Floor Cleaner(1/3 cup Borax, 1-gallon warm water, squirt of dishwashing detergent, splash of ammonia) Window Cleanerfor filthy windows (1/3 cup Borax, 1-gallon warm water, wash with a soft cloth (don’t “scrub”), then rinse using fresh water with a soft cloth before drying to minim...
There are a ton of recipes if you want to make your own homemade borax cleaner. If you want to clean your carpet, all you have to do is add half a cup of borax per gallon of water. You can also use borax as a toilet bowl cleaner. Pour a box of sodium borate powder (borax) i...
Because it is a soft metal and can be easily damaged, pewter must be given special care. To give your pewter items a refreshed glow, try this homemade, all-green cleaner: Mix 1 teaspoon salt and 1 cup vinegar. Add enough flour to the mixture to make a paste. Apply the paste using ...
Add borax, washing soda (sodium carbonate) and laundry detergent at a ratio of 1:1:2, in that order. For example, a good amount is 1/4 cup of borax, 1/4 cup of washing soda, then 1/2 cup of laundry detergent. Once all the ingredients are in the water, stir until they dissolv...
There are several other methods of making Slime without Borax, and we will go over those in other articles! Making an easy homemade slime can be a lot of fun and even families encourage their kids to invite their friends over and have a slim party. However, the care must be taken becau...
To clean a toilet with vinegar,pour a cup of vinegar in the bowl and let sit overnight. (For tough jobs, empty the toilet water first.) The next morning, sprinkle with baking soda or borax powder; scrub, then flush. Which vinegar is best for cleaning coffee pots?
Spray or bathe pets with dilutedKleen Green™ and wash bedding weekly inKleen Green™ and/or Borax. Use a flea comb on your pet regularly. Dip the comb in dilutedKleen Green™ or soapy water. Routinely monitor flea population levels and keep a log of your observations. ...
To make a gallon to use in a sprayer just mix one gallon of vinegar, 1 cup of salt, and a good squirt of dish soap. A slightly stronger version (not to be used around pets) is using borax in place of the salt. Please log in or create a free account to comment. Shannon July ...
Use hot water and detergent when washing bedding and any infected clothes. Hot water alone can kill the fungus. As an extra precaution, addborax or bleachto your wash along with regular laundry detergent. Borax and bleach can be purchased from a grocery store, and they also kill fungal spore...
I love making my own detergent too – I’ve made it with just the washing soda, borax, and bar soap. I’ll try it with the baking soda next time to see if I notice a difference. I love how inexpensive it is, and that it’s “natural” ….I also love the idea that “I made...