Housewifery - Bathroom

Yesterday was cleaning day, and I have to be honest and say I have become fairly slack when it comes to making my own cleaning projects. We have a vinegar spray in the kitchen, but with the supermarket selling 'eco' products it has been too easy to pick them up instead of making my own. I was feeling motivated yesterday (despite still recovering from flu), so I looked up some new cleaner 'recipes' on the internet, and got to work.

Cream Cleaner

• 1 cup of baking soda
• 1/4 cup of white vinegar
• 1/4 cup of dish washing liquid
• 3 tablespoons of soda crystals
• 1 tablespoon of sea salt
• 20 drops of essential oil (today I used pine needles - 'Pinus Sylvestris')

Slowly combine all the ingredients in a bowl, stirring with a non metallic spoon or spatula. Decant into a jar, for storage. This can be left on high soap scum areas for a few minutes before being scrubbed and rinsed off.

Multi-Purpose Liquid

• 1 cup of distilled water
• 1/4 cup of dish washing liquid
• 1 cup of baking soda
• 1/4 cup of white vinegar
• 20 drops of essential oil

Slowly combine all the ingredients in a bowl, stirring with a non metallic spoon or spatula. Decant into a spray bottle, for use.

Glass Cleaner

• 1/4 cup of rubbing alcohol
• 1/4 cup of vinegar
• 1 tablespoon of cornstarch
• 2 cups of warm water

Combine everything in a spray bottle and shake well.

Results

I found that all of the cleaners worked well, but the liquid cleaner had a tendency to clump at the bottom. It definitely could not be sprayed, but could be poured on to a cloth and used to wipe down, or diluted into a bowl/basin/the sink with water and used that way (probably the most economical way to use it).

This was in my Grandma Rose's bathroom when I was a girl, and I claimed it as mine when she  passed away, it is a Mabel Lucy Attwell LINK

Valerie
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