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How to make your own all purpose cleaner?



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Post Sat, Oct 15 2016, 2:46 pm
I have asthma/allergies and am sensitive to cleaning products. Can anyone recommend a homemade all purpose cleaner? Preferably one without any scents or essential oils, as everything seems to set off my asthma/allergies - the more basic the better.

Thanks!
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Post Sat, Oct 15 2016, 7:40 pm
This is my recipe for glass cleaner, which is good for many hard surfaces:

1 oz ammonia
4 oz rubbing alcohol
1 drop dishwashing liquid
Fill container to 32 oz with water
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Post Sat, Oct 15 2016, 7:42 pm
1 part vinegar to 1 part water. When I was getting rashes from everything I used vinegar. Sometimes I just used straight up vinegar in a spray vinegar.
You can use it on most surfaces, even wood, but not granite.
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Post Sat, Oct 15 2016, 8:59 pm
cm wrote:
This is my recipe for glass cleaner, which is good for many hard surfaces:

1 oz ammonia
4 oz rubbing alcohol
1 drop dishwashing liquid
Fill container to 32 oz with water


I do similar to this. I use:

16 oz. 92% alcohol
16 oz. water
a few drops blue Dawn dishwashing soap

Mix well.

It is great for windows, counters, stainless steel. No streaks.
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Post Sat, Oct 15 2016, 9:26 pm
Why don't you try Basic H from Shaklee? A lot of people with asthma /allergies use it. It's a non-toxic, unscented concentrated cleaning solution that lasts forever. You put a few drops into different spritzer bottles which you fill up with water-one for glass cleaner, for all-purpose cleaner and for heavier degreaser. It's great for washing wood floors too.

http://m.shaklee.com/us/en/sho.....aning


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Post Sat, Oct 15 2016, 9:31 pm
Also - for floors I use a full-size Shark steam cleaner. The handheld Shark is great for deep cleaning kitchen appliances, bathroom tile, etc.
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Post Sat, Oct 15 2016, 11:30 pm
ra mom, what do you use for granite? I use apple cider vinegar for other things but trying to figure out what I can use for my counter tops. Thanks!!
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Post Sat, Oct 15 2016, 11:41 pm
anonymrs wrote:
ra mom, what do you use for granite? I use apple cider vinegar for other things but trying to figure out what I can use for my counter tops. Thanks!!

Water and drops of blue dawn dishsoap
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amother
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Post Sat, Oct 15 2016, 11:55 pm
I make a spray bottle of water, vinegar and dish soap
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anonymrs




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 16 2016, 1:20 am
Thanks, ra mom. Just curious why blue dawn? Does it have something in it that free and clear palmolive doesn't have?
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ra_mom




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 16 2016, 3:07 am
anonymrs wrote:
Thanks, ra mom. Just curious why blue dawn? Does it have something in it that free and clear palmolive doesn't have?

It just works really well, better than any other dish soaps I've tried.
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Post Sun, Oct 16 2016, 8:46 am
Thanks for all the suggestions! I will definitely try some of these.

We used to have a steam cleaner for the floors, but it broke. We really should get a new one.
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Post Wed, Oct 19 2016, 10:40 pm
my recipe is
around 1/4 c lemon juice (dh cant stand the smell of vinegar or I'd use that bc its cheaper)
couple table spoons of peroxide
few squirts dish soap
water
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amother
Puce


 

Post Fri, Mar 10 2017, 8:39 am
OOTBubby wrote:
I do similar to this. I use:

16 oz. 92% alcohol
16 oz. water
a few drops blue Dawn dishwashing soap

Mix well.

It is great for windows, counters, stainless steel. No streaks.

Is this for granite? And can I use 99% alcohol which is what I found in the store?
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OOTBubby




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Mar 10 2017, 9:32 am
amother wrote:
Is this for granite? And can I use 99% alcohol which is what I found in the store?

Yes, for granite (or any stone counters), stainless steel, glass, etc. And it is recommended to use the stronger alcohol (I think it is 92% though not 99%).
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amother
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Post Sun, Mar 12 2017, 7:51 am
OOTBubby wrote:
Yes, for granite (or any stone counters), stainless steel, glass, etc. And it is recommended to use the stronger alcohol (I think it is 92% though not 99%).

I've only been able to find 70% or 99%. Any suggestions?
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OOTBubby




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Mar 12 2017, 9:36 am
amother wrote:
I've only been able to find 70% or 99%. Any suggestions?

The 99% is fine.
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