This Clip On Mosquito Repeller requires no artificial chemicals, it uses a natural essential oil to keep the flying pests away from you. The repeller gives off a slight floral scent unlike many sprays and creams. Because the repeller clips onto you your skin is left free of any sticky or greasy residues.

The Clip On Mosquito Repeller allows you to be free of flying pests such as mosquitoes and can prevent tick bites without needing to resort to chemicals such as DEET which can have a negative impact on the environment and can cause skin reactions to some people. The repeller uses geraniol which is a natural essential oil to keep the pests at bay. The clip on repeller should provide roughly a 38cm (15 in) radius of protection from mosquitoes and other such pests.

The repeller has a silent running fan within it that keeps a slightly floral smelling  mist of geraniol perpetually surrounding you. To keep this fan running the repeller requires 2 AA batteries to function, we would suggest using rechargeable batteries, and if possible have these batteries charged from an eco-friendly energy source, such as a solar battery charger.

The Clip On Mosquito Repeller is supplied with two geraniol cartridges, each cartridge should provide you with around 120 hours of protection. The repeller measures 7.6 cm x 8.9 cm x 5.7 cm (3 in x 3.5 in x 2.25 in) which should prevent it from impeding on any of your movements while wearing it. This repeller allows you to be free of mosquitoes without using harmful chemicals and without having to spray or rub anything onto your skin.  The use of batteries to power the device though could be argued to counteract any of the benefits that it provides the environment.

The Clip On Mosquito Repeller costs just $24.95, with refill cartridges costing just $9.95 for a pair.

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The Eureka Hard Surface Floor Steam Cleaner is a fast and effective way of cleaning hard surface floors without the need for chemicals. By using steam it cleans the floor surfaces effectively, drys quickly and also kills germs.

The Hard Surface Floor Steam Cleaner made by Eureka heats up water in around 4 minutes to a high temperature to steam clean any hard surface floor. Due to the temperature the steam kills of germs such as E. coli or salmonella that are on the floor while removing dirt effectively. As it uses steam the flooring dries off rapidly too, preventing any issues of wet slippery floors taking ages to dry. The steam cleaner works on just normal tap water, so preventing the need for any chemicals to be used in cleaning and sanitising your hard surface flooring.

The Hard Surface Floor Steam Cleaner comes with two ‘magic pads’ to be used to clean the floors with. These pads are machine washable to reduce the waste of disposable heads. It also includes a measuring cup and funnel to help you pour the water into the steamer, and a tray for preheating and cooling the water safely. The handle of the steamer is adjustable, the steamer is 125cm (49 in) in height at full extension. The handle can be detached so that the steamer can be used on counter tops to clean and sterilize them.

The steam cleaner’s head is 32 cm (12.5in) x 18 cm(7 in), this makes it effective in cleaning even large areas quickly, while its swivel head allows it to be easily maneuvered in small spaces. The cleaner has a 7.5 meter (25 foot) electrical cord offering you a large area of reach without needing to unplug it.  The cleaner weighs 5.5 pounds when empty of water, so it is light enough to move about a house or office with ease.

Some considerations though are that if you live in a hard water area the cleaner will become clogged up. This can be cleaned with vinegar when needed or soft/distilled water could be used instead of tap water. Though the steamer is suitable for hard surfaces, floors that are waxed or even unsealed should not be cleaned by them, as the heat will damage the wood, or melt the wax finish.

The Hard Surface Floor Steam Cleaner is just $65.99 with free shipping!

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The Small Wonder device is a gadget that reduces limescale build up in your pipes by using electromagnetic fields to alter the chemical makeup of hard water. It’s the dissolved calcium and magnesium mineral salts that cause limescale to deposit in your pipes, kettle, water boilers. The Small Wonder gadget uses the electromagnetic field to keep the mineral salts as a suspension, which decreases salt saturation in the water, and therefore helps the softened water to dissolve existing limescale deposits.

One significant eco benefit to the Small Wonder, is that it’s been designed as an alternative to using chemicals to soften your hard water. These water-softening chemicals have been shown to be corrosive to domestic plumbing systems as well as having harmful environmental effects. Reducing limescale deposits in your heating system and your washing machine have been shown to reduce energy consumption too. This is because limescale acts as an insulator within pipes, which means more energy is needed to heat water in limescale-lined pipes. There are plenty more benefits to the Small Wonder, but I’ve covered the highlights.

Electronic water softeners are pretty cheap to run, and this one only costs $10 a year to run. It’s a great alternative to using chemicals, but yet it’s just as effective. You can also get static magnet water softening systems, but they can be dangerous around pacemakers and many gadgets. Electric water softners are also much easier to install, since they don’t need a plumber or for you to cut any pipes.

The Small Wonder is available for $179 with free shipping in the US.

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For those of us who live in hard water areas, limescale can be really frustrating and expensive. Limescale leaves unpleasant white marks on surfaces, often providing a home for bacteria and stains to dwell. Usually, we use acid-based chemicals to break down the limecale, which is not too great for the environment. As an alternative, the Magnaloo Toilet Limescale Descaler uses very strong magnets to prevent calcium carbonate from forming the hard limescale deposits.

The Magnaloo blocks are simply placed in the cistern of your toilet, preventing limescale instantly. The blocks are guaranteed for 5 years, and will save you a fortune on limescale-removal chemicals. A pack of two costs just £14.95 plus delivery.

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