Friday, May 21, 2010

My Mom has emphysema so need cleaners with NO odor. Help please?

My 77 year old Mom has breathing problems and cannot stand the smell of most cleaning solutions, paint, etc. We want to help her clean the house but don't know what to use. Prefer not to have to order anything, as we want to clean this weekend. Any suggestions will be much appreciated!! Thanx

My Mom has emphysema so need cleaners with NO odor. Help please?
Baking soda.
Reply:the new mr clean sponges, they clean GREAT and I don't remember a smell. I am also sensitive to smells. I don't recall a problem. The are in a blue box, I get the box with four. They are less than a buck a piece.


Soak with water, squeeze excess, use rinse, repeat. When there isn't enough to use then you use a new one.
Reply:Baking soda makes a good cleaner. Could she handle the smell of fresh lemons. They help cut grease. If she can't baking soda does most everything. A vinegar water solution will clean windows. The smell should not be very strong.





Vinegar has an antibacterial property so it would be a good choice.
Reply:Get yourself some microfiber cloths... They are available in the automotive section at Walmart for about $12... You can use water to clean glass and other surfaces!





You can use them damp or dry to dust OR with a cleaner...





If you have woodwork to clean try using some MURPHYS OIL SOAP in a bucket it has a mild smell and cleans woodwork very well...
Reply:how bout hydrogen peroxide? It definitely doesn't work for everything, and it can bleach things, but its odorless, though it does fizz - thats just an extra oxyden atom splitting off.





How bout a natural product like vinegar? Yes, vinegar smells ALOT, but it dries odorless and its all natural, and it cleans LOTS of surfaces.


No comments:

Post a Comment