Top Three Natural Cleaners
- By Markus Skupeika
- Published 10/17/2008
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Not many people know the advantages of using natural cleaning products to help them with their cleaning tasks. Learn all the information you need to know about organic cleaning products.
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Using natural cleaners, instead of their toxic and chemical based counterparts, definitely has a lot more benefits whether short-term or long term.These cleaners are safe, gentle, readily available and really inexpensive. You may hear many alternatives that are easy to use, and here we listed the top three when it comes removing stains and bleaching.
Borax can be used as a bleaching substitute. Mix one quarter cup of borax and two cups of water and you can have a cleaner substitute.
Borax can be used as a toilet bowl cleanser. You can pour one quarter cup into your toilet bowl and this will help clean and deodorize the item.
Scrub it to help loosen dirt and let it stand there for a time, maybe an hour or overnight then you can just simply flush when you are finished.
In removing mildew, you can combine 1part vinegar, 1part borax and 2 parts water. Mix all the ingredients in the area you want to clean and let stand for at least 10 minutes and scrub vigorously with a brush or clean damp cloth. If traces of mildew is still present, repeat the process again.
As disinfectant, borax is useful too. Combine one gallon of hot water with ½ cup of borax.
Let cool and when ready, strain it and pour in a clear spray bottle. Borax has natural properties that allows it to kill molds and bacteria effectively.
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stains can also be removed by using borax. Mix 2 cups of water with 1quart of borax and rinse stained cloth in lukewarm water and scrub in warm water with your hands.
Salt can be use as a gentle stain remover. This can work well with mild stains such as perspiration marks on clothing by soaking the clothes in salt water for 2 hours or overnight depending on the strength of the fabric.As fabric softener, salt can be effective too. While washing , you can put one cup of salt and this will help soften clothes and new jeans which tends to be really rough at first.
For the stains inside coffee or teapot, prepare 1 cup of crushed ice, 1 tbsp water and 4tsp of salt, mixed together and pour in the teapot. Slowly swirl until clean. Rinse after the process.
As a pot cleaner, you can sprinkle the surface of the pan with minimal rock salt and rub it into the stain until it completely disappears.
Vinegar can be used as a leather polisher. Wipe your leather with a damped piece of clear cloth continuously until the leather is shiny again.
Vinegar as a natural cleaner for your windows. Mix 1 cup vinegar with 2 gallons of hot water and place it in a clear spray bottle when warm. Spray to onto windows and mirror for effective cleaning.To use vinegar as coffee stain remover, mix 1tsp of white vinegar in 1quart of cold water and put the mixture on the affected area and wipe with cloth to remove the dirt.
Borax can be used as a bleaching substitute. Mix one quarter cup of borax and two cups of water and you can have a cleaner substitute.
Borax can be used as a toilet bowl cleanser. You can pour one quarter cup into your toilet bowl and this will help clean and deodorize the item.
Scrub it to help loosen dirt and let it stand there for a time, maybe an hour or overnight then you can just simply flush when you are finished.
In removing mildew, you can combine 1part vinegar, 1part borax and 2 parts water. Mix all the ingredients in the area you want to clean and let stand for at least 10 minutes and scrub vigorously with a brush or clean damp cloth. If traces of mildew is still present, repeat the process again.
As disinfectant, borax is useful too. Combine one gallon of hot water with ½ cup of borax.
Let cool and when ready, strain it and pour in a clear spray bottle. Borax has natural properties that allows it to kill molds and bacteria effectively.
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Salt can be use as a gentle stain remover. This can work well with mild stains such as perspiration marks on clothing by soaking the clothes in salt water for 2 hours or overnight depending on the strength of the fabric.As fabric softener, salt can be effective too. While washing , you can put one cup of salt and this will help soften clothes and new jeans which tends to be really rough at first.
For the stains inside coffee or teapot, prepare 1 cup of crushed ice, 1 tbsp water and 4tsp of salt, mixed together and pour in the teapot. Slowly swirl until clean. Rinse after the process.
As a pot cleaner, you can sprinkle the surface of the pan with minimal rock salt and rub it into the stain until it completely disappears.
Vinegar can be used as a leather polisher. Wipe your leather with a damped piece of clear cloth continuously until the leather is shiny again.
Vinegar as a natural cleaner for your windows. Mix 1 cup vinegar with 2 gallons of hot water and place it in a clear spray bottle when warm. Spray to onto windows and mirror for effective cleaning.To use vinegar as coffee stain remover, mix 1tsp of white vinegar in 1quart of cold water and put the mixture on the affected area and wipe with cloth to remove the dirt.
