All Purpose Household Cleaner

Ingredients:

1 tsp borax
1/2 tsp washing soda (found in laundry aisle)
2 tsp vinegar
1/4 tsp dishwashing liquid
2 cups hot water

Directions:

Combine all ingredients. For a more pleasant smell, use lemon juice instead of vinegar. Put in small spray bottle and shake well.

Source: I saw this in a Farm Show magazine.

By Jan from Springfield, MN

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Sheila Saey

January 29, 20090 found this helpful

And neither of these will be harmful to toddlers or pets? My DIL is looking for something to clean her hardwood floors that won't hurt my grandson or my grandpup. As she says, "I have floor lickers so it has to be non-toxic!"

God Bless,
Sheila in Decatur, IL

Sheila Saey

January 29, 20090 found this helpful

God Bless,
Sheila in Decatur, IL

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Archive: All Purpose Household Cleaner

January 28, 2009

This is my favorite all-purpose household cleaner. It's from Recipegoldmine.com and it appears under a couple of different titles. I think it's Miracle Cleaning spray, but you can toss the kitchen and bathroom cleaner and use this everywhere!

You'll need:

a sturdy spray bottle
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 teaspoons Borax
1/4 cup liquid dish soap
32 ounces hot water
20 drops lavender essential oil (or other if desired)*

Mix vinegar and Borax together. Add this and warm (not hot) water to bottle and shake until mixed well. Add liquid soap and lavender essential oil. Smells great! Spray and wipe with a paper towel or, keep a container of inexpensive, non-scented baby wipes in the bathroom for "disposable" cleaning wipes used with this miracle spray. A fraction of the cost of other cleaning wipes. Lavender is antimicrobial, antifungal, and antibacterial naturally. My favorite all-time cleaner!

By Missy W