Cleaning With Homemade Non-Toxic Cleaners

There are plenty of non-toxic cleaners out there, and while some of them aren’t truly non-toxic there are quite a few of them that really are non-toxic. Sometimes buying non-toxic cleaners can be too expensive and or sometimes you might just want to be able to make your own non-toxic cleaners. Making you own non-toxic cleaners can be as easy as 1-2-3.

Follow the following recipes in order to make your own homemade non-toxic cleaners…

Household Cleaner –
Mix together:
1 tsp. liquid soap (castile, peppermint)
1 tsp. borax
Squeeze of lemon
1 qt. warm water
OR
¼ c. baking soda
½ c. borax
½ c. vinegar
1 gal. water
For surfaces that need scouring, try moist salt or baking soda and a green scouring pad.

Window Cleaner –
Mix together:
2 tsp. vinegar
1 qt. warm water
OR
2 tbsp. borax
3 c. water
Rub dry with newspaper to avoid streaking.

Disinfectant -

Mix together:
¼ c. borax
½ gal. hot water

Oven Cleaner -

Mix together:
¼ c. baking soda
2 tbsp. salt
Hot water, as needed to make a paste.
Let paste sit for 5 minutes. Caution: Keep off wires/heating elements.
OR
2 tbsp. liquid soap (castile, peppermint)
2 tsp. borax
1 qt. warm water

Spray on oven and wait 20 minutes, then clean. For tough stains, scrub with very fine steel wool and baking soda.

Toilet Bowl Cleaner -

Pour:
¼ c. baking soda into bowl and drizzle with vinegar.
Let sit for ½ hour. Scrub and flush. Add borax for stains.

Ceramic Tiles Cleaner -

Mix together:
¼ c. vinegar
1 gal. warm water

Carpet Cleaning Foam –
Mix together:
¼ c. vegetable oil-based liquid soap
3 tbsp. (or more) water
Whip ingredients in bowl with egg beater. Rub foam into problem areas of the rug. Rinse well with water.

Silver Polish –
Soak:
1 qt. warm water
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
small piece of aluminum foil
OR
Rub toothpaste on silver, let it dry and rinse off.

Spray Starch –
Dissolve:
2 Tbsp. cornstarch in 1 pint cold water in a spray bottle. Shake before each use. For delicate fabrics, dissolve 1 package unflavored gelatin to 2 cups of hot water. Dip a corner of the fabric into the solution to test; if fabric becomes sticky when dry, add more water.

Mildew Remover –
Dissolve:
½ c, vinegar
½ c. borax in warm water.
Apply with sponge or spray bottle.

All of these recipes and more are by eco.cycle. Please visit their website for more recipes.

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Jennifer is a freelance writer, and has written for various health and environmental blogs, which includes running her own green living blog. Currently she is studying to become a C++ Programmer.