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Natural Cleaning Recipes

Seven DIY solutions using vinegar & baking soda
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The Seven Recipes
01
All-Purpose Vinegar Spray
1 cup white vinegar · 1 cup distilled water · citrus peels (steeped 2 wks) · 10 drops lemon EO
Use OnSealed counters, stovetop, tile, microwave, trash cans
02
Baking Soda Scrub
½ cup baking soda · 2 tbsp castile soap · 1 tsp water · 5 drops lemon EO
Use OnStainless sinks, tubs, oven racks, sheet pans, grout
03
Glass & Mirror Spray
1 cup water · 1 cup white vinegar · 1 tbsp cornstarch · 5 drops lavender EO
Use OnWindows, mirrors, glass shower doors, framed art
04
Bathroom Disinfecting Spray
1½ cup water · ½ cup vinegar · 1 tsp castile soap · 20 drops tea tree · 10 drops eucalyptus EO
Use OnToilets, shower walls, tile, sinks, doorknobs, switches
05
Wood Floor Cleaner
1 gallon warm water · 2 tbsp castile soap · 5 drops lemon EO · no vinegar
Use OnSealed hardwood, engineered wood, LVP, laminate
06
Carpet Refresher Powder
2 cups baking soda · 20 drops lavender · 10 drops eucalyptus · 1 crumbled bay leaf
Use OnRugs, carpet, upholstery, pet beds · skip eucalyptus if cats
07
Vinegar Laundry Booster
2 cups white vinegar · 30 drops lavender EO · 10 drops lemon EO · add ½ cup per load to fabric softener compartment
Use OnTowels, sheets, workout clothes, kids' laundry · replaces commercial fabric softener
Vinegar Surface Safety Chart
Surface Vinegar? Use Instead
Sealed quartz counteryesAll-Purpose Spray
Granite or marblenoCastile soap + water
Hardwood floornoWood Floor Cleaner
Stainless steelyesAll-Purpose Spray
Cast ironnoCoarse salt + oil
Glass & mirroryesGlass & Mirror Spray
Tile groutyesBaking Soda Scrub
Natural stone showernoCastile soap + water
Sealed laminateyesAll-Purpose Spray (diluted)
Electronic screennoDistilled water + microfiber