Homemade Cleaning Products Recipes

Rid your home of germs and dust without spraying chemical onto your furniture and counter-tops. You can save money while reducing your consumption of commercially made products sold in wasteful plastic containers. Skip the cleaning aisle of your local grocery store and create safe and earth-friendly cleaning products at home. Green your cleaning routine with homemade cleaning product recipes. The household cleaning recipes are both simple to make and as effective as commercial cleaning products.

Spray Cleaner

White vinegar can be used as a base ingredient for many household cleaning tasks. Simply pour one cup of white vinegar and one cup of water together inside a spray container and shake. You can make a larger amount of the cleaning agent by combining equal parts of both ingredients. The cleaning spray can be used to cleaner kitchen counters, back-splashes, stovetops, linoleum floors and toilet surfaces. To remove soap scum build-up in the shower, heat the mixture in a microwave for approximately one minute. Spray the barely warm cleaning mixture onto shower walls and wash off after fifteen minutes.

White Vinegar - Undiluted

Use white vinegar directly out of the container to clean the inside of a toilet bowl and remove mineral deposits from shower fixtures. For particularly tough stains, fill a storage bag with vinegar and attach to the fixture with a rubber band overnight. Ditch store bought fabric softener and pour a cup of white vinegar into the washer during the rinse cycle to eliminate residue and soften clothing. Clothes absolutely will not smell like vinegar. You can also pour a tablespoon of white vinegar into the dishwasher "clear rinse" pocket of to eliminate water spots.

Baking Soda

Natural deodorizing ingredients in baking soda serve as an effective replacement for more harsh manufactured cleaning agents. You can pour small amounts of baking soda onto damp sponges to clean the bathtub, sink vanities and sink drains. You can pour a cup of baking soda into a grimy or clogged drain and allow luke-warm water to dribble into the drain for at least two hours.

Isopropyl Alcohol

You can use rubbing isopropyl to clean windows, mirrors, chrome and ceramic tile. Mix one cup of isopropyl alcohol, one cup of water and a tablespoon of white vinegar into a spray bottle and clean the areas as you normally would with a commercial product. For heavy cleaning mix the rubbing alcohol, water and one tablespoon of ammonia into a spray bottle.

Furniture Polish

Protect your wood furniture while cleaning with a natural cleaning agent free of silicone oil. The oil penetrates small cracks in the furniture and can damage the finish. Pour a cup of olive oil and a half-a-cup of lemon juice into a spray container and shake. Spray onto the wood and clean with a soft cloth.