anyone know of ways to make cleaning products with natural ingredients?
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
United States
January 23, 2011 5:45pm CST
i saw on tv these people making their own natural cleaning supplies with like vinegar and etc for around the home but they never said what was in what type of cleaner other than they had vinegar in it. im allergic to chemicals and was going to switch over to all home made with natural stuff to clean with but have no idea where to get the recipes for the different types of cleaners you can make and what to have in them..
any ideas? do you make your own cleaning products? do they work as well?
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
24 Jan 11
Most of the 'home cleaners' that I have seen are based on vinegar, lemon juice and baking soda. Here is an excellent article (8 pages!) on putting together a 'green' cleaning kit: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/make-your-own-non-toxic-cleaning-kit.html#
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@macdingolinger (10386)
• United States
24 Jan 11
My daughter makes her own cleaning supplies. IT's very good and smells good too! She also makes her own laundry detergent. It works well, is all natural and comes out to about a penny per load!
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
9 Mar 11
oh i would kill for a laundry detergent recipe.. im having to pay a ton for the no dye and no scented type that NEVER is on sale *grumble*
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@macdingolinger (10386)
• United States
9 Mar 11
You probably wounldn't have to kill for it! I will ask my daughter to teach me how to make it and then I will pass it on. You might look it up online too though.
@mentalward (14690)
• United States
10 Mar 11
I just came across this article about cleaning with herbs and spices. I thought it was really interesting and I'm definitely going to be trying out a few of these things.
The link to this article is http://www.care2.com/greenliving/cleaning-with-herbs-spices.html [NOT A REFERRAL LINK!]
They say that a lot of herbs are natural disinfectants... a whole lot better than the chemical ones!
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
18 Apr 12
how bad is it i just now got around to the answers here? that site looks very interesting i am going to have to try it!
@mentalward (14690)
• United States
24 Jan 11
Natural cleaning products are all over the internet. All you have to do is do a search for "natural cleaning products" or "home made cleaning products".
One thing I use is baking soda for cleaning anything that needs a bit of scrubbing. It scrubs like scouring powder but without any harsh chemicals. Baking soda can be used to clean just about anything, including laundry. Look up "uses for baking soda" and you'll see what I mean. It's amazing stuff.
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
9 Mar 11
seems like years ago when they really first started coming out with the all natural cleaner trend like they have now and nothing worked well.. i tried all kinds and ended up wasting my money so i figure if i make my own with cheap ingredients i dont have much to lose
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
24 Jan 11
Baking soda and vinegar are good all-natural cleaning aids. You can use them as they are without adding anything at all to clean you sink, your bathrooms, your counters and even your housewares. Vinegar can make your white clothes even whiter and yellow stain remover as well.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
9 Mar 11
how can you tell how much to put in the laundry?
@riquen (45)
• United States
25 Jan 11
You can't go wrong with Coca-Cola. It can supposably do many things, I'm not sure if some are true or not but I know for sure it can remove rust, Iv'e seen it myself. Some classmates from college used it to remove rust from a chair, amazing!
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
9 Mar 11
true ill have to look it up.. i always have that on hand
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
24 Jan 11
yes, vinegar works for almost everything. it disinfects, cuts grease, etc. i would do a search for other things mentioned to clean with and you will find natural recipes for cleaning on all kinds of sites. like cleaning with lemon juice, and baking soda, etc. 
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
9 Mar 11
i will happy to finally get away from the chemicals that are out there to clean.. it would get to where id bout faint or have an asthma attack just trying to clean my tub!
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
23 Jan 11
All I know is that you can make a cleaning liquid but it won't smell as good compared to commercial products. There are a lot of tutorials regarding that on Youtube.com. Why not try taking a look there?
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@syoti20 (5292)
• Philippines
24 Jan 11
The only natural I think of at the moment was you have said vinegar. I can also add boiling water.
Using vinegar can clean silver or metals which can see in our bathroom like the faucet. It acts like muriatic acid in a friendly way and revive the beauty of the metals. Also in porcelains as well.
Boiling water, you can use boiling in cleaning 2nd degree sticked burnt rice. And cold thickened oil or grease after cooking.Its melt down and slide easy while washing later on.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
9 Mar 11
didnt think it about using it on silver and metals.. thanks!
