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What else do you call a blog post that is nothing but a lovely list of all the gorgeously scented home cleaning products. Most of them are eco or environmentally friendly and I know that resonates with a lot of people. But here is the story before I go rambling on again.

I like a clean home and I do my best to keep the regular cleaning going. As with most people the onset of Spring makes me want to brighten and shine up the home a little more. Declutter some area, some extra dusting in a long forgotten corner and fresh scents to accompany all.

I love scented home cleaning products and there is no end to the ones out there. I’ve already made my way through Mrs. Meyer’s and Method, both of which are readily available at local stores. I’m kind of skipping Caldrea` because they are made by the same company that makes Mrs. Meyer’s so the hunt was on to find a couple of new surface sprays for the bathrooms and kitchen.

Now if you don’t already know these luxurious lovely scented home cleaning products are not your normal $2.50 but can run several times over that amount so I wanted to be sure, as sure as I could be, that I would be happy.

So the hunt was on. Instead of telling you all in detail about each brand etc., which I cannot because I have yet to try any of these, I’ll just list them for you.

The reason I’m making this list is because I searched high and low for one like this and couldn’t find a complete on. This is not complete but more comprehensive than what I could find.

• Mangiacotti: I leaned towards this one hard. The clementine scent was calling my name. Called by Michele’s last name (the founder)she created the Mangiacotti line of products to add whimsy and something special to every day tasks.
• The Laundress: Founded by two women formerly in the fashion design business The Laundress is first and foremost a line of specialty products for your laundry. The all purpose cleaner is newer. The clean lines are especially attractive.
• Sweet Grass Farm: Simple household products with kind of a vintagey, farm girl feel. The prices were good too.
• Stonewall Kitchen: Lots of choices in the scent department.
• Thymes: I had no idea they had cleaning products. I have a lotion and perfume I got as gifts about 10 years ago that I just love and that has me sniffing the bottle just to smile. I probably would have gone for them but I wanted more than one scent.
• Williams Sonoma They’ve got some new cleaning products out. It looks like it only comes in lavendar. I love lavendar but I wanted something new. Back to the search engine.
• JR Watkins: Who hasn’t heard of Watkins? Natural all purpose cleaners.
• Maison Belle: This is the brand that won out. I kept finding all these great articles about this company so I picked up a bathroom and a kitchen surface cleaner. They are out of London (I think) so to buy them in the US head over the The Beauty Habit (go figure, beautiful countertops)

As it stands now I’ll make this a ongoing list to see if I land upon anything else.

So today is Tackle it Tuesday time. This is the time when you get something done that you’ve been meaning to do or better yet procrastinating about.

My main goal for today is to unclog the bathtub drain. I keep forgetting to add the drain cleaner to my weekly grocery list. If I’m not walking past the list when it’s on my mind then sheesh! Forget it!

I make these wonderful detailed grocery lists and keep forgetting this one small badly needed item!

I think that is a clue to try another method. So I’m going to do just that!

This month in honor of my Vintage Homemaking site I’m going to attempt to unclog our bathtub drain using natural methods.

I’m trying not to think about what is making it clogged in the first place. My goal is just clean it!

Want the recipe?

1/2 cup baking soda
1/4 cup vinegar (I’ll be using white)
1/2 cup salt
Pour them in this order down the drain and let gurgle and bubble for 15
minutes.
Then, wearing gloves, and holding your face waaaay back pour a pot of
boiling water ever so slowly in after them.

* I can’t be held responsible for any accidents or unforeseen problems
so please use this with caution meaning be careful of splattering hot
liquids etc. Hold your face and your hands back from the happenings please.

For more Tackle it Tuesday people visit 5 minutes for mom here.

Update: I did the drain unclog and sat waaay back as I was really expecting Mt. Vesuvius but it was not so. It did gurgle and toil but I was extra zealous and kept pouring half cupfuls of vinegar down there (total of 3 to be exact). I did the salt too as I have a big box left over from last Thanksgiving’s brining.

I now need to fill the tub and watch it empty. Pretty cool. I’m going to have to share this with my sister. I also need more baking soda…