Cleaner Add ons

 Quick additions to the cookbook. Sorry not in story form.

 

Ammonia and water to underarm stains in equal parts with a couple tablespoons of dish soap. Soak overnight and wash as normal.

 

I haven't tried this one, but I have heard it is good.

Homemade Fabric Softener

1 cup baking soda

6 cups white vinegar

8 cups water

10-15 drops orange essential oils or lemon essential oils.

Need a one gallon container.

Add baking soda

Next, add 1 cup water to start

slowly add vinegar, baking soda will begin to fizz.

Add rest of the water swirling around and cover venting the top a few times.

Add essential oils.

Add 1 cup per each load but shake first to stir up the essential oil.

 

Anti Mildew Spray

1 gallon of water

2 tsp tea tree oil or Lavender essential oil

1 tsp castile soap OR liquid detergent

Spray on, do not rinse.

 

Carpet Freshner sprinkle on baking soda. For pet odors you can rub in coffee grounds and let set. Vacuum later and repeat until it goes away.

 

Ant Repellent

Sprinkle cinnamon, borax or ground pepper. Ants will not cross.

 

Cloudy drinking glass film soak in vinegar

 

Smelly shoes

Kitty litter sprinkled in removes odor overnight.

I have heard you can use tea tree oil too. Haven't tried yet.

1/2 cup of washing soda to a gallon of water to clean the bathroom. Do not use on fiberglass.

 

Unsweetened lemonade into the soap drawer of a dishwasher and run through the hottest water cycle. Removes rust and grease.

 

To remove gunk on old enamel apply paste of 2 parts baking soda and part hyrdogen peroxide. Let set for a half an hour. Scrub and rinse well. Can remove gunk as it rinses down the drain.

 

Windex

1 Empty Windex Spray Bottle
1/8 Cup (1oz) White Ammonia
1/4 Cup (4oz) Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol
1 Drop Laundry Detergent
Water - To Fill The Bottle