Small Planet Residential Cleaning

Why Small Planet?

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There are a myriad of cleaning companies out there. Many have great uniforms or low prices or fast service. Let me highlight some reasons to consider Small Planet as your best choice for home or business cleaning.

*Natural, handmade cleaning products

We make most of our own cleaners with natural ingredients like vinegar, lemon juice, castile soap. If I would be afraid to put it on my hands, it sure doesn’t go into our cleaners.

*Bonded and insured

We carry insurance and are bonded for your peace of mind and the protection of you as well as our cleaners.

 

*Our staff

The people we hire to clean your home have a great work ethic. They pay attention to detail and are just plain nice.

 

*Pricing

At Small Planet we strive to offer competitive pricing. We are not the cheapest out there, but we certainly are one of the best values for the dollar.

 

*Far-reaching impact

When you hire Small Planet you get a safely clean home…but you also have a hand in affecting the quality and availability of water in developing countries, and in helping people in the Pikes Peak region to prosper.

 

*Scheduling

We offer flexible scheduling options to fit your need.

 

So, when you are searching for a cleaning service, what are your priorities?

If safe, natural products…

If safe, reliable people…

If cost…

If sharing in a positive impact on water issues worldwide…

Then Small Planet is the cleaning is the company for you.

Check us out on the web at www.smallplanetcleaning .com. And then call today for your free, on-site bid.

Patience Is A Virtue

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Once upon a time (just ask great-grandma), all cleaning supplies were natural and chemical free. Most were safe and easy to use—ignoring, of course, bleach and ammonia. Those simple cleaning techniques had been used for hundreds of years, with positive results, albeit, necessary elbow grease!

Enter detergent…

Once detergents were introduced into our cleaning products, homemakers thought their prayers had been answered. Suddenly cleaning took les effort, and once surfactants (natural or not) were added, their products foamed like crazy—and that foam became synonymous with clean.

Fast forward to today. Most of us have never lived in a world where our cleaning products didn’t foam. We don’t know what its like to not the have majority of ingredients in our products be chemicals we can’t even pronounce. We take it for granted that our products are safe. And that is just how we clean.

However, there is a lot of potential danger in our commercial cleaning products. We have come to understand just how bad they are for our precious water supply. And as more information becomes available, we’ve come to see the negative impact they can have on our bodies as well. We owe it to ourselves to be informed and then use that information to make decisions as to what products we want to use.

Do you know that there is NO governing board that regulates what goes into our health and beauty and cleaning products in the US? Hundreds of ingredients that are outlawed in other countries because of their carcinogenic nature are used in theigs we slather on our bodies and lean with every day. Some companies have stepped up and self-regulate to provide reasonably safe products, but consumers really need to read labels and not blindly trust manufacturers. Many products say “natural,” but chemicals are often hidden in the ingredients list by giving them new, harmless-sounding names.

You can feel confident when hiring Small Planet to clean your home. We use no chemicals, no bleach, no alcohol. We use nothing harmful to the water table. We hand-make most of our cleaning products using natural ingredients like water, essential oils, vinegar and elbow grease. Our Small Planet teams come ready to tackle the needs of each individual home, and treat them with the care we’d take with our own homes. With our natural cleansers, attention to detail, and care for our water systems—well, great-grandma would be proud. You will be too! Call us today for your free, on-site bid. Return with us to a natural cleaning service that leaves your home or business clean, sanitized and sweet-smelling.

Little Product, Big Job

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Small Planet Residential Cleaning, LLC - Colorado Springs, CO. a locally owned and operated professional cleaning company

At Small Planet, we make most of our own cleaning supplies ourselves. In our attempt to have little impact on our precious water table, we use natural, chemical-free ingredients. That being said, we do regularly use one commercially-available product, which we are happy to recommend to others.

This cleanser that we find invaluable for so many uses is Bon Ami. This powdered cleanser has been available since our grandmother’s time—and is still formulated in the same, simple, effective way. Seems they understand that “if it’s not broke, why fix it?”

This affordable cleanser is great for shining sinks and faucets, tubs and showers…cleaning toilets and counters. I even use it on my vinyl floors to get of the grime that builds up in the texture of the floor pattern. I leaves the floors white again. Wonderful! The thing to remember with powdered cleansers is to use it sparingly—a little bit does a big job—and rinse it well if you want to avoid a gritty residue. Otherwise, this unassuming product packs a punch against dirt!

The easiest way to get the most out of this treasure of a cleanser is to hire Small Planet to clean your home! We bring all the products necessary to do a normal clean—at no extra charge to you. Allow Small Planet to bring your home to a high standard of clean. Our products naturally sanitize as well. We’ll make you glad to come home to a lovely home, fresh and smelling great. Call us today to start your service!

Gunky Sink And Shower Drains

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Small Planet Residential Cleaning, LLC - Colorado Springs, CO. a locally owned and operated professional cleaning company

Here’s another answer to some of the frequently asked questions we get to solve those cleaning needs that make you say, “Hmmmm.”

Gunky Sink And Shower Drains:

It seems like bathroom sinks and showers often get clogged with all the wonderful things that get washed down them. Hair, soaps, shampoos, bits of toothpaste can all begin to band together to cause real problems if not addressed.

Volcano of Wonderfulness:

This is very much like the home science experiments we did as kids. It is so much fun (seriously!) that you may even be able to get your kids to do this for you.

Step One:

Clean out excess hair to make space for baking soda.

Step Two:

Pour ½ to 1 cup of baking soda into your clogged drain. Pour slowly, allowing it to sift as far into the drain as possible. The amount you will use will depend on the degree of your clog and the room you have to add the baking soda.

Step Three:

Pour ½ to 1 cup of vinegar into the drain on top of the baking soda. Allow the bubbles to take over! They will do the work of loosening up the built-up gunk in the drain. Let this do its work for 10-15 minutes.

Step Four:

When you can no longer hear any fizz coming from the drain, rinse with HOT water. The harder the stream of water you can use to force the loose stuff down the drain, the better.

If the drain does not run freely, repeat all steps.

Please note: If your drain is especially clogged, don’t miss that first step! You must remove as much hair and “yuk” as you are able. Without this step, you will not be able to get the baking soda to go into the drain where it will work its magic.

People are really glad to have Small Planet come into their homes and get their showers clean! If you would like to experience this form of wonderfulness for yourself, call today for your own free, in home estimate

Keeping The Toilet Fresh

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While cleaning our clients’ homes, we often are asked how we tackle specific cleaning problems. So here is another answer to your sticky cleaning questions.

Keeping The Toilet Fresh…Small Planet Residential Cleaning, LLC - Colorado Springs, CO. a locally owned and operated professional cleaning company

Many of our clients have a problem keeping their toilet bowls fresh between our cleans. That pesky orange ring begins to form at the water line, or mold starts to build up under the rim or even in the bowl. Without using chemicals, they are at a loss to keep the bowl sparkling. We have found one very effective method to keep a bowl clean in between weekly deep scrubbing.

This is an easy, quick fix:

In a 32oz spray bottle, pour one 16oz bottle of hydrogen peroxide. Fill the spray bottle the rest of the way with water. Keep this bottle near the toilet and give a spritz around the inside of the bowl after flushing. The peroxide will kill bacteria growing in the bowl and help prevent that orange ring that develops in a bowl not frequently used.

Here’s some good news: You don’t have to be the one cleaning your toilets! Call today for your free in-home estimate to have a Small Planet team come into your home and clean for you. Each bid is designed around the individual needs of each homeowner. We look forward to helping you keep that toilet sparkling!