Best cleaner for disinfecting kitchen?
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Comments (17)I use 70% isopropyl alcohol (I think it's the strength rec by that doctor). I add the essential Lavender oil (I've seen it at Fairway, Whole Foods, Mrs. Green's, organic/health food stores....) because it has anti-bacterial properties of its own, and I like the scent. I've read (here) that it may alter the surface tension (of the alcohol and water) favorably as well. You can use as little as 10% alcohol to (90%) water and it will disinfect (again, according to the doctor), however, I use a higher am't of alcohol because it smears less, and cleans better. I started out using ~30% alcohol, but use somewhere around 50%-50% now. It's not exact. I top off my spray bottle when it gets low, or when I don't want to wait for it to become low. I eyeball the amounts, and leave a little room at the top of the bottle to tweak amounts as desired (I go by smell; just enough alcohol, just enough lavender... and by spray/wiping without smearing or streaking). I add maybe 20 drops of lavender oil, plus or minus. You can use other essential oils if you prefer. Tea tree oil is another one with natural anti-bac properties. I don't much care for it's scent, and avoided it because it is harmful to cats (don't know about dogs or other pets). I had resisted "making my own cleaner" for the first few years after our kitchen reno, but I do like this much better than the prepared products I'd been using, and I use it on the black enamel burner pans on our Wolf range, SS appliances, as well as on our granite. It's easy enough to mix up, and cheaper, too. I buy the larger bottles of alcohol, and try to pick up a few bottles when they're on sale. The lavender oil bottle, small as it is, lasts a long time....See MoreKleenite dishwasher cleaner is the best washing machine cleaner too!!
Comments (4)They make one for washing machines. Wonder if it's different or the same. Fresh clean fragrance Clean and deoderize front loading washers Kills and removes mildew and mold Dissolves and removes residues used in liquid detergents Cleans smelly gunk from drains and hoses Half the cost of Tide and Affresh. Twice the effectiveness. https://www.amazon.com/Kleenite-Kleen-Machine-Washing-Cleaner/dp/B00A3QTS7C/ref=pd_sim_121_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=QQB2030E0XSW5R797K3T...See Morebest bathroom cleaner WITHOUT strong fumes
Comments (11)I use homemade cleaners in the bathroom. Since they don't have preservatives, I make them in a small squirt bottle. I start with equal parts Dawn and white vinegar. (This has fumes in quantity, but isn't toxic the way chlorine is. ) You can microwave the vinegar first to get it hot, but I seldom bother. I spray inside the toilet bowl, then the shower. While that works, I add water to the small amount of soap remaining in the bottle and use it to clean the sink, vanity and outside of the toilet. Next, I scrub and rinse the shower, then the toilet bowl. I disinfect after cleaning by wiping down the contact points (toilet seat, toilet lever, faucets, light switches) with rubbing alcohol....See MoreBest Cleaner/Method for Duraseal Finished Hardwood?
Comments (18)Most people's complaints come from over use of cleaner or improper use of a 'polish'. The other basis for complaints is using someone else's cleaner (ahem...Bona) on their floor (DuraSeal). People who have a Bona finish have very good results using the Bona Cleaner on their Bona floor. The same can be said for DuraSeal clients using DuraSeal cleaner on their DuraSeal finish. But again the USE is to be defined. Some people OVER USE the product and therefore find a residue appears. Others use the product as recommended and have NO ISSUES. It is very rare to find a complaint from a person who uses the product in the prescribed way. Very, very rare. In other words, if you use the product PROPERLY you have very little to worry about. Recommended application for ALL hardwood floor CLEANERS (not polishes): 1. Sweep/vacuum (beater bar off) daily or multiple times/week 2. Water damp microfibre mop (very little water...feels almost dry) once per WEEK 3. Use pH neutral hardwood floor CLEANER 1-2 PER MONTH (in place of the water damp cleaning) That's it. That's all there is to it. Sweep up the grit multiple times per week. The hardwood floor cleaner is used 12-18 times PER YEAR. When using the cleaner, spray the MOP HEAD only...do not apply directly to the floor. That's the main reason why Swiffer Spray mops are not allowed on hardwood....they spray the fluid directly onto the hardwood. If DuraSeal has a cleaner...use it. And remember it is only used about 1/month....See MoreCompumom11
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