is there a place for natural cleaning solutions?

[ccasanova]

My family just moved into our first home, and because everything is so shiny and new, I'm working hard to keep it that way. At our old apartment, I cleaned the natural and safe way. BS, vinegar, etc. Now that we are in our home, I found myself at the store buying all the traditional cleaners! Stainless steel cleaner, marble cleaner, wood floor cleaner, bathroom cleaner, etc. I can tell by the smells of some that there is some strong stuff in there. I want to go back to my natural and safer cleaning ways but I want to keep my home sparkling. Is there a web resource that I can go to that will give me natural cleaning solutions? I used to love vinegar and peroxide for the counters to kill germs, but I was told that vinegar on marble is a big no no because of the acid. So spraying vinegar on my counters is out I guess, but I definitely did not like the aerosal spray I used today. Where can I go for help with finding natural cleaners that won't damage my homes materials? TIA!

[hubris]

THIS is the place!

Searching for "stainless" in this forum, I found these threads: http://www.mothering.com/discussions...archid=3352910
One poster mentioned scrubbing off grime (gently) and then buffing with a tiny bit of olive oil.

Searching for "marble" in this forum: http://www.mothering.com/discussions...archid=3352917
Be careful with vinegar, it can eat off the finish.


About.com provided the following suggestions for stainless steel:
- water and a soft cloth
- dishwashing liquid

Here's a page with marble suggestions: http://www.repair-home.com/Cleaning_Marble.html
They say that plain water is best. They also have a nifty grapefruit-salt scrub idea for getting stains out.

[hubris]

Oops, just noticed that YOU are the author of the stainless steel post that I referenced, so sorry!

[Spastica]

Mrs. Meyers seems to be a great source for ready-made environmentally safe cleaners. There is a website that you can order products off of directly.