Scrub up nicely Eco-friendly cleaning supplies for every space - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Interiors Scrub up nicely Eco-friendly cleaning supplies for every space By You Magazine - March 3, 2019 Can a home be stylish, efficient and sustainable? Of course it can. Here’s how… Want a laundry area that’s functional and fabulous? Even the smallest space can be given an eco-friendly makeover. Utility chic Rachel Whiting Choose plant-fibre or reed baskets, metal dustpans and wooden-handled brushes with natural bristles over their plastic counterparts. Install hooks on a wall or door for storing items. For a selection of laundry baskets try designvintage.co.uk; go to gardentrading.co.uk for a wooden clothes horse, and visit theholdingcompany.co.uk for a similar ironing board. Rachel Whiting Made from 100 per cent cotton, knitted dishcloths are eco-friendly, as they can be washed and used again and again, providing the perfect alternative to synthetic sponges and cloths. You can make your own with cotton yarn – or buy them from urbanara.co.uk. Rachel Whiting Most of my cleaning and beauty products come from shizenremedies.com, a small company making natural products and offering a reusable container service. Seek out shops or brands that have similar refill stations around the UK, such as ecover.com, or make your own all-purpose non-toxic cleaning spray: mix two cups of filtered water, one of distilled white vinegar and six drops each of lavender, lemon and peppermint oil in a spray bottle then label cleary. Go natural Rachel Whiting Ditch the plastic for biodegradable fibres – they’re better-looking and longer-lasting. Try coir scourers (ecococonut.com), a fibre extracted from between the internal shell and the outer coat of the coconut. As well as being completely natural, the scourers are antibacterial, free from toxic chemicals, recyclable and biodegradable. Rachel Whiting When plastic brushes need replacing, swap for versions made from wood and natural fibres. Choose washable, reusable bamboo wipes over plastic-wrapped kitchen roll or paper towels. Try manufactum.co.uk for a similar bucket, and go to worm.co.uk to find a wooden scrubbing brush like this. Rachel Whiting Keep your utility space organised with a trolley. The Förhöja from Ikea pictured here (ikea.com) is made out of birch and has shelves and handy drawers for smaller bits and pieces. Galvanised metal bins are a smart option for a stylish recycling system. Try habitat.co.uk for a similar version. Good clean fun… with no nasties Washing-up liquid, £3.50, kinn-living.com Organic natural wax candle, £75, prosodylondon.com Eco-cleaner, £7.50, liquiproof.co.uk Microfibre cloth, £6, liquiproof.co.uk Soap, £5.75, andkeep.com This is an edited extract from Natural Living Style by Selina Lake, which is published by Ryland, Peters & Small, price £19.99. To order a copy for £15.99 until 17 March visit mailshop.co.uk/books or call 0844 571 0640; p&p is free on orders over £15. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Aldi s pumpkin-shaped casserole dish is all we want for Halloween 7 of the best money-saving kitchen gadgets to invest in this winter Aldi has restocked miniature velvet chairs and sofas for your dog DON' T MISS Fiona Bruce Sometimes I struggle not to cry November 14, 2021 17 beautiful 2021 diaries to help you to look forward to December 4, 2020 Why women leave men for women What’ s fuelling the rise of April 28, 2019 Hollywood veteran Laura Linney on plastic surgery friendship and her stellar July 3, 2017 You can shop the khaki jumpsuit from Holly Willoughby’ s new M& S July 17, 2019 The secrets and lies behind this happy family photo April 11, 2021 It’ s cocktail hour Olly Smith’ s cocktail recipes and Eleanor Maidment s canapé November 14, 2021 BBC One has revealed its Christmas TV schedule and there’ s lots December 2, 2020 YOU Beauty Box August Reviews August 1, 2017 Rome has been named the cheapest major city to visit in August 7, 2019 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved