By Tania Reuben, Pure Natural Diva
It's been a long, cold winter. Are you getting ready to tackle your winter dust bunnies? In just a few minutes, you can mix up your own cleaning solutions with ingredients you likely have in your pantry already.
You'll save a lot of money, reduce your toxin exposure and be kinder to the environment.
ALL PURPOSE CLEANER
This recipe will make 4 - 28 oz bottles.
13 1/4 cups of Water (1 hot)
1/4 Cup of Dr. Bronner's Castile Liquid Soap - I like Citrus for the All Purpose Cleaner.
1/4 Cup of Borax
1/4 Cup of Vinegar
Mix the hot water with the borax until it dissolves. Add the remaining water, vinegar & Castile Soap. Use a funnel to pour the solution into the four bottles.
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GRANITE CLEANER
This recipe will make 2 - 28 oz bottles.
6 cups of Water
1/3 cup + 1 tsp of Alcohol denatured or regular
1 Tbs of Castile Soap - I use almond.
20 Drops of Essential Oil - Citrus or almond work well.
Combine ingredients and pour using a funnel into spray bottle.
HARDWOOD FLOOR CLEANER
This recipe will make 1 - 28 oz bottle.
2 tbs Oil
2 tbs Castile soap - I like the almond for my wood floors.
2 tbs Alcohol
24 oz Water
Combine ingredients and pour using a funnel into spray bottle.
This recipe will need to be shaken while you are spraying as the oil will settle on top.
Mixing up the solutions is the fun part! Now it's time to get to work and tackle the grime.
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Tania is a wife and mother living in Los Angeles CA. She spends her days chasing her children, nights being chased by her husband in ALL her spare time she writes about whole living with style www.PureNaturalDiva.com.
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