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Corinne — Wed, 21 May 2014 00:21:39 -0000

Yes essential oil is fine and sometimes great, like lavender essential oil will kill bacteria and I think it may kill other things as well. And grapefruit essential oil kills all kinds of things and smells great. Lots of info @ mother earth news and mother earth living websites.

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Corinne — Wed, 21 May 2014 00:16:34 -0000

Everclear is the best choice or 91+% alcohol you can get at some pharmacies, both have no smell and evaporate quickly.

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Corinne — Wed, 21 May 2014 00:11:16 -0000

I like Zote better it smells like lemmons and seems to clean better, it's available at some Wal-Mart's, other smaller 5&dimes, and those small latino stores that are popping up everywhere, I've also seen it at independent hardware/feed farm stores. It runs about $1.25 and is a large bar.

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emorra — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:09:39 -0000

Two more recipes for home made cleaning products, hope they are useful to someone! We use them all the time and they have both saved us tons of money, and we also feel they are better for our home environment than the commercial alternatives.

***Home made liquid Laundry Soap:

1 bar soap (can use any kind, from purchased bar soap to home made)
1 cup Borax
1 cup Washing Soda

Grate the bar of soap fine, then dissolve in 4 cups of simmering water in a saucepan.

Dump soap mixture into 5 gallon bucket, add Borax and Washing Soda and stir, slowly adding 3 gallons of very hot tap water as you mix.

Once cool it should gel, if not, mix well before using each time, it will still work. For an average load of laundry use 1/4 cup of this mixture. Totally safe for HE machines (front loading), I've been using this for 5 years in mine :)

***Tub & Tile Hard Water/Soap Scum cleaner

1 part any kind of dish soap (we use Method) to 1 part vinegar

Mix well in your spray bottle, spray on tub/tile/glass shower doors, leave for 10 minutes, wipe with sponge or cloth, rinse with hot water.

Don't use this on any stone surfaces. It has never damaged our tile grout in the 5 years or so that we've been using it, I just fear that the acidic content (vinegar) would damage real stone like marble or granite.

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Christine Grimae — Thu, 10 May 2012 03:22:52 -0000

A very
helpful advice. These will surely help us.. Smile.
-tine

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Rosemary Grafton — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:03:52 -0000

I follow your projects with great interest and I hope you will be able to continue your great work. You're an absolute inspiration to me. Thanks!

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Maria Hovak — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:32:29 -0000

Could you share your recipe? I know I've seen one previously, but, noodle-head that I am, neglected to write it down :( Thanks

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Tile Floor Cleaning — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:56:57 -0000

Good quality article thanks for sharing with us this impressive info

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Ejb11324 — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:36:05 -0000

The best tub scum cleaner I've ever found is: 1/3 spray bottle of Dawn and 2/3 bottle white vinegar. Spray, let soak a bit. Wipe off with "scratchy" sponge. Vinegar can be *strong but surely less toxic than some of the chemicals in commercial sprays.

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Sam — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:04:43 -0000

The Walmart out here stopped carrying Washing Soda & Fals Naptha when they moved to a new store but all the other grocery stores have it & even some drug stores...

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Sam — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:02:31 -0000

When I was a M____y Maid we used straight lemon oil. Also used it on glass showers doors - kept water deposits away over time.

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Sam — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:00:37 -0000

It's very different form baking soda.

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Marie — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:56:13 -0000

It looks like and is in the same family as baking soda..will be found in the laundry section in stores..you do not want to use it for baking...great for cleaning and washing clothes

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Marie — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:52:37 -0000

Fels Napa can be found at Fresh Market in the laundry section most often on the top shelf.

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wvgrlntx — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:54:45 -0000

I don't know if any of you are planning to make laundry detergent or not. The recipe I use calls for Fels Naphtha bar soap. I have ordered this online as I could not find it locally. I have paid from 2.00 to 4.50 per bar plus shipping. This morning I was at Walmart and found it there!! They sell it for .97 cents a bar.

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Tile Cleaning Boca Raton — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:42:06 -0000

I love this blog, I found it on Bing and I think I will come back one day, it very helpful for me. Thanks.

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wayne — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:08:02 -0000

Excuse me for sounding dumb. But what the heck is Washing soda please ladies????

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Leticia Orozco — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:25:29 -0000

do you have these cleaning supply tips on you binder's updates??

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San — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:44:38 -0000

If it helps - the washing soda box will look a like a big box of baking soda except instead of being orange it will be yellow.
Been using similar recipes for ages & these work. Don't breathe in the borax but borax is great for killing bugs (carpet freshener) and it dried things out or keeps the damp away. I use it as a neutralizer - if I'm worried the shampooer didn't get all of a mess out then I sprinkle borax on the spot to draw it out the rest of the way & make sure any damp left by the shampooer doesn't make it worse.

Question - this probably sounds dim but I'm not s drinker.... what kind of vodka is best for household use??? I've heard the cheap ones can have sediment in them that can cause issues/degrade the quality of what your trying to make. But there are so many kinds I get overwhelmed.

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Menus Nearu — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:36:48 -0000

Yes When we comes to the food matter we must be clean and keep all our materials and products clean......
You have done a great job by sharing your ideas with as.... Thank you....

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Elizabeth Golly — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:16:23 -0000

i tried some of these yesterday and oh my the multipurpose cleaner is great and the baking soda on the oven works really well... another tip for an oven with gunk in ball up some tin foil and scrub with it. no water or extras needed. just don't use it on the oven glass. well have a great day.

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Natalie — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:52:12 -0000

Would it be okay to put essential oils in all of these recipes to make your home smell pretty? Or does it do something to the cleaner?

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MaryC49 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:42:22 -0000

Re: Washing soda - if you can't find it, use a tiny bit of regular laundry soap or castille soap. It's only a teaspoon.
You can use Washing Soda on walls, doors, tile, linoleum, clothes as a stain remover, presoak or detergent booster. You can even use it on concrete to get out greasy stains and so forth.

I have been using all these cleaners for almost year exclusively in my home. We have asthma and allergies so I felt it necessary. The only thing I have not been able to get rid of with these cleaners is mold or mildew stains. I use hydrogen peroxide or oxygen bleach for that. You can also use regular bleach but the fumes are not very healthy.

Hydrogen peroxide will also get rid of algae in fountains and bird baths without harming the birds.

HTH.

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Shauna Wetenkamp — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:46:52 -0000

I know here in California you can get it at Winco and I have a reciepe for laundry soap too.

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Nicole — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:52:57 -0000

I have researched the best cleaner for granite. It is just dish soap and water. I make a mixture and keep it in a spray bottle. I don't have an exact amount. Just enough soap so that it doesn't leave a residue. I've been using this solution for over a year and my granite counters are sparkling clean.