Save money, avoid harsh chemicals, custom-clean problem areas, and enhance your home"s beauty--the natural way! To have a bright and sparkling house, jettison the abrasive commercial substances and depend on nature"s gifts instead. Such kind-to-the-environment (and your health) "cleansers" as fresh-cut lemons, vinegar, glycerine, baking soda, wheat-germ oil, and fragrant herbs will polish wood floors and furniture to gleaming; remove stubborn stains from laundry, upholstery, and carpeting; and tackle dirt and grime in kitchens and bathrooms. Quick-to-make recipes include a carpet cleaner with vanilla to remove odors and peppermint or wintergreen to disinfect; handy-dandy pine wash for tile and vinyl floors; non-streak window clarifier; scouring cleanser for plastic, tile, fiberglass, and ceramic surfaces; pre-treating spray for delicate clothes; and gold polisher from liquid castile soap. There"s even something for the car! Filled with helpful hints and clever solutions.