Safer Household Homemade Cleaners

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I have been researching on how to make more natural cleaning products

and have found several recipes. The ingredients must still be kept out

of the reach of children.

 

You can just about clean everything with white vinegar. Do a

search on " Uses for Vinegar " for lists.

 

Dishwashing Detergent Liquid Dish Soap

2 baking soda : Borax 2 c grated soap

for hard water, 1:1 for soft 1 gallon water

(Use vinegar in rinse cycle)

 

Laundry Starch

1 T cornstarch: 1 pint cold water

 

Laundry Detergent

2 bars Kirk's Castile Soap (Zote, Octagon, Fels Naptha, handmade) grated

2 c washing soda

2 c Borax

2 T fragrance Oil (optional)

5 gallons water

 

Grate soap, soak in water over night. Melt soap over low heat. Dissolve

soda & borax in another container in warm water. Combine soap and

soda/borax mixture and stir briskly. Add FO and remaining water. It will

gel up. From reading, some people put just one cup of each soda and

borax. Also, others play with the recipe some to get it the way they

like it. Some added one cup of liquid laundry soap to keep it from

turning to gel as bad.

 

Multipurpose Cleaner Window Cleaner

1 t Borax * t liquid soap

* t Washing Soda 3 T vinegar

2 T vinegar 2 c water

* t liquid soap

2 c very hot water

 

Scouring Powder Soft Scrub

1 cup baking soda 1 2/3 c baking soda

1 cup borax * c liquid soap

1 cup regular salt * c water

2 T Vinegar

 

Stain Remover

* cup ammonia

* cup white vinegar

1/4 cup baking soda

2 T liquid soap

2 qts. water

 

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