While chemical cleaning products are effective at killing germs and viruses on most surfaces in the home, they can be damaging both to the environment, and our health. So, what can you use to get your home clean that doesn’t involve chemicals?
Fortunately, there are many affordable pantry items that you can use to make cleaning solutions, and some of the recipes can be found below:
- An all-purpose cleaner that smells great, too
Here’s what you need:
One-part white vinegar
One part water
Lemon rind
Rosemary sprigs
Here’s what you do:
Mix the above ingredients and pour them into a spray bottle, before giving it a good shake and letting it sit and infuse for around a week. Then, you can use the pleasantly smelling all-purpose cleaner to get rid of hard water stains, clean trash cans, eliminate marks and smudges on walls, among many others.
- A kitchen cleaner that also deodorizes
Here’s what you need:
4 tablespoons of baking soda
1 quart of warm water
Here’s what you do:
Baking soda is a fantastically effective kitchen cleaning agent that also helps combat nasty aromas. Use it on surfaces, inside your refrigerator and to shine stainless steel sinks and appliances. Use the mixture described above to clean and deodorize surfaces in your kitchen, and shine and remove spots from stainless steel, or, simply pour baking soda directly into smelly sinks and garbage disposals to remove odors.
- A glass cleaner that’s super effective
Here’s what you need:
2 cups of water
½ cup of white or cider vinegar
¼ cup of rubbing alcohol at 70% concentration
1 to 2 drops of essential oil
Here’s what you do:
Combine the above ingredients and pour them into a spray bottle; you’re ready to go! Simply use this solution as you would a store-bought product, and for an extra streak-free clean, avoid cleaning your windows on a hot, sunny day.
- A heavy-duty scrub that’s all natural
Here’s what you need:
½ lemon
½ cup of Borax powder
Here’s what you do:
Dip the lemon half into the Borax and scrub away at the surface you need to clean, before rinsing it down; it’s as simple as that!
- A simple but effective grease cleaner
Here’s what you need:
½ cup sudsy ammonia
Scant 1 gallon of water
Here’s what you do:
With the detergent present in the sudsy ammonia, you can help eliminate tough stains and dirt, and when you mix ½ cup of it with a gallon of water, you can simply dip a sponge into the solution and then clean your oven racks, stove hood and any other greasy spots in your kitchen.
You’ve got your home-made cleaning solutions, now all that remains is for you to put them to the test! However, should you want a professional team of cleaners to get your home spotless with their own cleaning products, their help is but a phone call away.
