Homemade Cleaning Products - Part 2

I have had quite a few e-mails from some lovely followers asking about what other cleaning products I can make from the ingredients listed on my first post, Homemade cleaning Products. 

Here are some more of my favorites.

If you have children or pets I'm sure you will use this one just as much as I do.
 
Carpet Deodoriser
Ingredients
1 cup Baking Soda
4/5 drops of Essential oil ( I use Orange )

Grab yourself a zip lock bag. Drop in your essential oil and then your baking soda.  Give it a good shake so that you don't see the oil smears on the base. Sprinkle the baking soda over freshly vacuumed carpet. Leave the baking soda on the carpet for a few hours then vacuum it up.  I like to store my carpet deodoriser in a jar. I drilled some holes into the jar and now I can sprinkle it on the carpet a little easier and store it like that.

Carpet Stain Remover
Ingredients
Equal parts vinegar and water

Combine the vinegar and water and spray on the stain. Let it sit for roughly 10 minutes then clean it up with some warm soapy water.

Hard Carpet Stains
Ingredients
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup borax
1/4 cup vinegar

Combine the ingredients into a paste and rub into the stain. Let it sit for a few hours and then vacuum it up. Sometimes you need to then give it a clean with some soapy water and then blotch dry.

I have had a fair few e-mails asking how to get marks of the walls. With a toddler I use this one  often, and can say that it does a fantastic job at getting crayon off the walls.

Wall Scrub
Ingredients
Baking Soda
Water     

Grab a damp sponge and dip in some baking soda. Scrub the mark on the wall and then wipe over with another damp sponge.  It works wonders!

Toilet Cleaner
Ingredients
1/4 cup baking soda
1 cup vinegar

Combine the baking soda and vinegar. Vinegar and baking soda can make quite a bit of mess when combined so it is best to do that in the sink. Spray onto the toilet bowl and let it sit for a few minutes. Then scrub and rinse.

 Bath Tub Cleaner
Ingredients
Vinegar
Baking Soda

Wipe down with vinegar and then scrub with baking soda. After that just rinse it off and you will have a sparkly clean bath tub.


I hope that answers some of your questions and you find that they work just as well for you as they do for me.   If you have anymore questions about the cleaning products or if you have a cleaning problem I can help you with please don't hesitate to drop a comment or an email.

Once again, happy cleaning.

Tiffany.