Kathy Brown - Homemade House Cleaning Recipes: Easy To Make Laundry Detergent, Dish Washer, Cleaners, Fabric Softener, Stain Remover And Many More For A Cost-Effective Living

Homemade House Cleaning Recipes

Easy To Make Laundry Detergent, Dish Washer, Cleaners, Fabric Softener, Stain Remover And Many More For A Cost-Effective Living

KATHY BROWN

Homemade House Cleaning Recipes

Easy To Make Laundry Detergent, Dish Washer, Cleaners, Fabric Softener, Stain Remover And Many More For A Cost-Effective Living

Kathy Brown

Copyright 2015

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There was a time effective cleaning was defined by how the air smelled; the home was not really clean unless you could smell the chemicals. That was the thinking back in the days but thankfully, not anymore.

Many of the cleaners available in the market contain poisons and toxins. They do clean well but they leave dangerous ingredients behind that pollute your home.

With just a few household ingredients, you can effectively clean your home and surroundings and be green at the same time. By making your own cleaners, you contribute your quota to ensuring a safer environment and cutting your household expenses. Also, you will find homemade cleaners to be cost effective.

To start a DIY homemade cleaner pantry, you will need the following ingredients. A combination of these ingredients will give you the perfect cleaning recipes.

1. Distilled White vinegar: It cuts greases and soap scums, dissolves mineral deposits, freshens, inhibits mold and apparently kills 99% of bacteria, 80% of viruses and 82% of mold
2. Washing soda: It cleans, scours and deodorizes
3. Lemon juice: It cleans, scours, disinfects and deodorizes
4. Rubbing alcohol: It cleans, disinfects and deodorizes
5. Baking soda: It cleans, scours and deodorizes
6. Hydrogen peroxide: It cleans, scours, disinfects and deodorizes
7. Castille soap or Vegetable oil-based liquid soap: It cleans and freshens
8. Borax: It cleans, disinfects and deodorizes
9. Fresh herbs, citrus, citrus peels: It freshens and disinfect
10. Essential oils of choice (lavender, tea tree, lemongrass or eucalyptus) It freshens and disinfect
11. Reuseable Rags: For cleaning purposes
12. Water: For mixing and cleaning purposes

Some of the tools you may need are:

1. Measuring spoons and cups
2. Spray bottles or Jars
3. Mixing bowl and spoon/spatula
4. Sponge or cloth
5. Scrub brush
6. Strainer
7. Microfiber cloth

You can find some of the ingredients at the following places:

Natural unscented laundry is the way to go. For ideas on how to get your laundry smelling extra fresh without the use of chemical softeners, and manage your laundry efficiently, these steps are for you.

• GREAT SMELLING LAUNDRY WITHOUT SOFTENER

• Lavender Water: Pour lavender water into a spray bottle and give your laundry a quick spritz before putting it into the washer. The scent will linger after drying, keeping your laundry smelling fresh for a long time. You can substitute lavender with rose water or any of your favorite essential oil.
• Citrus Oils: Combine 1 cup baking soda, 1/2 cup borax, 1 cup white vinegar and 20 drops of orange or lemon oil together. Add this mix to your laundry detergent bottle and use as normal.
• Peppermint Laundry Soap: For a clean and fresh smelling laundry without the use of chemically scented detergents, try peppermint soap like Dr. Bronners peppermint soap.
• Reusable Dryer Bags: Give lavender-scented reusable dryer bags a try. Three to four dryer bags are easy to toss in to give nice smelling clothes.
• Vanilla Scented Wool Dryer Balls: Add a small amount of vanilla essential oil to wood dryer balls before every other cycle to kick up fresh scent.

• HOMEMADE LAUNDRY DETERGENT

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup washing soda
• 1 cup grated mild laundry soap
• 1/2 cup borax
• 10-15 drops of essential oils (optional)

Direction

• Combine ingredients using a food processor.
• Use 1 tablespoon for light load and 2 tablespoons for heavily soiled load.
• Store in an airtight container as use when necessary.

• FABRIC SOFTENERS

• Baking Soda : Dissolve 1/2 cup baking soda to water in your washer and add your clothes.

• Vinegar : Add 3/4 to 1 cup vinegar to either the wash or rinse cycle. You can also use a combination of 1/2 cup vinegar, 1/2 cup baking soda and 1/2 quantity of your normal detergent. This cleans and softens your clothes as well as cut down on cling.
• Borax : Add 1/4 cup borax to the rinse cycle.
• Separate Synthetics from natural fabrics : Keep synthetic fabrics out of the dryer as they are the main culprits when it comes to static. Natural fabrics like linen. Bamboo, hemp and cotton are best dried on their own.

• FABRIC GREASE STAIN REMOVER

Ingredient

• White chalk

Direction

• Rub white chalk onto greasy stains and watch the chalk powder absorb the grease, making the stain easily washable.
• It does wonders in tackling grease stains from lipstick to bacon grease.

• CLOTHES FRESHNER & DEWRINKLER

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons organic fabric softener
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 6-10 drops essential oil

Direction

• Add ingredients to a fine mist sprayer and shake to mix up.
• Add distilled water to fill up and use as desired.

• HERB-SCENTED LAUNDRY BOOSTER

Ingredients

• 1 cup baking soda
• 1 bunch fresh herbs, stemmed and chopped

Direction

• Add baking soda to a medium bowl or container.
• Add in your chopped herbs and mix to blend.
• Cover and keep in an undisturbed place for 2 weeks to allow mixture mature and baking soda absorb from the herbs.
• Sift the mixture using a metal sifter to remove the herbs before use.
• Add 1/2 cup per load to your detergent or water before adding clothes if you use a top loading machine.

• HERB-SCENTED LINEN POWDER

Ingredients

• 2 cups baking soda
• 1 citrus peel or 1 bunch fresh herbs

Direction

• Have your container with perforated top available or make one by poking small holes in the top lid of an empty jar.
• Dry your herbs in the microwave or oven at 180oF for 2-4 hours and watch so they do not burn. Remove from oven allow to cool at room temperature.
• Grind the dried herbs using a grinder (blender, mortar and pestle or electric spice grinder).
• Add in a few tablespoons baking soda and grind again. For electric grinders, you should not pulse for more than 15 seconds. So use more short pulses instead of a long one.