Are you one who likes to do deep cleaning in the spring time?
If you are, or even if you aren't, here are some great homemade and frugal cleaners that I use around the house.
- A homemade all-purpose cleaner that works kind of like Soft Scrub. I use it in the bathroom and on tough to clean areas.
- A couple of different homemade mirror and window cleaners.
- Mold problems? Try the homemade mold killing spray.
- A basic homemade all-purpose spray.
These, along with baking soda and vinegar, are pretty much all I use to clean around the house. How about you? Do you use any homemade cleaners?
This is the homemade cleaner that I use for just about everything, including windows and mirrors.
ReplyDeleteAlice's Wonder Spray
(I found in an article during green week last year, got me started on all the homemade cleaners)
This cleaner will kill 82 percent of molds and 99 percent of bacteria in a household, according to Ami Voeltz of Do It Green Minnesota. It costs only 14 cents, whereas a store-bought cleaner runs $4 to $20 a bottle. Making your own is kinder to the environment, and you save packaging by using your own reusable bottle.
1 cup white vinegar
2 tsp borax
32 oz (4 cups) hot water
20 drops essential oil, optional
¼ cup liquid dish soap
Directions: Combine vinegar and borax with 32 oz hot water. Add an essential oil (if desired, for fragrance) and dish soap. Place in a spray bottle and be sure to label it.
I use it all the time for household cleaning in my kitchen, bathroom. I think it works great!
Oh wow, thanks for sharing that Michele! I'm SO going to try it!!!
ReplyDeleteMy next endeavor is to convince Jeff to try some of your other homemade cleaners. We have had quite a few friends want to try your laundry soap, T!
ReplyDeleteDo you have any homemade bug killers?
The ants are invading!