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Room by Room and Surface Cleaning Guides for the Whole Home
A good house cleaning guide works top to bottom and dry to wet: clear the clutter, dust high surfaces first, work from your cleanest room to your dirtiest, do glass... Read more...
A HomeKind order as it arrives, in plastic free packaging

Refill and Reuse: Building a Low Waste Cleaning Habit
To refill cleaning bottles well, keep the trigger bottles you already own, mix a concentrate with water in measured doses, label each bottle with its contents and date, then store... Read more...
A HomeKind order as it arrives, in plastic free packaging

How to Reduce Single Use Plastic Cleaning Waste Under the Kitchen Sink
To reduce single use plastic cleaning waste, start under the kitchen sink: pull everything out, count the bottles, then replace the overlapping all purpose, glass, bathroom and floor sprays with... Read more...
One litre of HomeKind concentrate beside the spray bottles it makes

The Real Cost Per Spray Bottle: Concentrate Versus Supermarket
A ready to use supermarket spray costs roughly 5 to 7 dollars. The same sized bottle filled from a 1L plant based concentrate works out at about 40c, because one... Read more...
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What Is the Difference Between Plant Based and Natural Cleaning Products
Plant based means the active cleaning ingredients are derived from plants rather than petrochemicals, which is a specific claim you can check on the label. Natural is a marketing word... Read more...
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Plant Based and Non Toxic Cleaning in Australia: A Practical Guide
Plant based cleaning products in Australia use surfactants and acids made from plants such as coconut, citrus and sugar instead of petroleum, and the best ones clean as well as... Read more...
HomeKind All in One Cleaner Concentrate, 1L amber bottle

Cleaning Safely Around Pets, Babies and Sensitive Homes
Pet safe cleaning products in Australia are plant based cleaners free of phosphates, ammonia, chlorine bleach, synthetic dyes and strong solvents, used at the correct dilution and allowed to dry... Read more...
A made up HomeKind spray bottle, ready to use

One Cleaner That Replaces All Purpose, Glass, Bathroom and Floor Sprays
Yes, one plant based concentrate can replace your separate all purpose, glass, bathroom and floor sprays. Dilute it weak or strong to match the job, wipe then buff for streak... Read more...
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Off Grid Cleaning Products: The Caravan, Van and Tiny Home Guide
The best off grid cleaning products do three things at once: protect your greywater and black water tanks, use little fresh water, and pack down small. For caravans, vans and... Read more...
Hands holding a bottle of HomeKind concentrate

Non Toxic Cleaning Products: What to Look For on an Australian Label
To choose non toxic cleaning products in Australia, read the full ingredient list rather than the front claims, look for named plant based surfactants, and check that phosphates, parabens, SLS... Read more...
One litre of HomeKind concentrate beside the spray bottles it makes

Is It Cheaper to Make Your Own Cleaning Products?
Yes, a homemade vinegar spray is usually cheaper per bottle than a premixed supermarket one, often well under a dollar. But the gap shrinks fast once you count failed batches,... Read more...
The four HomeKind scents lined up

Is Fragrance Free Cleaner Better for Sensitive Skin
For most people with sensitive skin, a fragrance free cleaner is the safer choice, because added fragrance and synthetic dye are two of the most common contact triggers. Removing them... Read more...
Everything, in one place

Cleaning, done honestly.

Sixty three guides, grouped by the eight subjects they belong to. The pillar guide for each is listed first.

All in One Cleaner Concentrate: The Complete Australian Guide

Septic, Greywater and Rural Safe Cleaning: The Australian Guide

Eco Cleaning and Cutting Plastic Waste at Home

Plant Based and Non Toxic Cleaning in Australia: A Practical Guide

Cleaning Safely Around Pets, Babies and Sensitive Homes

Streak Free Glass and Surfaces: How to Clean Without Smears

Room by Room and Surface Cleaning Guides for the Whole Home

Saving Money on Cleaning Without Cutting Corners