I had a restless night and went on to peruse my old files... as I did, I came across this neat list of home made cleaners!... I'm gonna be using then myself...and thought some of you may like them as well...
So here they are :)
Have a great day!
Homemade Cleaning Supplies
Disinfectant:
One Gallon...
Fill your gallon jug up with water or take a gallon jug filled with water from the grocery store.
add 160 drops of your choice of essential oils and 40 drops grapefruit seed extract.
You can mix and match your essential oils to get up to 160 drops.
Also I find that 40 drops is approximately two dropperfull's of essential oil or 1/2 teaspoon.
To make 32 ounces divide by 4.
Use10 drops each.
For example:
40 drops of Thyme,
40 drops of Lemon,
40 drops of Cinnamon,
40 drops of Clove
40 drops of Grapefruit seed extract
Homemade Bleach,
1 Cup Pure Food-Grade Hydrogen Peroxide
3 Tablespoons lemon juice
10 Cups Distilled Water
Mix together and store mixture up to three months in glass container.
DISINFECTANT
Mix a half-cup of borax (a natural mineral that kills mold and bacteria)with 1 gallon hot water.
Add a few sprigs of fresh thyme.
Steep for 10 minutes,
strain and cool.
Store in a recycled plastic spray bottle or better yet, a GLASS spray bottle.
Easy Homemade Cleaners
All Purpose Cleaner:
Combine in a clean spray bottle:
Two teaspoons of borax
Two teaspoons baking soda
1 quart water Window and Glass Cleaner:
Combine ingredients in clean spray bottle:
1 part vinegar,1 part water.
Oven Cleaner:
3 parts baking soda,1 part water
nylon scrubber
elbow grease
Combine baking soda and water and use like a paste with the scrubber and
your elbow grease.
For really stuck on stuff, instead of three parts baking soda mix half baking soda half salt (increases abrasiveness).
Keep baking soda off the heating element.
Floor Cleaner:
1/2 cup baking soda
1 gallon warm water
Dissolve baking soda in warm water and apply with rag or mop.
For extra disinfecting add 1/2 cup borax.
Fruit Cleaner:
Mix in sink,
and scrub and rinse vegetables well with:
3 parts baking soda, 2 parts water
Drain Cleaner:
1 cup baking soda
1 cup salt
1 quart boiling water
Blend together and pour down drain followed by boiling water.
Let set several hours or overnight.
Scouring (Dish cleaning) Powder
- Sprinkle baking soda directly on a sponge or rag.
Toilet Bowl cleaner - Scouring powder (see above).
Sprinkle in baking soda and brush as you would a scouring powder,
or if the toilet is stained try mixing:
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup vinegar.
Beware, it bubbles.
Tub and Tile Cleaner - Scouring powder ( See above).
If mold and mildew are present try adding enough water to the baking soda to make a paste. Dip a toothbrush in it and scrub the area.
Room Deodorizer
Mix in a clean spray bottle:
4 Tablespoons baking soda, 1 quart warm water Carpet Deodorizer - Sprinkle carpet with baking soda and vacuum as usual.
Furniture Polish
Mix together:
1 part olive oil
1 part lemon juice
Apply lightly with a soft cloth.
Don't make much more than you need.
t doesn't store well.
Hardwood Floor Polish/ShineMix:
1 part vinegar
1 part olive oil or vegetable oil.
Apply to the floor,
then rub it in well.
Brick and Stone Cleaner:
1 cup of white vinegar
1 gallon of water.
Uses for Tea Tree Oil
General Antiseptic & Cleanser
Add 1 teaspoon of 100% pure oil to 1 1/5 gallons of water when washing
windows, floors, toilets, bathrooms and kitchen surfaces.
Add 2 teaspoons of 100% pure tea tree oil to washing machine for a fragrant, fresh wash.
Household ants and other pests dislike tea tree oil, so a few drops put at the point of entry will deter them.
Wipe cupboards out with an oil and water solution to deter cockroaches. Remove scuff marks from a vinyl/linoleum floor by rubbing with a damp cloth to which pure oil has been added.
Room Spray:
5 drops of tea tree oil to 2½ cups water.
Spray around room to refresh and give a cooling effect.
Refrigerator gaskets stay fresh and clean if you wipe them over occasionally with a tea tree oil/water solution.
Shower doors stay cleaner if you wipe them over with a tea tree oil/water solution.
Helps prevent soap sum build-up.
After washing down walls and removing grime and mildew, wipe over again witha tea tree oil/water solution to prevent mildew regrowth.
To remove chewing gum from hair, apply pure oil.
Diaper Cleanser:
Add 20 drops tea tree oil to approximately 1 gallon of water,
stir, then soak diapers overnight.
