Whether you have family members with sensitivities to commercial cleaning products or you're looking to help our planet, using “green” products isn’t that hard.

With two young boys and a glass top table, commercial glass cleaner used to be a staple in my house. Until one day I ran out and needed a quick substitute.

Mixing a quick solution by pouring 1/2 cup of vinegar into a clean spray bottle and filling the rest with water, I was on my way and I’ve never looked back. Use it with newspaper (I always thought this was an old wives tale but it does work) and you have a great glass-cleaning product.

It is also much cheaper than store bought product. Almost 95% of these products are water.

Add a teaspoon of tea tree oil and you have an antiseptic cleaner for use in bathrooms and kitchens.

You don’t have to make changes al at once, start off with one product and go from there.

Do you have a “green” recipe for a cleaning product that works?

Note: use caution when using on surfaces, always conduct a test spot first.