I have been a domestic diva again. I recently had a RS meeting on homemade house cleansers or whatever you want to call them. They are super cheap to make and work just as great as the expensive brand names.
I really really like the tub and tile cleanser, it works awesome! Also the over-night toilet bowl cleaner is fabulous! I made all of these with just a small kitchen size vinegar (not the huge jug) and a gallon of distilled water plus all the other stuff.
NOtE: liquid soap is can be found at your natural food store and can come in differnt scents too. I got the lavendar so I didnt have to buy essential oil. Liquid detergent is your everyday dish soap such as Dawn. Also Tea Tree oil can be found at your natural food store. AND always follow the order of mixing as directed...please.
All-purpose Household Cleaner - use on counter tops, fridge, walls, tile, shower walls, and toilets! Also great for trassh cans!
~ingredients: Liquid soap or detergent, white distilled vinegar, borax, purified water, and essential oil for fragence if you wish. You will also need a 16 oz spray bottle.
Mix 2 tbsp. vinegar with 1 tsp. borax. Fill the rest of the bottle with very hot water. Shake until borax dissolved. Add 1/2 cup liquid soap or 1/8 cup detergent last (so you dont get foamy!) Add 10-15 drops essential oil for fragrence.
Antisceptic Spray - Use on floors, toys, bathtubs, tilet seats, urine spills, vomit, and other germy things like door knobs, telephones, light switches and so on.
~ ingredients: Liquid soap, purified water and tea tree oil. 16 oz spray bottle
Fill bottle almost full with purified water and then add 3 tbsp. of liquid soap (do in this order to prevent foaming). Add 20-30 drops tea tree oil. Shake to mix.
Tub and Tile Paste - Add a glob to your sponge and scrub away at your tile and tub! And rinse well. If you feel like there is grainy baking soda remaing you can spray some vinegar on and listen to it fizz. I dont really care about if there is some lingaring, it will get rined off eventually.
~ingredients: Baking soda, liquid soap, vinegar, water, 16 oz plastice or wide-mouth jar. (I used an old durable, clear plastic water bottle with oz markings)
Mix 1 2/3 cup baking soda with 1/2 cup liquid soap in a bowl. Add 2 tbsp water. Mix with fork until smooth. Stir in 2 tbsp. vinegar last. It will foam nicely. If mixture dries out between uses just add some warm water. And always shake it up a bit before use. Make sure you mix in this order or you will get gunk instead of paste!
Toilet Bowl Over-night Ceaner - Pour 1/2 cup of mixture in bowl, and hold brush over bowl and sprinkle some on brush. Swish around the edges and bowl, shake off brush and close lid. Let sit over night and wake up to a sparkleing bowl! It even deorderizes the bathroom a bit too!
~ ingredeints: borax and tea tree oil
Mix 30 drops tea tree oil to each cup of borax. Store in a covered container.
Sanitize that toilet brush! - Just add 1tsp salt to toilet brush container and fill with hot water! Rinse out in the morning.
I also made Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent using the Duggars recipe(you know, 19 kids and Counting). Its Super cheap per load and makes a ton. But your clothes dont come out selling like fresh laundry but they are clean! I miss the fresh laundry smell.
I hope this gives you a renewed excitement to clean like it did for me!...at least for a while.
10 years ago