Natural and environmentally friendly cleaning products can easily be made at home. Not only will the products be gentler on the environment, they will save the consumer money as well. Some ingredients, such as distilled white vinegar, can be used in a number of cleaning projects, from cleaning windows to freshening laundry. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Stock up on distilled white vinegar. Straight white vinegar can be used to clean plastic, vinyl, remove sticky tape residue from scissor blades, shine pennies, clean concrete, freshen counter tops, cut refrigerator grime and clean oven grease. It can be added to the dishwasher's rinse cycle and used to remove hard water stains from glass and shower doors. If run through a coffee pot, it can remove mineral build up. Distilled white vinegar can sanitize door knobs, remove fireplace soot and clean grout.
2. Mix equal parts distilled white vinegar to water for cleaning glass baby bottles, grills and refrigerator shelving. If warmed, the solution can remove dark stains on aluminum or remove wallpaper if applied to wallpaper by a roller or spray. If a cup of the mixture is brought to a boil in the microwave, it will help loosen baked-on foods and eliminate odors.
3. Combine one part distilled white vinegar to two parts salt to make a cleaning paste. This can be used to remove lime residue and shine chrome. Equal parts salt and distilled white vinegar can remove coffee and tea stains in cups, or clean tarnished pewter, brass and copper.
4. Blend distilled white vinegar and baking soda to make a household cleaner. This can be used to clean bathtubs and showerheads. Add 1 cup vinegar to 1 cup of ammonia and ½ cup baking soda to make a tile cleaner. Bathtub rings can be removed by first wiping down with vinegar and then scrubbing with the baking soda.
5. Mix together a floor-cleaning solution by combining equal parts of white vinegar, isopropyl alcohol and water, with several drops of liquid dish soap.
6. Wash indoor-outdoor carpet with a bucket of warm water, with 1 cup of distilled white vinegar added.
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