You're my hero. Wanna come to my house and clean?

No. No I do not. lol I decided I'm having one more strong coffee then it's back to the house work. lol

I don't use bleach unless I have to. I like the green Fabuloso. It smells like apples. That is the 'clean' smell at my house. I usually don't use it either. A drop or two of dish soap in water works wonders without the smell.

I like to clean with bleach, my housemates complain every single time lol. But I have animals and they have accidents on the tile. If we have any type of illness in the house me and my bleach is in all the bathrooms scrubbing away along with my trusty ol Lysol. I try not to over do it but sometimes whew I know when I have used a little too much.

My mother in law used to be a micro biologist and she brought me bottles of hospital grade bleach they use. I use that when I cook raw chicken or there is sickness going on. I never mix it with anything but water and then wait for what ever I cleaned with the bleach and go over it with a good smelling cleaner which right now Clorox Scentiva I believe it is called is my favorite but it doesn't have bleach in it , it is just made by Clorox. To try and lessen the bleach smell so then I end up cleaning something twice which really isn't smart on my part but at least I know it is really really clean lol.

I hope you get to rest after all that cleaning and enjoy your wedding.

One part vinegar to two parts water will sanitize without leaving a lingering smell. It is cheaper, too.

Please consider more natural cleaners. Commercial products are full of nasty things. Do you have any pets? Even the fumes of these products can be harmful to pets.

When I cleaned a social club, they had some kind of scented splash pad thing in the urinals. I used toilet bowl cleaner on the urinals and when it made contact with the splash thingy it looked like a scientific experiment. The vapours would come up like crazy.

Come over and help me clean! Lol. I also use vinegar.

I would have to vacate the premises if anyone used bleach and/or Pinesol in my home. Literally. I've had to switch hotel rooms because of a strong bleach presence.

I appreciate the desire for cleanliness but I'm pretty that I achieve that goal with vinegar, tea tree oil, and other simple agents.

An important aspect of using heavy duty microbials is that the very critters you are trying to kill off can develop resistance, rebounding with more, bigger, and stronger germs than you started with.

Vinegar can not be counted on to sanitize. I'm sorry but it can't. Think about it...chlorine bleach can sanitize but will remove color from all but whites..if vinegar could sanitize it would carry the EPA seal for disinfecting/sanitizing and manufactures of vinegar would make a killing in profits. Even many of the bottles of chlorine bleach on the market are not sanitize worthy...so read them first to make sure. Last I checked even the Clorox brand only had the Seal from the EPA on the bottle marked Clorox Regular.

Another thing I can understand wanting to disinfect kitchen sinks and counters if they've come into contact with raw meat and disinfecting toilets but really water and a surfactant like Dawn is all that's needed for other things unless your household is dealing with bacterial infections.

I know you all knowcthis but be careful with bleach and pinesol together....make sure bleach isn't used with any other cleaning supply containing ammonia and that means even something simple like hand dish washing soap as it has ammonia. Bleach and ammonia together are a deadly combo.

I just don't think the average household has a need to completely disinfect their surfaces. We don't use meat in my house so that's not an issue, but I definitely don't disinfect my toilet. That only lasts as long as the next use. I use soap, vinegar and natural cleaners, and good old-fashioned elbow grease.

Some info about bleach vs vinegar.

http://greenopedia.com/sanitize-naturally/

I know blogs are full of singing the benefits of vinegar.

Ask yourself why a hospital won't use vinegar instead of bleach.

As said, when someone is sick, I want to DISINFECT. That generally requires bleach. I know that vinegar and peroxide are used (separately) to disinfect cutting boards on routine kitchen duties but for poultry, I still use bleach. And be sure of what bleach you're getting. I buy the Crystal brand that is 8.25%. Last I looked Clorox wouldn't say, crying "trade secret" but saying it's "5%-10%". One whiff says 5%-6% at best.

And I don't know where you're buying your vinegar to say it's cheaper than bleach! LOL A gallon of bleach and a gallon of vinegar are comparable prices around here. Using bleach to disinfect, you use anywhere from 1 tsp (to 10 tsp for real serious needs) per gallon of water vs. 1/3 GALLON of vinegar to make a gallon of vinegar disinfectant.

Don't get me wrong, vinegar is a wonderful cleaner for certain things. But for sanitizing, when you're serious, it bleach.

Debby_ab, I agree with you. Bleach is a fresh, clean smell. And not the supposedly "clean" smell of fabric softeners and other stink additives. Have an extra cup of coffee and enjoy a clean and sanitary home.

Essential oils are touted by many but when I've researched them I've found a lot of warnings about them. Grainlady used to warn against tea tree oil especially as I recall although I don't remember the details. The other mantra that's often chanted is the megabugs and superviruses that will develop from using bleach. Seems interesting that the other sanitizers won't cause it but bleach will? Sounds like the same argument that aluminum foil is so bad for you, both claims have gone totally unproven, but put it on the internet and it'll spread and people will automatically believe. I'm more into staying with things that have been proven and stand the test of time. I don't like hearing "MAYBE ____ could happen..." Those scare tactics usually smell like sales jobs to me.

Everyone cleans their homes differently and to different levels of "clean". So, to each their own.

I do volunteer cleaning at a not for profit facility. We use diluted simple green. When we were flooded in the basement we did use bleach.