All-purpose Cleaners
Recipe
All Purpose Baking Soda Cleaner Recipe
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Source
http://www.happyslob.com/allpurpose.html
4 tablespoons baking soda
1 quart warm water
Dissolve baking soda in warm water. Apply with a
sponge. Rinse with clear water.
All Purpose Cleaner II Recipe
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http://www.happyslob.com/allpurposeII.html
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 gallon hot water
1/4 cup soap flakes
Instructions: After cleaning with this solution,
rinse surface with clear water.
Rust Remover
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Salt
Fresh lime
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. Rust is gone.
Drain Opener
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½ cup baking soda
½ cup vinegar
Pour baking soda down the drain and follow with
vinegar. Cover and let sit for at least 30 minutes.
Flush with boiling water.
Mold and Mildew I
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http://www.happyslob.com/rustremover.html
½ cup vinegar
½ cup borax in warm water
Spray onto surface, let sit 5 minutes and wipe clean.
http://www.womensvoices.org/our-work/safecleaning-products/learn-more/green-cleaningrecipes/
http://www.ecocycle.org/hazwaste/recipes.cfm
Mold and Mildew II
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http://www.care2.com/greenliving/make-yourown-non-toxic-cleaning-kit.html?page=8
2 TSP tea tree oil
2 cups water
Spray onto surface and do NOT rinse.
All Purpose Cleaner III
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2/3 cup water
1/3 cup vinegar
2 drops of favorite scented oil
Combine ingredients into a spray bottle, shake and
spray.
Bathroom Cleaners
Recipe
Best Homemade Bathroom Cleaner Ever
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1/2 c. baking soda
1/2 c. washing soda
1/2 c. liquid castille soap
25 drops tea tree essential oil
10 drops lemon essential oil
10 drops peppermint essential oil
2 Tbsp. white vinegar (optional)
Mix baking soda, washing soda, and liquid soap in a
medium-sized container until it’s pasty and mushy. Add
essential oils and mix thoroughly. If you choose to add
the vinegar, be aware that the soda will make it fizz a
little. But it’ll stop, so don’t freak out.
When you’re ready to use it, just scoop a little out with
your sponge and scrub away. This works wonders on
grimy bathtubs and goopy counters.
Source
http://www.crunchybetty.com/the-besthomemade-bathroom-cleaner-ever
Second-Best Homemade Bathroom Cleaner Ever
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http://www.crunchybetty.com/the-besthomemade-bathroom-cleaner-ever
1/4 c. baking soda
1/8 c. lemon juice
1/8 c. fine sea salt
2 Tbsp. liquid castille soap or dishwashing
soap (optional)
Enough white vinegar to make a paste
Mix all ingredients together well and scrub away. As
there is sea salt in this recipe, I would recommend
testing it on a small, out of the way space first to
make sure it doesn’t scuff the surface of your
counter top or bathtub. It didn’t scuff mine, but I
have an odd bathroom.
This recipe was purposefully created to be a onetime use only recipe, as it does contain lemon juice
and wouldn’t keep outside the fridge for long. If you
want to keep your bathroom cleaner in the fridge,
though, feel free to increase everything.
Coca-Cola Toilet Cleaner
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2 Liter of any dark Cola
Pour the bottle into the toilet bowl, let sit for 30 minutes
then scrub.
Toilet Bowl Cleaner
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http://www.crunchybetty.com/the-besthomemade-bathroom-cleaner-ever
Baking soda
White Vinegar
Sprinkle toilet bowl with baking soda, drizzle with
vinegar, let soak for at least 30 minutes and scrub with
toilet brush.
http://www.womensvoices.org/ourwork/safe-cleaning-products/learnmore/green-cleaning-recipes/
Laundry Cleaners
Recipe
Perspiration Stains
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Source
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/47smart-uses-for-salt.html?page=4
4 TBL salt
1 quart hot water
Dissolve salt in water and dab on stains until they fade.
Fabric Softener
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1 cup white vinegar
Add to the rinse cycle of the washer. Brightens color,
deep cleans, softens fabric, and gets rid of static.
Laundry Detergent (Front Loader Friendly!)
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1 bar of soap, shaved
1 cup borax
1 cup washing soda
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/23ingenious-uses-for-whitevinegar.html?page=4
http://www.diynatural.com/simple-easyfast-effective-jabs-homemade-laundrydetergent/
Combine all the ingredients together for 5 minutes. 1
TBL per load.
