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Make Your Own Green Cleaners

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January 13, 2025 By Pioneer Settler Contributor Leave a Comment

People have been doing home cleaning projects since they began living in houses. Everyone wants a nice house, and you have to keep up with it to make it that way.

We often buy cleaning materials and tools that we tend to forget if this would really help clean. In addition to that, this tools costs a lot of money and consumes a lot of space in the house. Are you guilty having a lot of different brooms and mops in your broom closet? Have you used them a lot or you only use them once? Then think again when buying another broom or mop.

Here are the 10 Homemade Cleaner Recipes that will help you get your home organized and clean. The materials used are common and easily found home which you’ll be surprised that it works pretty well. Aside from that, it cost less. Start making green cleaners today!

Bathroom Cleaning

Materials

  • 3/4 c. baking soda
  • 1/2 of a lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons salt
  •  3 tablespoons liquid dishwashing soap
  • 1/2 cup vinegar
  • 10 drops essential oil (optional)

Process

Mix everything in a bowl to create a paste like substance. Once your finish, use a sponge and apply to bath tub and sinks. Apply a small portion first on the tub to try, making sure that the paste doesn’t scrape or brush the surface. If it does, just apply a small portion or remove salt from the ingredients. Once you’re done, rinse well with water and dry with a clean rag.

Furniture Polish

Materials

  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • juice from 1/4  lemon
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • drops lemon essential oil (optional)

Process

Mix the ingredients together. Dip the rag from the mixture and squeeze out the excess water. Wipe the surfaces of the furniture. You can also use the same ingredients for polishing stainless steel.

Toilet Bowl Cleaner

Materials

  • 1 cup baking soda
  • 1 cup vinegar
  • essential oil

Process

Pour in the baking soda and then slowly pour down the cup of vinegar. It’s normal that the baking soda will react to the vinegar, so don’t worry about it. Make sure that the vinegar covers the bowl surface. You can add essential oil. With a toilet brush scrub surface to get rid of the stains.

Cleaning Spray

Materials

  • 1 tablespoon borax
  • 1 tablespoon washing soda
  • 1 teaspoon dishwashing soap
  • 1 cup vinegar
  • 4 cups hot water

Process

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl before putting into a spray bottle to make sure that the ingredients are mixed pretty well.  You can use this mixture in any surfaces. Spray and wipe!

Glass Cleaner

  • Materials
  • 1 1/2 cups vinegar
  • 1 1/2  cups water
  • 10 drops essential oil

Process

Pour all the ingredients in a bowl and put it on a spray bottle. Spray on glass and use crumpled newspaper. This also works well to shine chrome and countertops after you’ve disinfected them.

Dishwasher Detergent

Materials

  • 1 cup baking soda
  • 1 cups borax
  • 1/2 cup salt

Process

Add all the ingredients. Store in a container. This can be use in two processes, first, add 1 tablespoon to each of the 2 compartments in your dishwasher and next is add 2 tablespoons of vinegar to your rinse compartment.

Floor Cleaner

Materials

  • 1 cup vinegar
  • 1/2 cup baking soda
  • 8-10 cups hot water
  • 1 tablespoon borax
  • 1 tablespoon washing soda

Process

First add the baking soda and vinegar. Then pour hot water, borax and next is the washing soda. You can add essential oil. Mix all the ingredients make sure that the powder is dissolved. Wipe the floor with mop or sponge.

Stainless Steel Cleaner

Materials

  • 2 tablespoons baking soda
  • 1/2 cup vinegar
  • 2 cups warm water

Process

Add baking soda, vinegar and warm water. Make sure to mix the ingredients well. Once the mixture stops bubbling, put in a spray bottle. You can now start and spray on stainless surfaces.

Fabric Softener

Materials

  • ½ vinegar

Process

You can use ½ vinegar as fabric softener. You can add essential oil as well.

Homemade Laundry Detergent

Materials

  • 1 bar Ivory soap
  • 1 cup borax
  • 1 cup washing powder

Process

Put the ivory soap in a microwave bowl and heat for 2 minutes or until the soap turns into foam. Stir the foam and pour borax and washing powder. Allow to cool completely and put in a container. When using, put 1-2 tablespoons. This is best works when you use hot water.

 

Using these recipes you will have natural, safe, green cleaner that you can feel good about using in your home.

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