"No-poo" movement. Seriously, wash my hair with vinegar?

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64. I worked for Massengel for a while so..... No, I kid.

If you are gong to use water for windows, glass or mirrors, try it like this..use a wet sponge with a scrubbie side to loosen dirt like toothpaste spit, smashed bug guts, globs of soap and fingerprints, then rinse.

Then take a squeegee and remove the water while wiping the blade of the squeegee after each swipe. Stand back at look at the glass for streaks (if any), then remove the streaks with a clean, dry micro fiber. Note: The dirtier the micro fiber and squeegee becomes, the more time you will spend wiping streaks so it is important to loosen and rinse the dirt initially. Also the microfiber cloth shouldn't be too old because after several washes the fibers wear down and aren't effective. It should be a nice soft cloth.

I clean for a living and the less time I spend cleaning something, the more money I make so I do invest time in finding easier ways to remove dirt.

In theory, one should be able to clean an entire house with just plain water. I don't like to because it does take more time and there is no clean scent.

I was surprised when I found out how many of the people I clean for, decide how clean their house feels to them by how it smells. So yes, they can smell vinegar when they walk in their house as the scent does not quickly abate even though you may not smell it because your nose became accustomed to it after about 15 minutes.

The following are the current products I use to clean

Lysol Toilet Bowl cleaner with peroxide
Lysol Multi purpose with peroxide (good for pet stains and tile floors)
Ajax for scrubbing tubs, sinks and tile grout
Window cleaner with ammonia because it does cut grease.
Bleach for mildew- for those that don't leave their shower doors open to dry out.

Tools I use are vacuum, broom, flat mop, Ostrich feather duster (no, not one of those swifter things, they have a stick running up through the middle of them and too many things get knocked over and broke) Ostrich feathers have a natural oil that grabs the dust and cleaning blinds with it is a quick easy task. They are also good at getting paper towel dust off mirrors and glass after they have been cleaned.

When I go into a room, the first thing I do is dust up high, cobwebs in corners and on ceilings, while that settles, I do blinds and window sills. After that, a damp microfiber for surfaces like coffee tables and knick knacks, etc. Then it's time to do the glass. After that, vacuum furniture if necessary and finish up with floors vacuum and mopping.

For hard wood floors, I use plain hot water- as hot as I can stand it along with a flat mop wrung out as tightly as possible so the wood dries quickly and without water marks. Again getting it streak free depends on how well you remove the dirt initially.

With these products, tools and methods, I and my partner can clean a two bedroom, 2 bath 900 sq ft apt in less than an hour and a five bedroom 5 full bath 4500 sq ft home from top to bottom in about 3 hours.