Making your own cleaner is a cheap and easy hack, but always approach mixing chemicals with caution. While vinegar is the most widely recognized natural cleaning solution, there are other popular ingredients that are equally as effective. Carolyn Forte is the executive director of the Good Housekeeping Institute Cleaning Lab, where she has worked for 40 years.

Rust stains on porcelain or enamel sinks and tubs are no match for this heavy-duty homemade cleaner. Funny, my daughter and I were just talking about liquid fabric softener ( we no longer use and swapped out dryer sheets for wool balls) and how it created a thick waxy build up in our last washer and I mentioned that I started to have a extra hard time trying to breathe when fabric softener was in use and I do have COPD.If soap doesn’t kill but takes away, aren’t any germs I’m wiping off the surface now on the rag I’m using to wipe with?

Formulated with professional stain removing detergent, which is non-toxic, odorless, eco-friendly, non-corroding. Versatile for cleaning stove tops, microwaves, backsplashes, kitchen countertops and cabinets, ovens, sinks, etc. You can also soak oven racks and grill grates in the mixture directly, with a little extra ammonia if they're particularly dirty. When eliminating stuck-on dirt, this all-purpose spray will leave polish on item surface to keep it clean and protect it against discoloration and cracking from high heat up to 1 month. Hi Tracey – You could add an antioxidant like vitamin E (open a capsule and squeeze it in) to preserve it, but I usually don’t.

For this reason, never launder your cleaning cloths with those used for cleaning the car or other greasy jobs. Emily Estep is a plant biologist and journalist who has worked for a variety of online news and media outlets, writing about and editing topics that range from film and beauty to science and the automobile industry. Picture the contrast: Person A cleans their bathroom with five products and then their kitchen with five different products.