Green Cleaning, specifically shower/tub

[wicked_socks]

In a general effort to go green and deal with allergies, I've switched to using 'natural' soaps instead of detergent based soaps for body wash. However, the amount of soap scum generated by such products is driving me crazy. I've been using the Method daily shower spray but frankly I'm not exactly diligent with the daily part. Thus this generally ends with lots of futile scrubbing of the tub/shower before I give up, use a conventional toxic cleaner, and then avoid the upstairs for a while.

I'd love any recommendations for bathtub cleaners that:

• Don't contain eucalyptus


• Are not fragrant enough to affect asthma


• Won't poison the cats if they step in it

Additionally if anyone has recommendations for informative resources on green methods of cleaning, I'd be much obliged. I'm kind of inept at cleaning in general, let alone a specific methodology.

Thanks.

Comments

[lasergirl]

Mr. Clean Magic erasers are pretty much the only thing aside from vinegar and baking soda that I use to clean our bathroom.. Of ourselves we don't really have any lingering mildew yet as th bathroom isn't even a year old in my apartment. I do have to run a bottle of drain cleaner through every couple of months, though, which is retry toxic, but it's an old house and I have long hair that gets stuck in the drain.

[wicked_socks]

I also have the drain cleaner problem: too many girls in the house, too much hair. I somehow never thought of using the erasers on the tub. Thanks!

[green_grrl]

I have old pipes, so don't want to use chemical cleaner, and don't want to have to get the drain snaked every few months. I got a really fine mesh drain strainer (like this, but bathtub size) at Ace Hardware, and it catches everything, even dust. I need to swipe the hair out of it daily. If the mesh gets filled with fine gunk, like wet dust, I swipe it with an old toothbrush.