Maybe the first time you thought about chemicals was when you became pregnant, or when your baby arrived, or maybe that time is now. With a tiny little being in your world there is nothing more important than keeping them safe. The last thing you want is to worry about the effect of cleaning products when you see your baby suck on the highchair tray.

Surface Cleaning

• Use some vinegar, home brand is fine.
  
• Fit an old spray trigger to the bottle, or move the vinegar to a spray bottle
• Sprinkle some bicarbonate of soda onto the surface, spray with vinegar to make bubbles
  
• Wipe with a wet cloth to clean
• Wipe dry with an old nappy or soft cloth to finish

Microwave Cleaning

Cut up a lemon, place in a shallow dish of water, put into the microwave and heat for 5 minutes on high. Then wipe the microwave clean.

Food Safe Cleaners

Fridge Vanilla or Vanilla Fresh is a very simple commerically available spray cleaner combining Vanilla essence and ethanol. You can use it for high chair trays, food preparation benches, fridges and so forth. It's antibacterial and safe around food. It is a very gentle cleaner however, so I find sometimes you need something stronger, but if you need to clean near the kids, it's great.

Antibacterial Dust Mite Controller - Eucalyptus oil

Eucalyptus oil is great for laundry care. 1-2 caps (approx 1 tsp) in with your detergent will kill dust mites and disinfect your wash. You can use the spray version (sometimes found in the first aid section) for a laundry pre-wash spray, on bites and for a myriad of other uses around the house. It is also fantastic to spray a little down your vaccuum cleaner nozzle to kill dust mites in the bag and create a fresh smelling house after vaccuuming. Eucalyptus oil is not safe around children, so keep it on a high shelf or in a locked cupboard.

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