Keeping on top of our household chores is never easy. Letting the dirty dishes mount up is often the slippery slope to a life of squalor, but doing it all yourself isn’t always possible with our busy lifestyles, which is why many people choose to hire professionals and opt to use a house cleaning service.
We are currently living through tough economic circumstances as a result of 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s understandable that when household budgets are tight, the last thing you’ll be wanting to fork out is external cleaning support. Cleaning products don’t come cheap either. To help you stay on top of your home cleaning regime and take some baby steps towards being a household cleaning expert, here are five great homemade cleaning products made from items you’d readily find in your pantry. These products will get the job done for a fraction of the usual prices you’d pay for manufactured products available in the stores.
Kitchen Cleaner
Baking soda mixed with a little water is one of the simplest kitchen cleaning products around. It makes for a great deodorizer and shines stainless steel sinks and appliances effortlessly. In terms of removing stubborn odors, simply directly throw some baking soda into your drains or garbage disposal. This is a low-effort but highly effective cleaning product that’ll save you money for years to come.
Window or Glass Cleaner
When it comes to deep cleaning your property, making the extra effort to attend to your windows and mirrors will make the place feel like new. And in terms of a homemade solution, all you need to do is combine 2 cups of water with ½ cup of cider vinegar and ¼ cup rubbing alcohol. Pop the mix into a spray bottle with a couple of drops of essential oil for a nice scent and you’ve got yourself an excellent window cleaner on your hands.
A Heavy Duty Scrub
For stubborn rust stains on enamel or porcelain surfaces use a simple mix of half of a lemon and ½ cup of borax powder and you’ll have yourself a great heavy scrub. You’ll likely have a lemon on hand and the borax powder can easily be sourced from online portals like Amazon. Take note that this solution is a little too severe to be used on marble or granite, so be gentle to start.
Grease Remover
We all know how annoying it is trying to remove grease from our oven racks and stove hoods, but all you need is half a cup of sudsy ammonia mixed with enough water to fill a gallon container to get the job down. All you need to do then is give greasy items a quick dip or use a sponge to wipe the solution over any greasy surface before rinsing down with clean water.
Cleaning is one of those necessary evils that has become increasingly necessary when spending more time at home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Naturally, it’s far more convenient to have someone do the job for you, but if that isn’t an option that factors into your budget, you haven’t got much choice than to do it yourself. Hopefully, these cost-effective homemade cleaning solutions will do the trick and save you some money as well. Keep clean and stay safe.
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