Homemade cleaners-November

Homemade Cleaners

 

 

Toilet Bowl Cleaners

Baking Soda

Vinegar

Sprinkle baking soda into the toilet.  Add vinegar.  Scour with a toilet Brush.

All Purpose Shine

1 1/4 cups white vinegar

1 1/4 cups water

Pour vinegar and water into a 22oz spray bottle.  Shake gently to combine.  To use, spray and wipe off.

Disinfectant

1/4 cup chlorine bleach

1 quart warm water

Mix well. Scrub surfaces.  Rinse completely.

No rinse wall cleaner

1 cup ammonia

1/2 cup vinegar

1 gallon hot water

1/4 cup baking soda

Mix together and wash your walls.  No rinsing is required.

Homemade scouring powder

1 cup baking soda

1 cup borax

1 cup regular salt

Combine the three ingredients and keep them in a tightly closed container.  Use as you would Ajax or comet.

All purpose Spray Cleaner

1 pint rubbing alcohol

1 tablespoon dish washing detergent

1tablespoon household ammonia

1 tablespoon vinegar

Mix in a gallon jug.  Fill jug with warm water and shake.  You can put this in a spray bottle and use as you would winded.  Great for cleaning windows, chrome, and bath fixtures.

Furniture Polish

1 tablespoon lemon oil

1 quart of mineral oil

Mix in a clean spray bottle.  Spray on, rub in, and wipe clean.

Lemon Furniture Cleaner

1quart mineral oil

10 drops lemon extract

Mix together.  Spray lightly on furniture and polish with a soft cloth.

Formica Cleaner

1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil-based liquid soap

3 tablespoon of vinegar

1/2 teaspoon linseed or olive oil

1/2 cup of warm water

Mix well in a spray bottle.  Shake well.  Spray Formica surface, then wash with a sponge.  Rinse well.

Room Deodorizer 

1 cup of vinegar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon allspice

Combine all ingredients in a microwave safe dish and heat until almost boiling.  Set out in the room, and soon the room will be odor free.  This will reduce food, cigarette, ans smoke odor.

Wipes

To make any of the following wipes.  Tear off paper towels and lay in a square container.  They can be folded or cut in half.  Mix ingredients in a large measuring cup, and pour slowly over a stack of paper towels.  They will squish down after absorbing the liquid.

Baby wipes

Bounty Paper towels 1/2 reg roll

2 1/4 cups water

2 tablespoons liquid baby bath

2 teaspoons baby oil

Face/hand wipes

Bounty paper towels 1/2 roll

2 cups of water

2 tablespoons of liquid baby bath

Bathroom wipes

Bounty paper towels 1/2 roll

2 cups water

1/2 cup cleaner

Window wipes

Bounty paper towels 1/2 roll

1   1/2 cups water

1 cup glass cleaner

Better baby wipes

2 cups boiling water

2 tablespoon baby bath

2 tablespoon baby lotion ( any lotion may be used)

1/2 roll bounty paper towel

Boil water, pour water, baby bath and lotion in round container

(Walmart round Rubbermaid 10 cup plastic container)

Put in 1/2 roll bounty.  Invert container for a fe minutes for even distribution.  Take out card board.  Unroll from center.

Stain Master

Grass

Clothing and Linens : Flush the area with alcohol, then rinse with water.  Apply dish soap           and rinse.

Upholstery and Carpet: Dab laundry detergent directly on spot and let sit for two hours.  Remove detergent with a damp towel.

Red wine

Clothing and linen: Gently dab stain with a white towel soaked in club soda, saturating the area.  Launder as usual.

Upholstery and Carpet:  apply club soda, towel dry, then treat with natural carpet cleaner.  For furniture, sponge with warm water, cover spot with talcum powder and let sit for several minutes.  Gently brush with a soft cloth.

Fruit juice

C/L: Pour boiling water on stain.  (Use warm water for delicate fabric)

U/C: Gently blot with one part liquid detergent and 2 parts warm water.  Next, app,y a one to one mixture of distilled vinegar and water. dab again with detergent and water; sponge clean with cold water.

Pee pee

 C/L:  Soak in a solution of distilled white vinegar and hot water( cold water for delicate) for 30 minutes.  Rinse garment , then launder.

U/C: Use paper towel to absorb as much of the liquid as possible.  With a sponge, apply a solution of 1/4 cup vinegar, several drops of eucalyptus oil and 1 teaspoon of liquid spoon. Let stand for 30 minute, then blot using a damp towel.

Chocolate

C/L: Soak fabric in cold water. If stain remains, dab with detergent.  

U/C: Let chocolate harden, then scrape off excess with a dull knife.  Blot with one part liquid laundry detergent and 2 parts tepid water.

Ink

C/L: Place a towel underneath the garment to absorb excess ink. Saturate stain with rubbing alcohol, then rise thoroughly with tepid water.

U/C: Blot excess ink with paper towel, apply rubbing alcohol and dab until gone.

Ketchup

C/L; Rinse with cold water, then soak garment in a detergent and cold water solution.  If stain remains, pour on distilled white vinegar to saturate stain.

U/C: Mix together borax and water until you have a thick paste.  Place directly on the spot and let sit for a half hour.  Remove paste with a damp towel.

Cooking Oil

C/L: Remove excess grease with paper towel.  Sprinkle with talcum poser to absorb remaining grease and treat with a stain remover.

U/C: Apply liquid laundry detergent and let stand for a few hours.  Scrub clean with a small brush.  Wipe away residue with a damp white towel.

Lipstick

C/L: Place stain face down on a white towel and soak with rubbing alcohol.  Blot on clean area of twel until no lipstick appears on the towel.  Launder.

U/C: Wet with rubbing alcohol, then blot with a white towel untilno lipstick remains.

Coffee

C/L: Rinse with warm water, then soak garment in a one-to-one solution of borax and hot water. Continue to treat with the solution until the stain is gone.

U/C: Soak up with paper towels, then spray with a one-to-three mixture of water and white vinegar.  Blot with one part dish soap and two parts tepid water, then rinse.