This is the best all-purpose household cleaner I know of. I make a batch and put it in an old spray bottle that once held a commercial cleaner. I keep the extra in an old gallon sized vinegar bottle.
Mix the ingredients until dissolved. You may want to test it on painted surfaces before using. I've never had it fade any paint, but you never know.
By Free2B from North Royalton, OH
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I'm all for trying anything we can make for ourselves as long as it doesn't hurt the kitties or children we have around all the time. If we're not fighting off cold and flu germs, just plain old apple cider vinegar works pretty good all by itself except on our dining room table which has a glass top. Just 70% rubbing alcohol can't be beat. I do like the vinegar on all wood surfaces and the marble countertops in the kitchen. It also works great on the stove top.
Using lemons you've squeezed makes a nice fragrance in the kitchen. Just rub it on the cabinet doors and it'll cut through any grease unless there's a build up...but then you need a good lye soap. After rubbing with lemon, just wipe down with a clean cloth. I also like the fragrance of Fels Naptha soap too, and we know how good that cleans everything.
We still like mopping the glazed tile floors with hot water with a swish of Fels Naptha, just for the smell. It is so nice and clean. It's an off white tile too, and is so easily cleaned. Sometimes using a little apple cider vinegar in the hot water is all that's needed.
Thanks for the formula. I'm adding it to my list.
I'm using the el cheapo verson of Listerine MouthWash mixed in water
and keep it in a spray bottle for cleaning the bathroom floors and baking
Cleaning is more easily done when things are kept clean so they don't require making a big job of it every day, and killing germs is really what
it's all about. I have to worry about anything dusty since our son has
allergies, and hubby and I both have COPD. Needless to say, we don't
own feather dusters which only change the pattern of the dust on surfaces.
Thumbs up.
Pookarina
The vinegar will react with the ammonia and washing soda, and cancel the cleaning power of some of them. You should not mix vinegar with soda or ammonia, as they cancel each other out. Vinegar, an acid, neutralizes the washing soda and ammonia, which are both bases.
Interesting information, louel 53. I'll have to give it a try. It works really, really welll, so if it can be better, I'm all for it.
Hmm... I was wondering about that, Louell53. Wish I'd paid more attention in chemistry class!
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