Chemical free cleaning products are not only cheaper than the typical cleaning products, but they are better for the environment.  Granted, the name brand companies are making green versions of their products.  Every little bit helps, but here are a few general recipes to help you clean while being green.

I tried to find cleaning ingredients that you could mix in bulk, not recipes that you would need to make for individual instances.  This way you only need to make the products once and it will last awhile.

PLUGGED DRAIN:
1/2 Cup of Baking Soda
2 Cups Boiling Water
1/2 Cup of Vinegar

**Pour baking soda and vinegar into the drain.  Make sure you cover tightly to allow the chemical reaction to break up the gunk. Finally, pour the boiling water down the drain to rinse.

TOILET CLEANER:
1 cup borax
1/4 cup vinegar or lemon juice

**Mix the ingredients together to make a paste. Put the paste along the inside of the toilet bowl, let sit for 1 to 2 hours, and scrub.

KITCHEN CLEANER:
Kosher Salt
Water

**If you have tough stains and grease sprinkle on kosher salt, and scrub.

GLASS CLEANER:
2 tablespoons white vinegar, club soda or undiluted lemon juice
1 gallon of water
Newspaper

**Combine white vinegar with water. Add both of these to a used spray bottle. Spray on glass and scrub with newspaper. Do not use towels; they cause streaking.

CARPET FRESHENER:
1 cup crushed dried herbs (such as rosemary, southernwood, or lavender)
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda

**Mix all ingredients together in a jar. Shake well. to freshen carpets, sprinkle some of the mixture on your carpet. Let it sit for an hour, and then vacuum it up.

WOOD FLOOR POLISH:
1/4 Cup Vinegar
30 Ounces of Warm Water

**Mix the white vinegar and warm water. Add to a used spray bottle, then spray on a rag.  Use the rag to polish your floors.