Spring Clean: do a Gwyneth and go chemical-free

2. Pretty house

Maison Belle launched its eco-cleaning product range in the UK earlier this year from the Isabella Smith Apothecary in Denmark. The ‘Martha Stewart of Scandinavia’, Smith created the range after a doctor friend of hers treated a child in the emergency room who nearly died from drinking a traditional cleaner. Her range contains 'a non-toxic booster which makes natural soaps surprisingly efficient. Try the kitchen cleaner (£3.95) on a greasy surface.' Follow the instructions. You will be pleasantly surprised.

3. Heap of skins

'I converted the whole family to organic - starting with Ronnie's cigarettes,' says Jo Wood, wife of the Rolling Stones legend. She should invest in the Natural Collection’s kitchen caddy (£6.95) to put all her food waste and fruit and vegetable peels in. We've no sympathy for wasteful devils.

4. Like Monica from Friends?

Squeaky clean Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen says,'You can actually eat off the floor of my house, that's how clean my floors are. In the past I used to go to people's houses and start cleaning their dishes and they're like, "What's wrong with you?,"'. If you too have a penchant for soap suds, check out Bailey’s Home and Garden’s grand eco-household cleaning range. Because cleaning products are so often abrasive, we love their natural olive oil soap (£2.25).

5. Retro eco

Desperate house-wife Nicolette Sheridan, who plays Edie in the show, loves a good green scrubdown. 'I actually am trying to be more eco-friendly about spring-cleaning this year. So I’m sticking with supplies that are nontoxic.' She would love Cath Kidston’s non-toxic and biodegradeable venture into eco-cleaning. The Cotton Fresh washing up liquid (£5 for 500ml) is covered in vintage style bubble designs that hark back to the perfect Fifties housewife. Play the role.

6. French maid

Being an eco-martyr means paying attention to detail. Yes, synthetic dusters are largely seen an antiquated and ineffective because they just brush dust up into the air but an ostrich feather duster contains natural oils in the feathers that attract dust and collect it. And their flexible shape means they can get in all those awkward nooks. To clean off, just shake them out outside. Not just for show. (£15.50, RE)

7. Don’t balls it up

Gwyneth Paltrow protects hubbie Chris and her brood by being green. 'Today in my home we only use organic soap and cleaners. I want to protect my children from anything harmful.' Let’s hope she uses these Ecoballs (£34, biomelifestyle), voted one of the ten best green cleaning products for your home by The Independent. Use instead of detergent for washing clothes and let the ionized oxygen do the dirty work. Great for the environment and your pocket – once set of Ecoballs will last you for up to 1000 washes.

8. Spring resolution

If you haven’t yet joined the recycling train, make spring the time you give those New Year’s resolutions a second thought. Not on the High Street have come up with these Kitchen Recycle Bags (£12) in which you can separate cans, glass and paper and do your bit for the environment. Make Oliver Heath proud.

9. Metal wonder

Even tough surfaces like stainless steel are now catered for in the ever-expanding green clean arena. The Cotswold Company's specialist Stainless Steel Cleaner and Polish (£19.95) is a highly efficient all-natural product which is non-toxic, biodegradable and cruelty-free. Just shiny.

10. All lathered up

'There’s no reason why organic and fair-trade can’t be sexy,' says Sienna Miller, and we couldn’t agree more. After all that scrubbing, sorting and washing you’ll need a good clean up yourself. Spoil yourself (not the environment) with this Organic Bath and Shower Gel (£19) from Not on the High Street made of Manuka honey and natural oils. You’ve earned it.

Oliver Heath has some more great ideas for how you can make your home a sacred environmental shrine. Once your place is pristine, sex it up with cutting-edge eco gadgets.

Tried and tested any green cleaning products? Post a comment and let us know what you thought.