Lemon juice is a natural whitening agent that works perfectly for brightening white clothes. During your regular wash cycle, simply add one cup of lemon juice to the load, and run in the regular wash cycle. Clothing will quickly become brightened, and have a fresh citrus scent.

To clean your windows in your home use with 8 tablespoons lemon juice mixed with a gallon of water.
Old-fashioned household books often mention is that you can wipe windows clean with newspapers or cloth diaper.­ ­

Herbal essential oils can be blended into laundry formulas or added to the softener dispenser of your machine. Essential oils not only boost cleaning power, they also provide a fresh, clean scent.Essential oils can also lend therapeutic qualities.
Tea tree oil derived from a plant native to New South Wales, tea tree oil has tremendous antibacterial, antifungal and antiseptic properties (when used at just 5-10% concentration it’s strong enough to kill the bacteria responsible for causing staph infection.
To make a basic antiseptic soap, combine 2 cups melted glycerin soap base and 2 tablespoons tea tree oil. Stir until blended, pour into soap molds and cool.

Shine stainless steel with olive oil. For extra sparkle, pour olive oil onto a cloth and buff to your heart's content. The best way to polish wood furniture: combine 2 cups olive oil with 1 cup lemon juice or vinegar. Work the mixture into the furniture with a soft cloth. To smooth out scratches in light-colored wood, rub them with a solution of equal parts olive or vegetable oil and lemon juice.

There are many non-poisonous products that can be used for basic household cleaning. The Sodium bicarbonate as known as a baking soda has three major things going for it as a cleanser:

• First of all. it's multi-purpose.
  
• Secondly, it's multi-purpose.
• Best of all, it's CHEAP! The cost of baking soda (especially when purchased in several pound large boxes) is far less than that of any other, specialized cleaning agent.

Use Baking soda to rid Your Home of Odors

Baking soda (which is alkaline) works well as a so-called ‘green’ deodorizer because it bonds chemically to neutralize acid-based odor-causing agents. The reverse may be true for acidic substances such as white vinegar or used coffee grounds, which are also often recommended as ‘green’ odor removers. The key takeaway here is that you need to know the basic chemistry or biology of an odor you’re attacking in order to determine what substance will be effective at eliminating it. For serious odor sources such as black mold or pet urine, it’s best to call seasoned pros (like Greener Housekeeping) who know how to remove both effectively and safely.

Here is the way how you can make your own
liquid laundry soap at home.

You will need the following ingredients: 
4-5  Cups - hot tap water
1  Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup - Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
½ Cup Borax
Directions:
Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.
Fill a 4 gallon bucket in half of hot tap water. Then add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Next step is fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and leave it until the next day to thicken.
Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use.
  And of course you can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. You can use: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.

We're big fans of having vinegar in our cleaning arsenal. It's great at freshening laundry, cleaning windows, clean carpets and much more and also inexpensive and all-natural. But don't forget it: vinegar is acidic, which means that you can't quite use it everywhere.
Skip it on these spots: granite and marble countertops,  hardwood floors, stone floor tiles,

You can use it to clean your sinks, showers, tubs, and ceramic tile:  Create a homemade soft scrubber by combining 1 tablespoon liquid Castile soap and 1/3 cup baking soda.
Marble countertops: Stir 1 tablespoon liquid Castile soap into 1 quart warm water. Dampen a cloth with the solution and wipe surface. Rinse, then dry with a clean cloth.

Borax is a naturally occurring mineral that has water-softening and whitening properties. Use it as a laundry booster and to clean and deodorize. The best way to clean toilet with Borax: Pour 1 cup of borax into the toilet bowl at night before you go to sleep. The next morning clean out the toilet bowl with a brush. The borax will loosen all the grime buildup.