| What would you say if I told you that everything you | | | | vegetation like weeds or grass. Except as a drain |
| need to clean your house was probably hiding in your | | | | cleaner, you shouldn't combine white vinegar with |
| pantry? True, you're most likely storing a dozen | | | | baking soda not only because you are likely to make a |
| commercial cleaners, but I'm telling you all you need are | | | | huge mess but because an acid (vinegar) and a base |
| baking soda, distilled white vinegar, lemon or lime juice | | | | (baking soda) create a neutral substance that won't be |
| and olive oil. With these four ingredients you can make | | | | really good for cleaning anything. |
| a cleaner for almost every purpose in your home, car | | | | Lemon Or Lime Juice |
| and office. Let me go into more detail: | | | | It is well known in the cleaning society that citrus juices |
| Baking Soda | | | | have astonishing cleaning properties. It has |
| Baking soda is as good as bleach at getting surfaces | | | | anti-microbial and anti-bacterial characteristics as well |
| clean. Sprinkle it over your sink, dampen and sponge it | | | | as being great for cutting grease and freshening the |
| evenly and rinse with plain water to get your sink to | | | | air. Feel free to add it to any cleaner for a touch of |
| shine like new. Pour some baking soda down your | | | | fresh scent. When mixed with white vinegar, lemon |
| stinky or clogged drain and follow with some vinegar | | | | juice makes a furniture polish that leaves your wood |
| to create a science experiment-like drain cleaner. A | | | | furniture smelling like sunshine. If you prefer the scent |
| little baking soda mixed into a paste with water is an | | | | of lime to that of lemon, you can substitute lime juice |
| effective silver polish. Also I find it to be the best on | | | | for lemon juice in any of these recipes. |
| my Formica countertops but if you have another | | | | Olive Oil |
| material countertop you may want to check with | | | | Not only is olive oil great for your heart, it's fantastic for |
| someone before using baking soda due to scratches. | | | | dusting and protecting your wood furniture. Combine it |
| The best thing about baking soda is that you get the | | | | with white vinegar for dusting and use a smidge of it |
| white effect of bleach without the toxic fumes and | | | | on a rag for cleaning and shining any wood in the |
| danger to your skin, hair and clothes. Baking soda can | | | | house. Don't worry about the type of olive oil (such as |
| also be used in a pinch as a fabric softener. | | | | virgin, extra-virgin, etc) because it is the juice from the |
| White Distilled Vinegar | | | | olive itself that is good for nourishing your wood. You |
| White distilled vinegar (not to be confused with all the | | | | can also add a couple of drops of your favorite |
| many other types of vinegar out there) is useful for | | | | essential oil to add a more pleasant aroma. |
| cutting through greasy messes, inhibiting the growth of | | | | There are other all-natural ingredients that will help you |
| mold and whitening whites in the laundry. Use it in a | | | | keep you house clean but just these four should be a |
| diluted form as a window and glass cleaner. You can | | | | good start to replacing the hazardous and toxic |
| also use it in a pure form to get rid of unwanted | | | | commercial products you're used to using. |