8 Household Natural Cleaning Agents

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8 Natural Cleaners Found at Every Home

• Salt, vinegar and borax, just to name a few...

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Natural cleaners are all around us...

• Its tempting to buy all the commercial cleaners
  we see in everyday advertisements. After all,
  these products are said to remove even the
  toughest of stains such as grease, blood,
  coffee, mud and others. However, strong as they
  might be, they are neither eco-friendly nor cheap
  and definitely not suitable for cleaning a large
  number of items. One cleaner would only work for
  one item or two in the best case scenario.
• On the other hand, when combined, vinegar, water,
  salt, borax and other natural ingredients, can
  easily become excellent and universal cleaning
  solutions. All you need to do is know how to mix
  and apply them. So, without further adue...

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Salt

• What it can clean
• Wine stains - put salt on the stain after having
  blotted it. Then soak the cloth in cold water
  after which you can wash it with your other
  clothes
• Refrigerators - mix salt with soda water and wipe
  the inside of your fridge
• Perspiration stains - pour 4 tablespoons in one
  quart of hot water. Sponge your fabrics until
  stains fade away
• Sink drains - pour hot water and salt in the
  drain to remove grease residue

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Lemon

• What it can clean
• Kitchen countertops - dilute lemon juice with
  water and apply it with a spray bottle. Wipe
  with a clean cloth
• Grease covered grills - mix lemon juice with some
  salt and scrub with a brush
• Cutting boards - rub lemon onto your cutting
  board and let it sit overnight
• Microwaves - put water in a cup and mix with
  several tablespoons of lemon juice. Place it in
  your microwave and heat to boiling. After
  microwave cools down, wipe away the food
  particles.
• Mirrors and windows- mix lemon juice with water
  and apply solution via spray bottle

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Baking Soda

• What it can clean
• Dishwasher - run an empty cycle with baking soda
  instead the standard product
• Combs and hairbrushes - put your hair styling
  tools into a mixture of one tablespoon baking
  soda and some warm water. After that rinse and
  dry
• Plastic Toys - put ¼ cup of baking soda in one
  quart of warm water, then leave the toys in the
  mixture. After several minutes rinse them with
  clean water
• Lawn furniture - mix one quart of warm water with
  ¼ cup of baking soda. Dip a soft cloth in the
  solution and clean your garden furniture
• Childrens pool - wash away the mildew with
  baking soda and warm water

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Olive Oil

• What it can clean
• Hands covered in paint - rub your dirty hands in
  olive oil and wait for several minutes after
  which wash up with soapy water
• Stainless steel and brass objects - rub the item
  with a cloth slightly dabbed in olive oil using
  circular a motion. After that go over with a
  clean cloth
• Pans and pots - mix olive oil with another
  vegetable oil and add a one tablespoon coarse
  salt. Apply the solution with a brush and scrub.
  Then rinse with hot water

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Cream of Tartar

• What it can clean
• Stainless steel sink - in a non metal container
  combine ¼ cup tartar cream with 1 cup of
  distilled white vinegar. Scrub your sink after
  which rinse with water
• Coffee pot - put 3 tablespoons of tartar cream in
  your pot, fill it with water and heat it. Then
  wipe clean and rinse
• Grout - mix cream of tartar with some white
  vinegar to form a paste and wipe away the mold
  and dirt from your grout

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Cornstarch

• What it can clean
• Silver - mix cornstarch with water to make a
  paste like substance and apply it to your silver
  items.
• Carpets stains - put some cornstarch on the
  carpet stain and leave the product to its work
  for about 20 minutes. After that vacuum it off
• Bloodstains on fabrics - mix cornstarch with cold
  water to make a paste substance. Rug the
  substance on the stain and leave it to dry. Then
  clean it off
• Pet fur - cornstarch works like a dry cleaners.
  Apply it on your pets hair, wait for several
  minutes until it absorbs the dirt and then brush
  it away

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Vinegar

• What it can clean
• Window blinds - buy white cotton gloves and
  moisten the fingers with white vinegar and warm
  water. Slide your your fingers across all the
  slats
• Fine china - rub your china dishes and cups with
  a vinegar and salt solution. Then rinse with warm
  water
• Pots and pans - make a paste of salt, flour and
  some vinegar. Clean thoroughly your pans and pots
  and rinse them well with water after youre done
• Thermos - fill the bottle with a warm water and a
  ¼ cup of white vinegar. Add uncooked rice to act
  as an abrasive. Shake well, rinse and dry

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Borax

• What it can clean
• Showers and bathtubs - put some borax on a damp
  sponge and scrub your shower and tub. After that
  rinse thoroughly with water
• Counters and sinks - combine 2 tablespoons of
  vinegar, 1 tablespoon of borax and a few drops of
  dish soap in a spray bottle. Then clean as you
  usually would
• Carpet stains - make a solution of ½ cup borax
  and 2 cups warm water. Apply in on the stain and
  scrub. Leave the solution on for 30 minutes, then
  vacuum
• Windows - mix 3 cups of water and 2 tablespoon of
  borax. Apply the solution on your windows with a
  soft cloth and wipe the dirt away.

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Acknowledgements

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• Sources
• To see how you can use salt for more than just
  sprinkling it on your food go to 10 tips for
  cleaning with salt
• To read more about the lemon refreshing and
  cleaning properties visit 45 uses for lemons that
  will blow your socks off
• Cleaning with baking soda would be hard it it
  wasnt for this guide on 51 uses for baking soda
• Apartment therapy had a great article on cleaning
  with olive oil
• To learn how to clean with tartar cream go to
  this page
• Cornstarch can be used for more than cooking,
  read more here
• Vinegar can be used for more than just cleaning
  and cooking according to 150 uses of vinegar
• Read more about the uses of Borax on this page