27 Homemade Cleaners

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13 years ago

27 Homemade Cleaners and Natural Cleaning Recipes

Here is a good page to bookmark.
Check out the lavender detergent.

Here is a link that might be useful: Homemade Cleaners

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cwnev
13 years ago
Thanks! I will check it out.
ntt_hou
13 years ago
I use my own home-mix laundry detergent and home cleaning products. They do a better job and of course, less expensive. Not to mention, many ingredients are non-toxic.

One warning with vinegar, be very careful not to mix it with bleach. We often hear not to place ammonia next to bleach in case both spill by accident, an of course never never ever mix the 2. The invisible fume is very toxic and will kill us. The same applies to vinegar mix with bleach. So, be very careful when doing home-mix products.
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My granite installer said to only use soap & water to clean my granite most of the time. For significant cleaning, he suggested I occasionally (not often) use this GranQuartz 3-in-1 cleaner (link at end). He said anything else *could* harm the granite finish or sealer. He especially warned against Windex or anything containing ammonia. So far, I've only used a slightly soapy sponge or scrubby sponge (the type I use for non-stick cookware) & it stays very clean. Here is a link that might be useful: GranQuartz 3-in-1 cleaner
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I guess Im in the minority when it comes to my granite. I don't worry about it. When we purchased, I brought up all my concerns about the granite. The kitchen guy would pour orange juice, vinegar etc, whatever he had available in their employee kitchen that concerned me. He let it sit there for hours, (the entire time we were designing the kitchen). Nothing happened. I clean my granite with windex, Mr. Clean, whatever I have. I then polish it with pledge every few weeks. It still looks as good as the day it was installed 7 years ago. As the kitchen guy told me, its rock, granite, if the elements don't hurt it, neither will we.
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carol_in_california
13 years ago
I made the stuff to clean soap scum today and it works well.
Thanks for the site.
carol_in_california
13 years ago
I made the stuff to clean soap scum today and it works well.
Thanks for the site.

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