There is a product called CitraSolv that I have found available at Whole Foods as well as my local grocery stores. It's a citrus based cleaner that can be used several ways. I dilute it w/ water and use it as an all purpose cleaner. It has a nice citrus scent and works well on greasy spills and spots. Since I'm using about 1 tablespoon in 3 cups of water it goes a long way. I add peroxide to make a carpet spot cleaner.
The same company makes a dish washing liquid that I like better than Seventh Generation and some of the other non petroleum based liquids. This dish washing liquid also makes an incredible shampoo - and is way less expensive. A good shampoo is a good detergent. I remember that years ago Consumer Reports gave people disguised dawn dish washing liquid and asked them to rate it as a shampoo against several others. The Dawn came out on top. If you have normal to oily hair give the CitraSov dish washing liquid a try (no sodium laurel sulphates or parbens).
I have an interesting way of mopping our kitchen floor that uses the CitraSolv all purpose mix. I use a mop that holds disposable pads but instead of a disposable pad I use microfiber cloths or old wash cloths. I dampen the cloth and place it on the mop. The floor is then sprayed only in gunky spots with the all purpose cleaner. After the floor is sprayed I spritz the mop with the all purpose spray and mop for awhile. When the cloth is dirty I take it off the mop wash it out and repeat the process until the floor is clean. This way I am not dragging dirty water all over the kitchen. I think the floor gets much cleaner w/o dealing with sink or buckets full of dirty water. I also never have to buy a refill pad for the mop - just throw the dirty cloths in the washer. A wood floor can also be mopped this way.
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