Kitchen Cleaners
Recipe
Dishwasher Cleaner
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1 cup of white vinegar OR apple cider
vinegar
Pour into detergent cup and run a typical cycle
WITHOUT dishes. Cleans out all the pipes and
inner workings of the dishwasher.
Oven Cleaner I
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Source
http://www.happyslob.com/dishwashercleaning.html
¼ cup baking soda
2 TBL salt
Hot water
Mix ingredients together to form a paste.
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Oven Cleaner II
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2 TBL liquid soap
2 TSP borax
1 qt warm water
Spray on oven surface and wait 20 minutes,
wipe clean.
Garbage Disposer Freshener
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http://www.diynatural.com/simple-effective-jabshomemade-dishwasher-detergent-rinse-agent/
1 cup borax
1 cup washing soda
½ cup citric acid
½ cup kosher salt
Combine in a bowl and stir well. Add 1 TBL to
detergent container and run the dishwasher.
Dishwasher Rinse Aid
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http://www.care2.com/greenliving/23-ingenioususes-for-white-vinegar.html?page=3
White vinegar
Water
Boil equal parts in the microwave, wipe down
the interior of the microwave immediately
afterwards.
Dish Detergent
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http://www.care2.com/greenliving/13-ways-to-usevinegar.html?page=2
Water
White vinegar
Mix equal parts together, can spray or wipe on.
No need to rinse.
Microwave Cleaner
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http://www.ecocycle.org/hazwaste/recipes.cfm
Handful of ice
1 lemon
Grind in the disposer, flush with water for 30
seconds.
Refrigerator Cleaner
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http://www.ecocycle.org/hazwaste/recipes.cfm
Vinegar
Fill the Rinse Aid compartment with white
vinegar.
http://www.diynatural.com/simple-effective-jabshomemade-dishwasher-detergent-rinse-agent/
http://eartheasy.com/live_nontoxic_solutions.htm
Cutting Board Cleaner
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1 lemon
Cut the lemon in half, place the other in a
plastic bag. Rub the exposed side of the lemon
against the cutting board. For heavy stains
squeeze lemon juice onto spot and let sit 10
minutes.
Stainless Steel Cookware Cleaner
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4 TBL baking soda
1 qt warm water
Dissolve baking soda in the water, apply with a
soft cloth, rinse, and wipe dry.
Stubborn Stain Remover (Cookware)
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http://eartheasy.com/live_nontoxic_solutions.htm
http://www.howtocleanthings.com/how-to-cleanstainless-steel-pots-pans.htm
Water
4 TBL salt
Add 1 inch of water to skillet, heat to a boil.
Add the salt, stir. Remove the pan from the
heat and let sit for 4 hours. Scrub at the dirty
surface. Repeat if necessary, up the set time to 8
hours.
Miscellaneous Cleaners
Recipe
No Streak Glass Cleaner
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1/4 cup white vinegar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 quart warm water
Mix the ingredients and apply
with a sponge. Wipe dry, buffing
to a shine. Make sure to always
use a lint-free cleaning cloth OR
scrunched up newspapers. Also - old phone books make handy
cleaning pages for windows,
mirrors, and any other surface
you want to shine up without
leaving a trail of lint
behind...Just tear out one page
at a time whenever you need it!
Source
http://www.happyslob.com/nostreaks.html
Carpet Stain Remover
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http://www.happyslob.com/carpetstainremover.html
Club soda
Dish detergent
Blot stain with club soda then scrub
with a dab of dish detergent.
Water Ring Remover (wood surface)
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Salt
Vegetable oil
Make into a thin paste, gently rub onto
surface. Wipe clean.
Fabric Freshener I
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http://www.care2.com/greenliving/14-surprising-uses-forvodka.html
Straight Vodka (not kidding)
Pour into a spray bottle, spray onto
fabric and hang in ventilated room.
General Carpet Cleaner
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http://www.care2.com/greenliving/47-smart-uses-forsalt.html?page=3
½ cup baking soda
1 cup borax
1 cup cornmeal
Combine in container until well
blended. Sprinkle onto surface and
gently brush. Let set several hours or
overnight then vacuum.
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