:) 'n More as I find them :)
So here they are :)
Have a great day!
Homemade Cleaning Supplies
Disinfectant:
One Gallon...
Fill your gallon jug up with water or take a gallon jug filled with water from the grocery store.
add 160 drops of your choice of essential oils and 40 drops grapefruit seed extract.
You can mix and match your essential oils to get up to 160 drops.
Also I find that 40 drops is approximately two dropperfull's of essential oil or 1/2 teaspoon.
To make 32 ounces divide by 4.
Use10 drops each.
For example:
40 drops of Thyme,
40 drops of Lemon,
40 drops of Cinnamon,
40 drops of Clove
40 drops of Grapefruit seed extract
Homemade Bleach,
1 Cup Pure Food-Grade Hydrogen Peroxide
3 Tablespoons lemon juice
10 Cups Distilled Water
Mix together and store mixture up to three months in glass container.
DISINFECTANT
Mix a half-cup of borax (a natural mineral that kills mold and bacteria)with 1 gallon hot water.
Add a few sprigs of fresh thyme.
Steep for 10 minutes,
strain and cool.
Store in a recycled plastic spray bottle or better yet, a GLASS spray bottle.
Easy Homemade Cleaners
All Purpose Cleaner:
Combine in a clean spray bottle:
Two teaspoons of borax
Two teaspoons baking soda
1 quart water Window and Glass Cleaner:
Combine ingredients in clean spray bottle:
1 part vinegar,1 part water.
Oven Cleaner:
3 parts baking soda,1 part water
nylon scrubber
elbow grease
Combine baking soda and water and use like a paste with the scrubber and
your elbow grease.
For really stuck on stuff, instead of three parts baking soda mix half baking soda half salt (increases abrasiveness).
Keep baking soda off the heating element.
Floor Cleaner:
1/2 cup baking soda
1 gallon warm water
Dissolve baking soda in warm water and apply with rag or mop.
For extra disinfecting add 1/2 cup borax.
Fruit Cleaner:
Mix in sink,
and scrub and rinse vegetables well with:
3 parts baking soda, 2 parts water
Drain Cleaner:
1 cup baking soda
1 cup salt
1 quart boiling water
Blend together and pour down drain followed by boiling water.
Let set several hours or overnight.
Scouring (Dish cleaning) Powder
- Sprinkle baking soda directly on a sponge or rag.
Toilet Bowl cleaner - Scouring powder (see above).
Sprinkle in baking soda and brush as you would a scouring powder,
or if the toilet is stained try mixing:
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup vinegar.
Beware, it bubbles.
Tub and Tile Cleaner - Scouring powder ( See above).
If mold and mildew are present try adding enough water to the baking soda to make a paste. Dip a toothbrush in it and scrub the area.
Room Deodorizer
Mix in a clean spray bottle:
4 Tablespoons baking soda, 1 quart warm water Carpet Deodorizer - Sprinkle carpet with baking soda and vacuum as usual.
Furniture Polish
Mix together:
1 part olive oil
1 part lemon juice
Apply lightly with a soft cloth.
Don't make much more than you need.
t doesn't store well.
Hardwood Floor Polish/ShineMix:
1 part vinegar
1 part olive oil or vegetable oil.
Apply to the floor,
then rub it in well.
Brick and Stone Cleaner:
1 cup of white vinegar
1 gallon of water.
Uses for Tea Tree Oil
General Antiseptic & Cleanser
Add 1 teaspoon of 100% pure oil to 1 1/5 gallons of water when washing
windows, floors, toilets, bathrooms and kitchen surfaces.
Add 2 teaspoons of 100% pure tea tree oil to washing machine for a fragrant, fresh wash.
Household ants and other pests dislike tea tree oil, so a few drops put at the point of entry will deter them.
Wipe cupboards out with an oil and water solution to deter cockroaches. Remove scuff marks from a vinyl/linoleum floor by rubbing with a damp cloth to which pure oil has been added.
Room Spray:
5 drops of tea tree oil to 2½ cups water.
Spray around room to refresh and give a cooling effect.
Refrigerator gaskets stay fresh and clean if you wipe them over occasionally with a tea tree oil/water solution.
Shower doors stay cleaner if you wipe them over with a tea tree oil/water solution.
Helps prevent soap sum build-up.
After washing down walls and removing grime and mildew, wipe over again witha tea tree oil/water solution to prevent mildew regrowth.
To remove chewing gum from hair, apply pure oil.
Diaper Cleanser:
Add 20 drops tea tree oil to approximately 1 gallon of water,
stir, then soak diapers overnight.
:) 'n More as I find them :)
