Clean Magic: Essential New Tricks for a Sparkling Green Home. THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

by Nancy Birtwhistle

Simple swaps and innovative ideas for cleaning and maintaining your home that won't cost the Earth.

Learn how easy it is to make simple swaps in your cleaning and tidying methods for a more eco-friendly home, with helpful tips from bestselling author and Great British Bake Off winner Nancy Birtwhistle.

This beautifully illustrated black and white guide with 101 hints and sustainable, natural cleaning tips and hacks will help you take small steps that have a massive positive environmental impact. In Clean & Green, Nancy shares the simple recipes and methods she has developed since making a conscious effort to live more sustainably, many of which are faster and easier than the go-to products and methods most of us use now.

From everyday cleaning and laundry tips to zero-effort oven cleaner and guidance on removing tricky stains from clothing and furniture, these economical, practical methods are perfect for anyone looking to reduce their use of plastic and throwaway products. Nancy shares her tried-and-tested recipes for all-purpose cleaners, replacements for harmful chemicals that will keep both your home and the planet clean and green for future generations.

'The book I’ve waited all my life for' – Kirstie Allsopp

Genres: Nonfiction

288 pages, Hardcover

Published February 17, 2026

Reviews

[Crazypetlady · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm going to preface my review by saying that I love her recipe for Pure Magic - it literally saved a toilet i had that had a hard water stain. But that was from another book and several years ago. The last few years, I've had this uncomfortable reaction to so many of this authors social media posts. Getting the ingredients for her recipes isn't cheap where i live, which she emphasizes is part of the attraction, and they're not easily acquired. If i didn't have a car and the money to gas it up, i couldn't easily get citric acid or washing soda or green bleach. And i don't have the time or space or energy even to live the life she's advocating for - which made me realize that what she's really selling is a privileged lifestyle. I genuinely agree that her recipes are probably better for the environment than commercial cleaners but it's a full time job and a full paycheck to achieve that life. The language and terminology she uses implies that this life is easy for anyone and if you're not doing it, you're living life wrong. I'll keep using pure magic in my hard water area, as long as I can afford to, but this white washed, privileged life of growing my own food and keeping chickens, etc., isn't applicable to me or literally anyone else i know.

[Liz C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nancy's books have changed the way we live our lives. This is another extremely useful book with new approaches and updates. I wish everyone in the world would read one of her books and make changes to benefit the Earth. Or even just look at her Instagram!

[Gem ~ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of amazing recipes, tips and ideas for all manner of green cleaning alternatives and lots of inspiration for trying to look after your home and the environment