Stuff You Can Make Yourself: Floor Cleaner

FloorCleaner

Hello my lovelies!

Ok, I make a lot of neat stuff that not everyone can make at home.  I mean…do you have bentonite clay, citric acid and raw shea butter just hanging around in your cupboards?  (I just know someone’s going to comment saying, “Why yes…yes I do!” and the effect will be squashed…but that’s ok.  You get the point.)

I’ve been making much more than soap for a while now, but my cleaning products aren’t the kind of thing I’d want to package and sell.  It’s just too darned easy to make them at home, and they’re WORLDS cheaper than anything commercial…especially the organic brands.

So here’s my natural floor cleaner recipe.  It’s great on hardwood, laminate, vinyl, tile…whatever you’ve got.  It works!

In a spray bottle, available at any hardware store, mix:

20 oz. distilled water (tap water has buggies and junk in it that will leave residue and film on your floors)
4 oz. white vinegar
5-10 drops of sweet orange essential oil (available at most health food stores)

The water’s the carrier.  The vinegar’s the cleaning agent.  The oil adds fragrance and wood conditioning, as well as grease cutting and cleaning properties.  If you have wood or laminate floors, go for closer to 10 drops.  If you have ceramic tile, stay on the lower end with 5 drops.

SHAKE BEFORE EACH USE!  The orange oil will rise to the top, so shake that bottle when you use it!

Spray on, mop.  No need to rinse.

Simple, cheap, and it works!  Enjoy!

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