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Natural Cleaners

Bathtubs:

Rinse the tub with a little water so that it is damp. Sprinkle baking soda in the tub and add a few drops of liquid dish detergent. To save your back and knees use a clean, inexpensive plastic broom to scrub the tub. If needed, add more water sparingly as you don’t want to wash your cleaning agents down the drain.

The baking soda will act as an abrasive and will get rid of the soap scum the detergent will add a little sudsy action and break down the scum. When all sides, the rim and bottom are scrubbed, rinse well.

Rinse with vinegar water to kill any germs and bacteria. Also rinse the broom with vinegar.

Brass Cleaner:

A paste of lemon juice and salt can be used to clean brass and copper. Squeeze juice of a lemon into a bowl and add several teaspoons of salt, mix and rub on the brass or copper. The salt acts as a mild abrasive. Scrub gently, rinse with warm water and dry with a soft cloth.

Carpet Freshener:

Sprinkle baking soda over carpet and let stand for 15 to twenty minutes. Then vacuum. This will freshen the carpet, getting rid of odors. This can be done once or twice weekly to keep the carpet smelling fresh.

Drains:

To clean drains and remove odors pour ½ to 1 cup of vinegar in the drain and let stand for a half hour. Rinse with cold water.

Garbage Disposals:

Make ice cubes by mixing equal amounts of water and vinegar to fill an ice tray. Put a few cubes at a time in the garbage disposer and turn it on. The ice cubes will help clean and sharpen the blades and the vinegar will deodorize it.

Lemons can also be put in the disposal as well as orange peels to help deodorize it. Use the lemons rinds left over from being squeezed for other cleaning jobs.

Rust Removal for fabric:

Lemon Juice

Put lemon juice on the rust stain until soaked and put the cloth or garment in the sun and allow to dry. Repeat if the rust is not removed. If it has been, then wash.

Cream of tarter and salt

Another remedy for rust removal is cream of tarter and salt. Make a paste with water and equal parts of salt and cream of tarter. Put the mixture on the stain and place the cloth or garment in the sun to dry. Rinse. If the stain is not removed, repeat, but if it is gone then wash.

Stoves:

Clean stoves with baking soda. It acts as an abrasive but will not scratch the finish whether enamel or stainless steel. Rinse with vinegar water to kill germs and bacteria and to remove any baking soda residue.

Windows:

Windows can be washed with warm water and a few drops of liquid dish soap. Rinse with vinegar water, about 1 cup to 1/2 gallon of water to “cut” soap residue. Polish dry using old newspapers.

Newsprint

Old newspapers can be used for many chores from cleaning to packing. Glass table tops, windows and mirrors can be dried and polished with newsprint. After washing windows, mirrors, table tops or glass in cabinet doors substitute crumpled up newsprint for paper towels or rags and polish dry. The glass should be streak and lint free.

You can also use old news papers to line bird cages, spread on the floor (or counters) when repotting plants, to catch paint drips if painting, to clean fish or peel potatoes on. You can probably think of many other uses as well.

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