If you’re worried about the environmental concerns and health issues related to chemical-packed traditional household cleaners, you may want to consider steam cleaners as a green cleaning option.  Steam cleaners hold water in a storage tank, and a heating element boils the water which creates pressurized steam.  Then using a wand or other attachment, you can clean with powerful blasts of hot steam, without detergents or other additives.

There are many ways to use a steam cleaner for environmentally friendly household cleaning, including:

• Ceramic Tile Floors
• Showers & Bathtubs
• Carpet
• Lawn Furniture
• Eliminating Odors
• Disinfecting
• Decks
• Grills
• Upholstery
• Hard to Reach Nooks & Crannies

The steam cleaner above is made by Euro-Pro.  It holds enough water for 30 minutes of cleaning time, and includes several attachments.  The Euro-Pro Shark steam cleaner is available at Ace Hardware. Here’s an interesting article on the benefits of steam cleaning.