Maintaining cleanliness in the home is a very important topic that keeps many of us awake at night. It is known that dust and dirt are unhealthy for our bodies, but chemical agents available in shops often do more harm than good. The corrosive substances in cleaning products often irritate our skin during cleaning, and inhaled fumes cause allergies and malaise. Eco-friendly cleaning products available on the market are gentle and do not negatively affect our health. However, their price often deters. In this situation, the best solution seems to be to prepare cleaning agents yourself, with ingredients that we often already have at home.
Proven Recipes for Homemade Cleaning Products
Before starting to prepare our own cleaning products, it's worth checking what semi-products we already have among our supplies. The rest can be acquired at the nearest supermarket. So, what will be useful for creating custom cleaning preparations? Spirit vinegar, baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, salt, glycerin, lemon, natural soap, dishwashing liquid, coffee, alcohol, and scented oils.
First, we will focus on preparing several universal cleaning agents that can be used in all rooms of the house.
Gentle Homemade Cleaning Solutions
They are great for removing dust from shelves, regularly wiping countertops, or cleaning wall and floor tiles. They are perfect for cleaning the kitchen, especially the fridge, as they are eco-friendly and completely non-toxic. The type that should be used in places where food is prepared.
water with baking soda: ½ litre of lukewarm water, 3 tablespoons of baking soda
water with salt: a handful of salt, 4 litres of lukewarm water
water with lemon: ½ litre of lukewarm water, juice of 3 lemons
water with vinegar: 3 cups of lukewarm water, 1 cup of vinegar
Kitchen
A place where we spend a lot of time, producing a lot of waste and mess. Cleaning products chosen for this room must be health-friendly.
Dishwasher Tablets
1 cup of washing soda, 1/2 cup of salt, 1/2 cup of water, 1/4 cup of citric acid, a few drops of scented oil according to preference. The mixed mass is divided, placing it in a silicone ice tray for at least 2 hours. The recipe yields up to 15 pieces of ecological and economic tablets.
Dishwashing Liquid
Juice from three lemons, 1.5 cups of water, 1 cup of fine-grained salt, 1 cup of white vinegar, boil in a pot for 10 minutes until the liquid thickens. Pour into a dedicated container.
Clogged Drain
Place 1 cup of baking soda in the drain and pour in 1 cup of vinegar. After about 30 minutes, rinse with boiling water.
Microwave Cleaning
Fill a bowl with water and freshly squeezed lemon juice and heat for 5 minutes or until boiling. Wait a few minutes and wipe the interior walls thoroughly.
Oven Cleaning
Proceed very similarly to cleaning greasy and dried stains in the microwave. Fill a tray with water and lemon juice. Heat for 30 minutes at about 120°C. Then thoroughly clean all the corners.
Stubborn Limescale on Taps
Rub the entire fixture with half a lemon, leave overnight. Rinse in the morning.
Burned Stains
2/3 teaspoon of ground coffee or grounds combined with warm water creates a great paste for effective yet gentle scrubbing.
Homemade Antibacterial Surface Sanitizer
1/2 cup of spirit vinegar, 1/2 cup of boiled water, 10 drops of lemon essential oil. Mix and put in a spray bottle
Window Cleaning Solution
Fill a jar with lemon peels and cover with vinegar. Wait at least two weeks, strain and mix half and half with water.
Bathroom
This is where viruses and bacteria abound, which come into contact with the skin of our entire body. It is very important for this room to be impeccably clean, so cleaning agents should definitely have stronger effects than those for the kitchen.
Strong Cleaning Spray
1 teaspoon of liquid soap, 1 teaspoon of borax, 3 drops of tea tree oil, 2 tablespoons of white vinegar, 2 cups of hot water, ¼ teaspoon of lavender extract. Mix well and pour into a spray bottle for use when cleaning bathroom fixtures.
Toilet Cleaner
Pour ¼ cup of baking soda into the toilet bowl, drizzle with vinegar. Flush after half an hour.
Cleaning Cream
½ cup of baking soda, 2-3 tablespoons of liquid soap.
Rooms
In addition to the aforementioned dust and glass cleaning mixtures, floor cleaning agents should also be added. By using essential oils, we can create scent compositions perfectly suited to our preferences.
Floor Cleaning Solution
1.5 cups of vinegar, 20 drops of scented oil, 2 litres of lukewarm water
Carpet Stains
Sprinkle baking soda on the carpet stain for about 10 minutes. Then vacuum up the residue.
All of the aforementioned household products can be produced in the comfort of your own home. From gentle and eco-friendly semi-products, which in terms of effectiveness do not fall short of market cleaning agents. Additionally, each of them can be personalized and created in your favourite scent, making cleaning much more enjoyable.