Tuesday, May 11, 2010

homemade cleaners

I'm looking into making some household cleaners - we have so much baking soda, vinegar, etc. lying around that we only use in small amounts, and I can't help but think that there have to be other uses for them.  Have you ever made any cleaners?  Any recipe/concoction work particularly well?  I'll take whatever ideas you've got - bath tub, kitchen, floors...

Thanks in advance! 

4 comments:

  1. I've been thinking about doing this, too!!! I just have been too lazy to actually getting around and doing it.. Haha let me know what you find works for you! :)

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  2. I keep a spray bottle of 1 C vinegar, 1 C water by my kitchen sink. I use it throughout the day to clean / disinfect the sink, counters, etc. I have also used a vinegar solution to mop the floor. (It was supposed to be 1:1 ratio water and vinegar but I was running low on vinegar... oh well!)

    Baking soda I use with a wet rag to really scrub things that need to be whitened / brightened.

    Straight vinegar I've used to remove hard water build-up.

    Dawn I use to get oil out of clothing.

    That's all I've got. :)

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  3. I put a couple of glugs of white vinegar into the bleach dispenser each time I wash a load of laundry. It's supposed to soften the clothes and keep the colors from bleeding/fading. We do not use scented laundry detergents and they do not smell like vinegar when they come out of the dryer and

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  4. Check out passionatehomemaking.com (its a blog) and click on health and nutrition....she's got some great natural recipes for household cleaners, homemade toothpast, laundry detergent, dishwasher soap, etc, etc. I just love this blog, so many great ideas and posts! Enjoy!

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