Top eco-friendly cleaning products

Top eco-friendly cleaning products

Now you can keep your home and conscience clean with the latest range of eco-friendly cleaners. Kinder to the planet, our round up of environmentally sound cleaners will give your home sparkle the natural way.

By Karen O\'Grady

Clean in a flash

It\'s back to basics as traditonal ingredients such as white vinegar, bicarbonate of soda, natural soap and almond extract form the basis of the new Flash Clean & Care range. Kind to the enviroment, the cleaners are gentle enough to be used on delicate surfaces such as wood, marble and granite while still delivering great cleaning results.

Flash Clean & Care range, available from all major supermarkets

On the ball

Looking for an alternative to conventional washing powder? These futuristic-looking spheres are designed to be placed in your washing machine, and will clean your clothes naturally. The balls work together in the washing machine to produce ionised oxygen, which removes dirt without using harsh chemicals. Designed to be reused 750 times, Ecoballs are also a cost-effective option.

Ecoballs, £30 for three, www.johnlewis.com

Best in glass

The fresh minty scent of Method\'s non-toxic cleaner for glass and windows makes cleannig a pleasure! The ingredients in this spray are natural, dervied from corn, coconut and palm kernel oil and give a streak-free shine when used on windows, glass and mirrors.

Method Glass Cleaner Spray 828ml, £4.15 www.waitrose.com

Celebrity sparkle

Whether he\'s cooking or cleaning, Anthony Worrall Thompson knows how to get results! Clean up your home like a pro with the TV chef\'s Fresh and Green range of environmentally friendly cleaning products. Safe to use on all surfaces, Fresh and Green is chemical-free and uses renewable natural plant extracts.\r\n
Approved by the renowned conservation charity WWF (Worldwide Fund for Nature), a donation is made to the charity for every pack purchased. To see the complete range and find where to buy near you, visit www.freshandgreen.net

Full power

If you\'re looking for an eco-friendly cleaner with clout, then the OzKleen range of kitchen, bathroom and carpet cleaners is for you. All OzKleen products are made with only the finest natural plant extracts and are free from chlorine, ammonia or phosphates yet will remove stubborn stains such as grease, make-up and pet stains with ease. They also smell wonderful!

OzKleen Carpet Power £2.49 500ml, www.wilkinsonplus.com

The complete package

A quick and easy way to clean the home, Doktor Power is an effective non-toxic cleaner that will blitz the ktichen and home in seconds. Particulary good for removing tough limescale, this environmentally-freindly cleaner can even be used to give the alloy wheels on your car a shine!
The package design is made from 100 per cent recycled materials and features a sponge applicator stored away in the lid, providing a handy cleaning kit.

Doktor Power, £4.99, www.robertdyas.co.uk

Nature\'s way

Earth-friendly bleach is made from pure, natural ingredients is the ideal chemical-free way to brighten your washing. Containing no chlorine, this bleach is also free from synthetic colours and fragrances.

Earth Friendly Bleach, 550g, £5.95, www.thenaturalshop.co.uk

Remove red wine

Clean up red wine spills the eco-friendly way with a safe water-based, biodegradable red wine stain remover made from natural ingredients that really does work!
\r\nWine Away makes red wine, cranberry juice and other red stains disappear from carpet and fabrics. Derived from fruit and vegetable extracts it\'s safe to use around children and pets and contains no bleach or phosphates.

Wine Away, 240ml, £9.99 www.love-eco.co.uk

Organic wash

Help the Aged is launching a new and exclusive range of organic and environmentally-friendly household cleaning products created by Isabella Smith Apothecary.

Unlike conventional cleaning products which can contain ingredients such as ammonia, phosphates and petrochemicals, the range which consists of a Glass Cleaner, All Purpose Cleaner and Washing-Up Liquid, is non-toxic, biodegradable, and derived from entirely natural ingredients. Furthermore, the products are not tested on animals.

Washing-Up Liquid, £2.25, is available to buy from Help the Aged charity shops, www.helptheaged.co.uk or through the Charity\'s home shopping catalogue, tel: 0800 169 1609, or to find out where your nearest Help the Aged charity shop is visit www.helptheaged.org.uk/shops