Basic Supplies and Equipment
Here is a list of basic supplies you will need of you want to use all-natural cleaning products only.
- Baking Soda - a powder sold at every grocery store
- Beeswax - a brick or chunk sold at art and crafts stores and candle supply shops, or buy Goodson Oil Gallery Beeswax Stick
now
- Borax - a powder sold at grocery stores in the laundry aisle
- Carnauba wax - a brick or chunk sold in furniture stores, or buy Carnauba Wax 16 ounce Bag
now - Castile soap - a liquid sold in health food stores and some supermarkets, sometimes concentrated. Buy Dr. Bronner - Pure-Castile Soap Peppermint, 1 Gallon (128 oz.)
now if you wish
- Citrus seed extract - a liquid, sometimes sold as grapefruit seed extract, sold in health food stores, or buy Source Naturals Citricidex Grapefruit Seed Extract , 4-Ounce (Pack of 2)
now - Cream of tartar - a powder sold at the grocery store in the baking aisle
- Diatomaceous earth - a powder sold at garden supply and hardware stores. Note: This type is different from what you find in pool supply centers. You cannot buy Alternative Health & Herbs Remedies Diatomaceous Earth 12 Ounces (Pack of 3)
at the moment, but you can be notified when this item becomes available again at amazon
- Essential oils - concentrated volatile oil of plants sold in health food stores and specialty shops. You can buy Nature’s Alchemy Essentials Oil, Peppermint (Mentha Piperita), 2-Ounce Bottle
and many other kinds of essential oils online - Glycerin - a liquid sold in art and crafts stores, natural food stores and some pharmacies
- Lanolin - an oily substance, sold in health food stores and by mail order companies. You cannot buy Heritage Products Liquid Lanolin, 4 Fluid Ounces (120 ml) (Pack of 4)
at the moment, but you can be notified when this item becomes available again at amazon
- Murphy’s Oil Soap - a liquid sold at the grocery store in the cleaning products aisle
- White vinegar - a liquid sold at the grocery store
Here is a list of basic equipment if you choose to clean with natural products only:
- Plastic squirt bottles, various sizes
- Plastic spray bottles
- Plastic containers with shaker tops (like spice containers)
- Plastic pump spray bottles (also called “misters”)
- Coffee cans with lids (for storage purposes)
- Glass jars with screw-top lids
- Cotton cloths (instead of paper towels)
- Rags
- Cellulose sponge cloth
- Gallon-size buckets
- Mops (cotton and sponge head)
