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A few recipes for homemade house cleaning items

February 26th, 2007 at 10:56 pm

This is a great carpet freshener:

1/2 cup borax
10-15 drops essential oil or fragrance oil (I use Sandalwood)

Mix together in a container with a fork, then sprinkle on carpet. Let sit for 10 minutes then vacuum.

Something like Oxyclean:

1 cup hot water
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide

Mix well.

This stuff is great and even removed old blood stains from a pair of gloves.
Just soak the item in it for 20 minutes to overnight and then wash as usual.
This will not harm fabric like bleach and seems to be color safe, too.

Something like Febreeze:

1 1/2-4 tablespoons liquid fabric softener (any brand and fragrance you like)
25 ounces water
32 ounces spray bottle, new and clean

Mix in a bottle and use as you would Febreeze.

Carpet Cleaner:

1/2 cup liquid Tide
1/4 cup Clorox II
1/4 cup white vinegar

Add this to 1 gallon of hot water in machine.

If you need to pre-treat some areas you can mix this in a spray bottle and spray the area before you start.

Daily After Shower Spray:

Fill a spray bottle almost full with hot water then add:

1 teaspoon borax
1 teaspoon washing soda
1 tablespoon liquid Castile soap (Dr. Bronners)
1/2 cup vinegar

Shake well before using. Make sure you put the hot water in first or it foams a lot. If you can't find the castile soap, try a few drops of Dawn dish soap.

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5 Responses to “A few recipes for homemade house cleaning items”

  1. scfr Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 11:57 pm 1172534267
    1172534267

    Do you happen to have one for daily after-shower spray???

  2. nance Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 12:33 am 1172536394
    1172536394

    I was going to ask the same thing. I make one using 1/4 cup of amonia, 1/4 cup of vinegar, and 2 Tablespoons of baking soda. It works pretty well, but if there is something better, I'll try it. I use an empty "Shower Clean" spray bottle, and fill with water and the above ingredients. Just put the baking soda in last!

  3. denisentexas Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 12:35 am 1172536543
    1172536543

    Here's one I use with good success:

    Fill a spray bottle almost full with hot water then add:

    1 teaspoon borax
    1 teaspoon washing soda
    1 tablespoon liquid Castile soap (Dr. Bronners)
    1/2 cup vinegar

    Shake well before using. Make sure you put the hot water in first or it foams a lot. If you can't find the castile soap, try a few drops of Dawn dish soap. Smile

  4. scfr Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 03:32 pm 1172590365
    1172590365

    Thank you so much! Here's my best tip for cleaning house well but frugally:

    I bought a big bundle of microfiber car detailing cloths from the auto care section at Costco and use them as my housecleaning cloths. They work just as well as the other microfiber cleaning cloths (the ones that are advertised as being for housecleaning) but they are quite a bit larger and cost a mere fraction of the price.

    I prefer microfiber to rags because you don't leave pieces of lint behind. Just be sure to dry them in the dryer WITHOUT a dryer sheet (or you'll end up with a big mess)!

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