Showing posts with label frugal tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label frugal tips. Show all posts

Friday, September 4, 2009

homemade cleaners

I have been trying to make cleaners when I find recipes and hear of good ones to try! Here are three that I use on a regular basis:

The bottle on the left is my vinegar and water bottle. I usually put 1/3rd vinegar and 2/3rds water. This is not really from a recipe, but just from suggestions from others. I use it for all kinds of general cleaning! Floors, windows, sinks, etc. I tend to grab it for bathroom cleaning, and for spills on the floor. The bottle was free from the Home Show last year! (from the co-op)

The middle bottle is my home-made wipes solution. I LOVE this recipe, and didn't try any others on the site because this one worked so well.
It is recipe #1 :
2 Tbsp Baby wash (I use a natural/organic one from Wal-Mart)
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
2 cups water

I have to shake it before I use it because the oil separates. I usually wet one of her wipes with water and then spray it a couple of times. The bottle is from the dollar store.

The third bottle is the newest recipe I have tried, it is for homemade eye glasses cleaner. We usually refill our bottle at the eye glasses store in the mall, but I rarely go to the mall and hate to make a trip, just to refill the bottle! So I googled it and found this recipe. Basically, I put 2/3rds rubbing alcohol and 1/3 water. And I used the bottle we normally refill at the store.

***I do not know if this recipe is safe for anti-reflective coating on glasses. My glasses are over 3 years old so I am not too worried about it as it is probably worn off anyway. ***

Do you make any homemade cleaners? Please share your recipes!