Homemade Cleaning Solutions You Can Make Yourself

Keeping 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 cleaners available in stores often do more harm than good. The abrasive substances found in cleaning products often irritate our skin while cleaning, and inhaled fumes cause allergies and discomfort. Eco-friendly cleaning products available on the market are gentle and do not negatively impact our health. However, their price often deters us. In this situation, the best solution seems to be to prepare cleaning solutions ourselves from ingredients that we often have at home.

Proven Recipes for Homemade Cleaning Solutions

Before starting to prepare our own cleaning solutions, it is worth checking what raw materials we already have among our supplies at home. The rest can be purchased at the nearest supermarket. What do we need to create our homemade cleaning solutions? Spirit vinegar, baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, salt, glycerin, lemon, natural soap, dishwashing liquid, coffee, alcohol, and essential oils.

First, we will focus on preparing a few universal cleaning solutions that can be used in all rooms of the house.

Gentle Homemade Cleaning Liquids

These are great for removing dust from shelves, wiping countertops regularly, or wiping wall and floor tiles. They are ideal for cleaning kitchens, especially refrigerators, as they are eco-friendly and completely non-toxic. Such should be the cleaning products used in places where food is prepared.

• baking soda water: 0.5 liters of lukewarm water, 3 tablespoons of baking soda

• saltwater: a handful of salt, 4 liters of lukewarm water

• lemon water: 0.5 liters of lukewarm water, juice from 3 lemons

• vinegar water: 3 cups of lukewarm water, 1 cup of vinegar

Kitchen

A place where we spend a lot of time, produce a huge amount of waste, and also mess. The cleaning products chosen for this room must be friendly to our health.

Dishwasher Tablets

1 cup of washing soda, 0.5 cups of salt, 0.5 cups of water, 0.25 cups of citric acid, a few drops of essential oil according to preference. Mix the mass into portions and place in a silicone mold for at least 2 hours. This recipe yields up to 15 eco-friendly and economical tablets.

Dishwashing Liquid

Juice from three lemons, 1.5 cups of water, 1 cup of fine salt, 1 cup of white vinegar, boil in a pot for 10 minutes until the liquid thickens. Pour into the dedicated container.

Clogged Drain

Pour 1 cup of baking soda into the drain and add 1 cup of vinegar. After about 30 minutes, rinse with boiling water.

Microwave Cleaning

Heat a bowl filled with water and freshly squeezed lemon juice for 5 minutes or until boiling. Wait a few minutes and wipe the inside walls thoroughly.

Oven Cleaning

Proceed very similarly to cleaning greasy and dried stains in the microwave. Fill a baking tray with water and lemon juice. Heat for 30 minutes at about 120°C. Then thoroughly clean all corners.

Heavily Limescaled Faucets

Rub half a lemon all over the fixtures and leave overnight. Rinse in the morning.

Burned Stains

2/3 teaspoon of ground coffee or coffee grounds mixed with warm water makes a great paste for effective and gentle scrubbing.

Homemade Antibacterial Solution for Surface Disinfection

0.5 cups of spirit vinegar, 0.5 cups of boiled water, 10 drops of lemon essential oil. Mix and place in a spray bottle.

Window Cleaning Solution

A jar full of lemon peels soaked in vinegar. Wait at least two weeks, strain, and mix half and half with water.

Bathroom

Where viruses and bacteria reign, with which the skin of our body has contact. It is very important that this room is sterilized, so cleaning products should have a much stronger effect than those intended 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, 0.25 teaspoon of lavender extract. Mix well and pour into a spray bottle for use when cleaning sanitary fixtures.

Toilet Cleaner

Pour 0.25 cups of baking soda into the toilet bowl, sprinkle with vinegar. Flush after half an hour.

Cleaning Cream

0.5 cups of baking soda, 2-3 tablespoons of liquid soap.

Rooms