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Make Your Own Household Cleaners
You will be amazed by how well these homemade green cleaners work.
Plus you will no longer be using harmful chemicals around your home.
The Supply List:
- Baking Soda
- Vinegar
- Borax
- Dish or mild castile soap
- Lemons
- Vegetable Oil
- Club soda
- Essential oils
- Spray Bottles
- Essential Oils (optional)
Baking soda may be used to scrub like any scouring powder. Unlike traditional scouring powders, baking soda doesn’t scratch surfaces and is non-toxic. So scrub surfaces like kitchen counters with a sponge sprinkled with baking soda, then rinse the surface with either water, vinegar, or your homemade household cleaner.
Remove dirt and buildup with vinegar. Use vinegar full-strength for tough cleaning jobs and to remove lime or hard water stains, or mix the vinegar with warm water for a milder green cleaner.
Make an all-purpose green cleaner by combining 1 tsp. borax, 1 tsp. baking soda, 2 tsp. vinegar, ½ tsp. dish soap or mild castile soap, 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice and 2 cups hot water. Store in a spray bottle and use like any all-purpose cleaner.
Clean tile and linoleum floors with dish soap or mild castile soap. Mix 2 tsp. of soap with 3 gallons hot water. Mop or wipe the floor with the solution, and then rinse with 1 cup of vinegar mixed with 3 gallons of cold water.
Wood floors can be polished with a mixture of equal parts vinegar and vegetable oil. Rub the polish into the floor, then buff with a soft cloth.
Remove stains from carpets and upholstery with club soda. Immediately saturate stains with club soda and blot until the stain is removed. Follow with a vinegar-water solution if the stain smells.
Get streak-free glass by combining ¼ cup vinegar with 4 cups club soda. Use rags made from T-shirts or use crumpled newspaper for cleaning to avoid lint on your glass.
Freshen the air with a non-toxic baking powder spray. Combine 2 tbsp. baking soda with 2 cups hot water, and stir until dissolved. Add fresh lemon juice or any essential oils. Store in a spray bottle and mist into the air to freshen it.
POST YOUR FAVORITE WAYS TO BE GREEN WHILE CLEANING YOUR HOME
Jess Barnett said,
November 24, 2009 @ 8:53 pm
It leaves our house all clean and doesn’t hurt our environment or our doggy Rylie! That and it saves a whole lot of $$!
Sally said,
February 21, 2010 @ 4:29 pm
M*rtha St3wart just came out with an Eco Friendly cleaning product line up. I saw it at a local Hardware Depot store. I looked at the ingredients list, of a few products, and they are very similar to what is mentioned above with maybe one or two things added.
Pretty amazing that you can mix a few household things together and sell them for $4 a bottle.
Make it yourself!