Easy and Safe Homemade cleaners!

You'll be surprised by how many household cleaning products you have in your kitchen. Some of them, you probably didn't even know about!

When you think vinegar, you probably picture coloring easter eggs, or chomping down on a pickle. Hopefully after reading this, vinegar will be a thought to remind you of clean toilet bowls, sanitized countertops, clear windows and soft clothes. Paired with these other few ingredients, vinegar will do wonders for your home and your wallet.

Vinegar doesn't stand alone in the line of homemade household cleaners. Following it are Baking Soda, Borax and a wash rag.(:

Here are a few recipes and tips I use and I hope you can do the same.

I've shared the all-purpose cleaner I use.

  
    Bathroom cleaners-
Toilet bowl- Spray vinegar in toilet bowl. Scrub and flush!

Spray shower walls and curtain with vinegar to prevent mildew.

Clean soap build-up on faucets by mixin 1 part salt to 4 parts vinegar. Apply, scrub and rinse.

To remove soap and water stains, mix 1 1/2 cups baking soda with 1/2 cup liquid soap and 1/2 cup water. Mix well then add 2 Tbls vinegar. Put small amount on wash rag, scrub bathtub and sink .Rinse!

  For a cream cleaner to clean ceramic sinks and tubs, mix 1 3/4 cups baking soda with 2/3 liquid soap. Store in squeeze bottle.

   Kitchen cleaners-
To get rid of odors from sink drains- Pour 1 cup cinegar down drain. Let sit 1 hour before rinsing.

Un-clogg drains- pour 1/2 cup baking soda down drain then 1/2 cup vinegar. When bubbling stops, rinse with warm waer.

Clean Microwave-
Mix 1/2 cup water with 1/2 cup vinegar in small microwave safe bowl. Microwave until water boils.remove and wipe out microwave.

Remove odors in garbage can- sprinkle 1/2 cup baking soda in bottom of can before adding bag.

Get rid of the smell of burnt food in kitchen-Boil water with several tablespoons of vinegar.

Dish Washer Detergent- Mix 1 tablespoon baking soda with 1 tablespoon borax.
Carpet-

Remove odors from carpet- Mix 2 cups baking soda with a few drops of your favorite essential oil. Sprinkle on carpet. Let sit at least 1 hour. Vaccuum.

Carpet spills/stains- Absorb liquid from carpet with towel. Spray mixture of half water half vinegar onto stain/spill. Set 2 minutes. Blot with towel. Repeat if needed.

   Laundry-
Remove stains- Rub with vinegar. Wash.

Add 1/2 cup vinegar to rinse cycle. This soften clothes, brightens colors, decreases lint and freshens! (Your clothes will not smell like vinegar.)

I use borax and washing soda in the recipe for homemade laundry deterget I use. They are great cleaners and stain fighters!

    A few random household uses-

Remove stickers from places they aren't wanted- moisten sticker with vinegar. Let sit 10 minutes. Blot with sponge or towl. Repeat until sticker is gone.

Get rid of odor in a room-
place small bowl of vinegar in room over night. The smell will be gone!

Window cleaner-Equal parts water and white vinegar mix in a spray bottle. Spray on window and wipe away with newspaper or towel.

Hate the lingering smell of onions after chopping them for cooking? Wipe your hands with vinegar after chopping vegetables or fruits to get rid of the smell and aso stains from fruit!

I hope you can use these tips and recipes. They're so cheap and easy to use. Also, they won't leave you breathless from the smell of harsh chemicals.

I find a lot of my recipes from:
Diylife.com
Thenewhomemaker.com
Home.howstuffworks.com

They have great tips and ideas!(: