobic and you dip and engulf everything with bleach and cleaners.
Ok, sure you clean, your kitchen is absolute pristine and all the evil germs and bacteria are dead, yea dead, Awesome! Oh by the way - did you check the contents of the product you’re using? It could be a health concern, maybe even contain some fancy cancer causing toxins; mmmm tumor.
And where is the product packaging going after you’re done with it?
Look, I don’t want to stress you out, quite the contrary. You and your family deserve good health, so take control and choose to cleaning products that get the cleaning job done without all the nasty chemicals.
Hey let’s take it one step further in the positive direction and choose products that are not only non toxic but are truly green (100% biodegradable) and cruelty free (no animal testing).
So here are some effective kitchen cleaning products that keep your family’s health safe, keep your subsequent generations health safe (environmentally friendly) and keep those fuzzy little bunny’s safe from chemical testing (bunny says: “thank you”).
Products for all kitchen surfaces and sink
Having all purpose kitchen cleaners are awesome, saves you the time sifting and looking for the right cleaner for the right surface; forget about it.
Kitchen Cleaner — Wild Orange & Cedar Spice By Seventh Generation
Seventh generation has a kitchen cleaner for all services that even Kosher-certified; high five Rabbi! Oh yeah and it’s biodegradable too.
In fact, if every U.S. household used one bottle of this cleaner to replace their old solvent multi service cleaner, 11 mil lbs. of VOC (Volatile Organic Chemicals) would be prevented from entering the environment. Wow, ok everybody in the U.S., use this stuff instead. Okay?
Get it individual or multiply your savings with a pack of 6
Earth Friendly Parsley Plus, All Surface Cleaner
Mmm, fresh clean smell of parsley, that won’t result in cancerous tumors - yay! Hey and it’s 100% biodegradable and forget about the Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, it’s very bad and it’s not in this stuff.
And if you’re special type of guy or gal looking for specialized kitchen surface cleaners, take a look at these keen green cleaning products; at very competitive prices to boot.
Kitchen and cabinet Cleaner and Polish
Granite and Marble cleaner
Stainless Steel Cleaner and Polish Lemongrass Lime (comes in Lemongrass Lime scent, and unscented)
For Washing Dishes in Sink
One thing I do over and over again, and just loooove doing sooo much (hint: sarcasm) is the dishes. Well I guess it’s not that bad if you keep on top of them, and hey feel even better using a nontoxic dish washing liquid alternative.
Non-toxic Dish Washing Liquid
Seventh Generation Dish Liquid comes in three natural scents: Free & Clear, Lemongrass & Clementine Zest and Lavender Floral Mint.
Twist - Loofah Sponge 2pk
You can’t do dishes by hand without a Loofah sponge! Are you crazy?! One side spongy, other side ruff and scrubby but yet gentle.
They come in a 100% biodegradable form Yaaa! So you too can be an eco-friendly super-star.
For Washing Dishes By Machine
For those of you that use your dish washing machine (an energy efficient dish washing machine; but of course). You got a nice selection of eco-friendliness that’s just as convenient as those grocery store selections of eco-mean dish washing detergents.
I’m don’t usually run my washing machine, but take a look at at these fine Green alternatives for auto washing dishes.
Seventh Generation Automatic Dish Washer Powder and Tabs
Ecover - Automatic Dishwashing powder
Wave high performance Auto Dish Gel
Wave in Powered Form
Jetdry environmentally friendly alternative; it does exist!
Cleaning up Clumsy Spills and Messes
The 100% recycled Paper Towels by Seventh Generation
These bad boys are made completely from Chlorine-free Recycled Paper, with eighty percent of it made from post-consumer content. Quick convenience and eco-friendliness wrapped up into one big roll of 120 sheet goodness (most consumer paper rolls are just a lousy 70 sheets).
Plus the used sheets can be tossed in your compost to break down as they are Chlorine-free; can you say 0 waste?!
The downside to this product is found you do a sheet by sheet comparison of a national brand like bounty plush sheet; The absorbency would be less in the seventh generation product (no surprise). Ask yourself though; will bounty bio-degrade 100%?
Twist - European Sponge Cloth 3 pk
Hello fashion lovers, sponging stuff just got euro Chic. So stylish and oh so functionally absorbent; cleaning spills has never been so 100% biodegradable. Check it out, the future is now.
Twist Bamboo Cloth
A 100% biodegradable cloth made from Corn and Bamboo. Highly absorbant for moping up spills and great for dusting and anything you would need a cloth for. Toss it in the washing machine and it can be reused over and over and over again.
When you’re done with it toss it out with no guilt, it will break down completely.
Other Kitchen Supplies and Specials
Earth Friendly Enzyme Drain Opener
Every time I see a bottle of those chemical drain un-clogging products, I get a heebie-jeebie feeling just thinking about what’s going into our water system. Hey, why would you harm your fishy friends and your future drink when they’re are natural and non-toxic alternatives?
Enzymes based drain cleaners digest food, and will munch through all types of bio particles including fats, grease, protean, and vegetation. All without the harmful chemical reactions that produce heat and chemical toxic gasses.
You can feel smart about pouring this down your kitchen (shower, landry, bath or toilet) drain. It even works with inbuilt sink garbage disposals, and it’s safe for septic tanks and cesspools (People from the cesspool say “thank you”).
Compost Your Food Waste
Relive the landfill of organic waste and put it to use by making your own top soil. By composting using the green bucket you’ll be reducing your wast by half and making useful garden food.
Make Kitchen Recycling Clean, Organized, and Convenient
I’m a avid recycler, so I know how recyclable materials can start piling up quite fast. If you don’t have a way to manage it and separate it as you toss you might be tempted to just toss it out in the garbage. Yikes, don’t let that happen! Check out these separating solutions for your kitchen that makes staying green neat and organized.
Whew, I could go on, but I think you get the idea. There’s tons of alternative kitchen cleaning products and supplies that are earth conscious and family friendly.
I encourage you to delve into some of the product links exposed on this post and even dig a little deeper into other offerings and discover for yourself a world of environmentally friendly kitchen cleaning alternatives.
