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· Alternative Household Cleaners

Try these Environmentally Safe Recipes before you clean or disinfect.

 

Earth Scrub Tub & Tile Cleaner

1 2/3  cups baking soda

½ cup of liquid soap

½ cup of water

2 tbsp vinegar

 

In a bowl, stir with a fork until the lumps are gone

To use: Squirt this cleaner anywhere! Use it for the tub, sink, toilet bowl, countertop, etc! 

 

Furniture Polish

One part distilled white vinegar

Three parts olive oil

Add a little natural lemon oil

 

Glass Cleaner

Just use plain club soda for a great glass cleaner that works much better than commercial cleaners and isn’t harmful to breathe!

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1 tsp cornstarch

¼ cup whit vinegar

½ gallon warm water

Combine in spray bottle and use on glass and windows!

 

Disinfectant

Borax and water spray solution

  

Drain Cleaner

¼ cup baking soda

2 ounces vinegar

Cover drain tightly and flush with hot water

  

Deodorizer

Baking soda or vinegar in an open dish

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2 cups corn meal

1 cup boraz

Mix and sprinkle on carpet.  Leave on for 15 minutes and then vacuum.

  

Oven Cleaner

Put salt on spills when warm

  

Rust Remover

¨      Sprinkle a little bit of salt on the rust.

¨      Squeeze a lime over the salt until it is nicely soaked in lime juice.

¨      Leave the mixture on for two or three hours

¨      Use the leftover rind as a handy scrubber.

The rust is gone!

  

Floor Cleaner

¼ cup white vinegar

¼ cup washing soda (sodium carbonate)

1 gallon warm water

 

 

 

 

 
 

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