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Green cleaning DIY products

Written by Posted On Monday, 12 June 2017 06:04

Have you heard that more and more people are switching to green cleaning? There is a new wave of awareness and people are thinking more about the products they use in their everyday routines and cleaning. They are getting more aware of the variety of dangerous chemicals that they use in their homes and start looking for alternatives. And there are a lot of alternatives that are safer, more efficient, more frugal and just interesting.

Green cleaning is the alternative people are all coming across and falling in love with. There is a lot of information about green cleaning, but what you really need to know is that it is not only beneficial to your family's health but also to the environment, and your budget. And you can make pretty much all of the cleaning products that you need by all- natural products.

And the things you are going to need to make your own green cleaning products are some very simple ingredient, which you can buy a lot of for a very reasonable price, and make yourself big quantities of the products that will last you a very long time, and that is how you will cut your cleaning budget by a lot.

For example, you can make yourself a DIY all-purpose cleaner and it will serve you to clean almost all surfaces in your home, without having to use any dangerous chemicals whatsoever. What you need to do is mix equal parts (½ cup) white vinegar and baking soda in a 2 gallon bottle, and fill with water. You can store this solution and fill a spray bottle with it and use it to clean your home. And you can add 5-6 drops of an essential oil of your choice to the bottle, just so that your all-purpose cleaners has a nice smell and not a vinegary one, although the vinegar smell goes away anyway.

You can make all kinds of natural and green cleaning products on your own, such as window cleaners, floor cleaner, disinfectant, bathroom or kitchen cleaner, mould killer, grease cleaner, etc. And for all of these cleaning products there are a few simple ingredient that you are going to need – the magical and versatile white vinegar and baking soda, essential oils, water, liquid dish soap, some times rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, etc – all safe for your health and the environment.

Here is an exemplary recipe, or you can Book a Cleaner West London for a floor cleaner, because it is incorporated in our everyday cleaning routine – and again what you will need is some white vinegar and a bucket with warm water and essential oils. Pour a cup of white vinegar in the bucket and add 20-30 drops of essential oil of your choice, to give your floor cleaning product a nice smell.

And if you are struggling with grease in your kitchen, or limescale in your bathroom, you can make yourself a cleaning paste by mixing baking soda with a little water or if you need it to be stronger, with vinegar. Spread the paste inside your oven or in your bathtub and leave it sit for 20-30 minutes then scrub it away. It will efficiently get rid of your problems.

To make yourself a safe green disinfectant, mix 2tsp Borax, 4tbslp white vinegar and 3 cups of hot water. If you want to also clean additionally to disinfecting, add 1/4 tsp of liquid castile soap. Or you can just add a few drops (5-10) of lemon essential oil to your disinfectant.

A litre of warm water and 2-3 teaspoons white vinegar will make a great and efficient window cleaner. Use old newspapers or paper towels to clean your windows.

And to make yourself a fantastic and efficient toilet bowl cleaner, sprinkle a 1/4 cup of baking soda inside the bowl, then pour a cup of white vinegar and let sit for a few minutes. Then simply scrub and rinse. Your toilet bowl will sparkle.

There are so much more recipes you can find and use them to make yourself a large selection of green and eco DIY cleaning products to use in your everyday cleaning. Get to work and remember that here is nothing better than coming home to a clean and health safe home. You and your family will notice the change right away. Your home will feel much cleaner and more fresh when you stop using store-bought cleaning products. And your budget will feel the change as well. 

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