AIR FRESHENERS: Use an open box of baking soda or a dish filled with vinegar.
ALL-PURPOSE CLEANER: 1/2 cup vinegar, 1/3 cup baking soda, 1 gal. hot water. Mix, label and use for general purpose cleaning.
DRAIN CLEANER: 1/4 cup baking soda, 1/2 cup vinegar. Pour in soda, then vinegar and close drain until fizzing stops. Flush with boiling water.
OVEN CLEANER: Absorb fresh spills by sprinkling with table salt while still warm. When cook, brush and wipe off. Soften baked-on spills with a borax and lemon juice paste.
SCOURING POWDER: Make a paste of baking soda and water.
TOILET BOWL CLEANER: Make a paste of borax and lemon juice. Rub the bowl with the paste and leave on for a few hours. Scrub with a brush and flush.
WINDOW/GLASS CLEANER: 1/4 cup vinegar, 1 cup water. Mix and label in a pump spray bottle.
All of the below products are readily available in your local supermarket.
SOAP: Soap without synthetic scents, colors or other additives biodegrades safely and completely, and is non-toxic and they dissolve more easily in hot water.
BAKING SODA: Baking Soda is a slightly alkaline mineral that cleans and deodorizes. Baking soda can be used as a gentle nonabrasive cleanser for kitchen counter tops, sinks, bathtubs, ovens, and fiberglass. It will eliminate
perspiration odors and even neutralize the smell of many chemicals if you add up to a cup per load to the laundry. It is a useful air freshener, a great teeth whitener, and a fine carpet deodorizer.
WASHING SODA: Washing Soda is a much more strongly alkaline product than its neighbor Baking Soda. Washing Soda cuts grease, removes stains, disinfects and softens water.
BORAX: Borax is an excellent disinfectant and laundry cleaner.
WHITE VINEGAR AND LEMON JUICE: Vinegar and lemon juice cut grease and freshen.
CLOUDY AMMONIA: Cloudy ammonia cuts heavy grease. It must be used with CAUTION because its toxic fumes can irritate eyes and lungs. Use with only good ventilation.
WARNING: Never mix bleach with cloudy ammonia as it will produce toxic fumes!
