Which Eco Cleansers Work?

All Purpose Cleaners

Soap Works At Home All Purpose Cleaner - 32 oz. $2.59
At Home comes in an attractive, easy to use spray bottle and smells like rosemary or tea tree oil. It removed fingerprints and scuff marks from flat paint with re-application and did well on light mildew, but left a visible residue that had to be rinsed with water.

Earth Rite All Purpose Cleaner - 22 oz. $3.29
This is the same poorly designed bottle used for the Earth Rite tile cleaner and glass cleaner. The scent is mild green apple and the liquid wipes away easily. Mildew stains and smudges on flat paint required re-application and elbow grease.

Citra-Solv Concentrated Cleaner & Degreaser - 8 oz. $4.69
This is a concentrated liquid which must be diluted with water. It has a powerful orange scent and although it is made with natural citrus extracts and biodegradable cleaning agents, Citra-Solv is a combustible liquid and dangerous to ingest. It was comparable to the other all-purpose cleaners in most circumstances, but as the concentration increased, so did its effectiveness. At full strength, it even removed ground-in carpet stains. It is featured in the Green Home store.

Planet All Purpose Cleaner - 22 oz. $2.99
This spray bottle is well designed and a joy to use. The liquid is truly unscented and it cleaned most surfaces including high-traffic carpeted areas.

Summary
Most of these products produced excellent results. Planet was the easiest to use and if you are going to be cleaning for a while, unscented Planet or mildly-scented Earth Rite may be the easiest to tolerate. Save Citro-Solv for your next oil spill. At full strength, Citra-Solv out performed the others but was sometimes tough to be around.

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