Greetings one and all,
It has been over a year since I posted . This summer, I decided that I wanted my house to be more green. It began when I was researching ways to rid my home of ants naturally. Well for a week my home smelled either like a pickle factory (vinegar) or apple pie (cinnamon). Well unfortunately I still have ants but not as many. While during the ant research, I discovered several ways to clean my home using just five products: borax (20 mile tean Borax), baking soda, vinegar, water, and essential oil.
I began in my bathroom where I have hard water stains (soap scum) in my shower. One recipe simply said to mix equal parts of vinegar with water and spray your shower and wait 15 minutes then wipe down. Well it didn't work for me right away. I guess the build up was too much. I then got a small bowl and filled with baking soda and proceeded to clean the shower again. I sprayed with the vinegar/ water solution then I dipped my sponge in the baking soda and bgan to scrub in a circular motion. My shower door was white when I was done. Once I rinse the shower down to my amazement the door was clear. I absolutely love the vinegar/ water solution and baking soda. After every shower, I spray it with the vinegar/ water solution. To keep my bathrrom from smelling like a pickle factory, I put a few drops of peppermint oil in the solution which leaves a more fragrant smell.
How I made my vinegar cleaning solution;
1 cup of warm vinegar
2cups tap water
essential oil of choice 5-10 drops
Give a quick shake to mix and clean
The good thing about is I know longer worry about exposing my family to harmful chemicals. My sons suffer from asthma and I do not have to worry about my cleaning products triggering an asthma attack.
Fortunately, I kept most of my old cleaning products bottles (I cleaned with store bought "natural products) so I just cleaned the bottles out with hot water and baking soda and let soak over night. To create shaker bottles, I turned to my spice cabinet and removed all the empty spice containers and cleaned in the dishwasher.
I'm currently working a way to clan my oven. If you have an oven cleaning recipe please feel free to post.
Until next time
