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How to Make Your Own Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products

You're nervous about all the household cleaners under your sink—chemicals, wasteful packaging... The solution: make your own!
By Louisa Thomas
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Baking soda

FOR FAUCETS & DIRTY OVENS

Sprinkle baking soda over the area (only when it's cool) and scrub with steel wool and water. The gritty soda scours off dirt and raises the pH of water, which helps remove chalky white buildup around faucets. (Avoid this abrasive method on glass stovetops.)

From the September 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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