Do you ever find yourself cleaning for the cleaning lady?
I do it all the time. And I remember teasing my mother for cleaning before Isabella, her lady, would come, and now I'm doing the same thing! I always thought Mom did it as an image thing - so that she didn't appear to be so messy.
I do it mostly for organizational reasons. I want to make sure my things are in their proper place so that they're not just put into piles for me to go through later - doubling the amount of work I must do. But I do clean as I organize to save my lady some steps herself. To some that may seem ridiculous.
What's really ridiculous though is cleaning right after the cleaning lady has been there. The reason I end up doing this is because maybe I haven't taken the time to explain the non-toxic products that I want her to use. In my experience most professional services use petrochemical based products that are toxic. I'm extremely sensitive to most of these products, and have a difficult time if they are used in my household.
Here are some ways to clear your environment after petrochemical based household products have been used:
--Open the window and doors (tough if the weather is cold)
--Run ceiling fans
--Diffuse therapeutic essential oils - they naturally destroy petrochemicals (try putting a drop of lemon oil on a Styrofoam cup to see how this works)
--Put a drop of therapeutic essential oil on your kitchen counter and bathroom sink area and wipe (orange or pine are good to use)
--Sprinkle a few drops of therapeutic essential oil in your bathtub and run the shower for a few minutes
If you do take the time to educate your cleaners on the use of non-toxic ways to clean your household, here are some suggestions to give them:
--To clean mirrors and windows:: mix 1/4 c. white vinegar with 2c. water and 1/2 tsp liquid soap - use in spray bottle
--If you want a natural abrasive for cleaning tubs, showers, and sinks: use Borax and mix with dishwashing soap - add a few drops of lemon or pine essential oil
--Use Thieves Household Cleaner by Young Living Essential Oils. Thieves Cleaner is a proprietary suspension of safe surfactants (wetting agents) and Thieves essential oil blend. Theives Household Cleaner is highly concentrated - here are the ratios to mix with water for these jobs:
--Light Degreasing 60:1
--Medium Degreasing 30:1
--Heavy Degreasing 15:1
--Floors 100:1
--Walls 30:1
--Upholstery, Fabrics, Carpet Spotting 40:1
--Carpet 100:1
--Glass 320:1
--Pots and Pans 100:1
--Hand Cleaner 1:1
In our homes we have a choice who to bring in and which products they use. Finding and educating a service about using natural cleaners may be tough but worth it. We don't have a choice as to who cleans our rooms nor which products are used when we stay in a hotel.
Here are some tips on how to minimize exposure to toxic cleaners in your hotel rooms:
--Don't let the maid clean your room every day - just get your towels replaced and trash emptied, and make your own bed
--Place a hand towel sprinkled with your favorite therapeutic essential oils in the vents of the heat/ac system and turn on the fan
--Run a steam shower and dowse a few drops of lavender into the water streams
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