Household Cleaner Recipes

[Brandy Hunter]

I'm a total DIY'er,

Does anyone have any recipes for cleaner, to share? Laundry detergent, All purpose, glass, tile, ect ect..

[Natalka]

When I want a specific homemade recipe, I love this site (it's great for all sort of things, crafting, etc. )

http://tipnut.com/category/household-tips/

[blueeyetea]

I really like this book for recipes, but I have to admit I'm lazy when it comes to mixing my own. For the most part, if I can use it straight, I do. If you have in your house baking soda, washing soda, vinegar, borax, club soda, you're set.

Borax: toilet cleaner and deodorizer. Great for sink and bathtub.

Washing Soda: recipe in book above, but you mix it with water to clean walls. If you have a floor that needs (wax) stripping, just let the solution works it's magic for about 5 to 10 minutes and the wax will be removed without the fumes of ammonia. Washing soda also makes a great drain cleaner.

Baking soda: mixed with salt and a little bit of some dish soap is good for scrubing bathroom tile.

I've made this recipe for laundry soap, but it left a film on the drum, so went back to using store-bought laundry detergent.

[glenglen]

I use Baking soda to clean my teeth it works great I don't smoke but drink Tea and Coffee
I put toothpaste on the toothbrush wet it then dip into the baking soda this really works.

I also bought cute sponges and I put my bar soap on it after I use the soap it saves the soap from getting gooey and slimy and you get way more use out of the bar soap.

[thriftygranny]

The Best blog hands down is One Good thing by Jillie. The woman is obsessed with making cleaning supplies Her recipes have never let me down!!

http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/about-me

[Insane]

The Best blog hands down is One Good thing by Jillie. The woman is obsessed with making cleaning supplies Her recipes have never let me down!!

http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/about-me

awesome!!

[KrazE]

I make my own laundry soap (liquid) as well, but my recipe is 3 gallons of hot water in a bucket, 1 bar grated sunlight soap, 1 cup a&h washing soda & 1/2 cup borax. I have a post on here about the process somewhere, but it's too much work to search for on mobile lol

I also make my own fabric softener as well


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[lucy16076]

I make my own laundry soap (liquid) as well, but my recipe is 3 gallons of hot water in a bucket, 1 bar grated sunlight soap, 1 cup a&h washing soda & 1/2 cup borax. I have a post on here about the process somewhere, but it's too much work to search for on mobile lol

I also make my own fabric softener as well


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Isn't all of this more expensive to purchase to "make" the product, than to buy with coupons already made? Is it the perfumes & dyes youre wanting to avoid? Or is it less costly in the end for you to create your own soap?

[KrazE]

Isn't all of this more expensive to purchase to "make" the product, than to buy with coupons already made? Is it the perfumes & dyes youre wanting to avoid? Or is it less costly in the end for you to create your own soap?

It's insanely cheap overall - granted when you first buy the products, it costs you more than using coupons for brand name pre-made, but that's offset by the overall savings.
I'll find my cost breakdown for you in a few mins when on my laptop


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[KrazE]

Ok here's the breakdown using regular prices:


2kg Borax @ HH is $4.47 (Yields 8 cups - recipe uses only 1/2 cup)
3kg Washing Soda - $7.29 @ HH (Yields 13 cups - recipe uses only 1 cup)
2 bars Sunlight bar soap - $1.99 (1 bar per batch)

The recipe I use makes approx 3.5 gallons of soap (56 cups), and you only use 1/2 cup per load (I have an HE washer).

So basically if I use those prices above:

One 3.5 gallon batch (13.5 L) = $1.83 / 112 loads (56 cups using only 1/2 that per load) = $0.016 per load of laundry

The box of Borax is enough to make 16 batches
The washing soda is enough to make 13 batches
The bar soap is 2 batches - so this is where you would make more purchases for future batches of course.

[barbs]

[cath007]

Anyone know a household cleaner desinfector for a fridge???

[sweet sparrow]

Anyone know a household cleaner desinfector for a fridge???

I use regular dish soap (not antibacterial - which doesn't clean any better than the regular varieties). When I worked at a hospital, they used their general all-purpose cleaner.

[Insane]

I went out and bought a bag of lemons yesterday. Going to make some lemon vinegar to use to clean!

[KrazE]

I use lemon juice in some water in a container & put that in the microwave, then run it for a few minutes to boil the water well, and leave it in there for about 5 mins. Then I can just open the microwave & wipe it clean with paper towels, no scrubbing or chemicals required