On unfinished wood, use vegetable oil to replenish luster. Polish finished wood with butcher's wax once or twice a year. Glass cleaners emit ammonia mist which you breathe. First, use rubbing alcohol to clean the residual wax left from commercial glass cleaners. Then clean with a mixture of half white vinegar and half water.
Pesticides contain some of the most toxic synthetic chemicals ever developed.
Many have been linked to birth defects, leukemia, and cancer. Drinking water in 38 states has already been contaminated by pesticides. For example, a study sponsored by the National Cancer Institute states that the incidence of childhood leukemia can increase sevenfold due to normal exposure to household or garden pesticides. Avoid 'quick fix' chemical warfare against pests and weeds. Most laundry products are non-biodegradable detergents.