Wood Floors Should Not Be A Mystery To Clean

Most people after paying a considerable sum for new wood flooring want to make sure they do not ruin the floor by cleaning it improperly. As a result, most floor installers and retail shops recommend using a particular product to clean the floor (we won’t mention any names here). However, these product(s) are somewhat expensive for something that mainly contains water and a bit of cleaning solution.

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Food For Thought – 10 Ways To Clean With Food

Did you know that you can clean using food? Yes, as a fun alternative here a 10 ways to clean with food:

1.       Club Soda:

This one is somewhat common so we thought we should list it first. You can use club soda to remove stains from fabrics and even carpeting. Some people also report that you can use it to clean your cast iron pots and pans. Just pour Club Soda into a“hot” skillet and lightly scrub using scouring pad.Make sure to use a non-metal brush.

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Common Foods Toxic To Your Pet

Source: Carlsbad Animal Hospita

Chocolate

Chocolate contains Theobromine (a heart stimulant which can launch serious poisoning episodes) which can cause vomiting, diarrhea, extreme hyperactivity, seizures, heart arrhythmias, and even death. Dark chocolate has about 10x the amount of Theobromine than milk chocolate therefore has higher toxicity. For example it would take over 1lb of milk chocolate to poison a medium-sized pet, but can occur from eating only 2oz of dark chocolate. Also the high fat content in chocolate can cause Pancreatitis.

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What Is Hard Water And How Do You Clean It?

Here in San Diego house cleaning companies are frequently challenged by hard water stains on shower glass. If after taking a shower you do not immediately clean the glass by wiping it down or with a squeegee, rest assured, your glass will become spotted. It only takes a few months (in San Diego) of not properly drying the water from glass to permanently etch the glass surface. Once that occurs, removing the stained etched marks from the glass with a cleaning product will probably not be effective.

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Cleaning Grout The Green Way

 Note: keep in mind that when testing any of these methods below to always test in an inconspicuous area

If you have tile on your floors, counters or bathroom you also have grout. Regardless of how clean you maintain your home most grout will become stained over time. Every time you mop a tile floor you are essentially pushing the dirt into the grout. You can keep your mop clean by rinsing it more often, but your grout is still going to accumulate dirt each time you mop.

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Maid Rights

“News Flash: April 1, 2013”

In an effort to promote equality, fairness and a safer work environment for the maids, Naked Clean has decided to adopt both left and right-handed mops and towels to make cleaning easier, and importantly, safer. According to the spokesperson of Naked Clean “These new mops and microfiber towels should really help our left-handed maids. We believe in being a forward-looking company. The rights of left-handed maids everywhere should be respected.” 

 Naked Clean is a maid service located in San Diego and provides safe green house cleaning.

Where To Find A Maid In San Diego

There are many companies in San Diego you can hire to have your home cleaned and we believe each company, for the most part, does a very good job of cleaning homes. Each company utilizes their own methodology of operating their business as this is mainly a mom and pop type of business. There are naturally a few very large franchise companies and also you’ll find many independent cleaners who clean by themselves or with a family member. But overall, you’ll find a wide variety of house cleaning companies to choose from.

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San Diego House Cleaning Leads With Green Cleaning

In 2007, Naked Clean began residential house cleaning in North County San Diego but it wasn’t long after we opened our first office in Carlsbad, California that we began using our organic probiotic cleaners along with a variety of other natural green cleaning products to improve green cleaning results.

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Does Green Cleaning Sanitize?

We sometimes get asked if green cleaning sanitizes, but the answer to this question really depends on what type of green cleaners you’re using and what is meant by “sanitizing.” (it’s common to use the term disinfecting interchangeably with sanitizing, but this is not technically accurate).

 So let’s first understand what is sanitizing. According to the CDC: Sanitizers are used to reduce germs from surfaces but not totally get rid of them. Sanitizers reduce the germs from surfaces to levels that are considered safe.

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Top Five Spring Cleaning Tips From San Diego Maids

It is soon to be spring cleaning time for many, and this includes scheduling with your favorite San Diego house cleaning service, such as Naked Clean, for a deep cleaning.  It is often the time when people focus on washing the house top to bottom and cleaning all surfaces, even the interior and exterior windows. The tasks can be broken down into days or into various chunks of time, but when they are complete all breathe just a little more easily!

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Benefits of Using Baking Soda when House Cleaning

Let’s face it, house cleaning agents can get costly, and the reality is that so many of them are.  One of the best and cheapest house cleaning investments you can make is baking soda. If you wish to hire a San Diego maid service, by all means, do so, but it sure doesn’t hurt to have your own easy-to-make, non-toxic household cleansers labeled and stashed for your convenience!

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San Diego Maids Share Green Tips for Cleaning Bathrooms

 Cleaning the bathrooms, from what we hear, is probably the top house-cleaning chore our San Diego maids are commended for, but there comes a time when many of our clients need to get on their hands and knees and do some house cleaning themselves, particularly in-between our scheduled maid service visits!  The following are some non-toxic cleaning agents our maids in San Diego recommend to clients for cleaning the bathroom.  It’s very important to keep in mind that if you do decide to clean your house with chemicals, that when bleach and ammonia mix, they create a toxic gas!

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San Diego Maids Share Five Ways to be Dust Busters

You ever find that you need to tidy up the house, but don't want to bust out the vacuum and mop?  Maybe your San Diego maid service has dusted recently, but days later you already see a thin sheet of dust or pet dander accumulating!  What to do?

The following are unconventional quick house cleaning tips that will do the dusting trick in a short amount of time, and keep you happy until your next house cleaning appointment!

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Communicating with your San Diego Housekeeping Service

If you’re looking into hiring a San Diego housekeeping service, one of the single most important things you can remember from the outset is to maintain good communication at all times. After all, these are the people you have to trust to keep your home clean, so making sure that you not only get the right housekeeping service at the start but talk to them as long as they’re cleaning your home is a must.

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Hiring a San Diego House Cleaning Service for a Move-In Cleaning

If you managed to land that great new place you wanted, congratulations! You probably have a lot on your mind, and the chances are good you have quite a few things ahead of you to tackle, too. One of the best ideas is to hire a San Diego house cleaning service to tackle all of the cleaning before you move in. Naked Clean can help you get the location cleaner than you ever thought possible and make it perfectly suited for your family before you start hauling boxes in.

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Tipping Your San Diego Housekeeping Service

Not sure whether to leave a tip for your San Diego housekeeping service on the counter? This quick guide can help.

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One More Reason to Support Your San Diego Maid Service

Naked Clean is proud to be a part of the Cleaning for a Reason program to help cancer patients throughout our area.

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What to Expect From a San Diego House Cleaning Service

If you’re like most people these days, employing a San Diego house cleaning service has become a priority on your list. After all, that pile of chores is seemingly unending, and a cleaning service could help you tackle all of that work and stay on top of your household at the same time. Not sure exactly what to expect from a cleaning service? It’s not going to look much like it does on TV. Instead, you can expect professionalism at every turn.

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Preparing for a San Diego House Cleaning

Not sure what to do before your San Diego house cleaning service arrives? This quick guide can help.

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