Shopping List (all of these items were purchased at the Dollar Store and the products can be made for less than $8 plus the cost of a spray bottle)
- White Vinegar
- Fabric Softener
- Baking Soda
- Dawn
- Lavender and Citrus Fragrance
- Olive Oil
- Spray bottle for each item
Use in the following 4 remedies:
Windex substitute
1 tsp Dawn
half bottle white vinegar
half bottle water
Pledge substitute
2 tsp olive oil (can use a little more)
2 cups water
1/4 cup water
*citrus fragrance
Fabreeze substitute
1/8 cup fabric softener
2 tbs baking soda
fill remainder of bottle with water
*lavender fragrance
Bathroom/Kitchen Cleaner (because vinegar & baking soda create a chemical reaction put some water in bottle first to dilute the reaction)
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup baking soda
fill bottle with water
*citrus fragrance
Store bought cleaners that work for other sisters:
Store bought cleaners that work for other sisters:
- ZEP (home improvement stores)-for hard water
- CLR (home improvement and discount stores)-for hard water, doesn't hurt paint
- Simple Green (automotive section of discount store)-full strength for greasy stove, microwave
- SoiLove ($ store)-great for all laundry, rug, upholstery stains (used at the Temple)
- Magic Eraser (most stores)- great for cleaning the textured bottom of tub/shower and tub ring (give your legs a workout while in shower by using your feet to "scrub" with the eraser, takes an extra 5 min while you're already in there)
Household products used in a different way:
- Ammonia
- removes ink from clothing
- place stove pans and grates in plastic bag with a little ammonia & hot water, seal and leave overnight, grease will wipe off easily
- soak combs and brushes in ammonia then rinse hair product buildup out
- Hair spray
- Also removes ink from clothing
- Rubbing alcohol
- use to remove cleaner buildup on granite, rinse afterwards
- Baking soda
- make a paste with water, wipe it all over inside of oven door, let sit at least 20 minutes, wipe off and rinse well
- unclog drains (Pour a pot of boiling hot water down your drain.Dump in about 1/2 c. baking soda. Let that sit for a few minutes. Then, pour a mixture of 1 c. vinegar and 1. c very hot water down on top of the baking soda. Cover with a drain plug-to keep the reaction down below the drain surface-if you have one and let it sit for 5-10 minutes.Flush one more time with a pot of boiling water.)
- Vinegar
- use in dishwasher instead of JetDry
- use in rinse cycle of washer to remove musky smell
- run in empty dishwasher to clean hard water residew
- Newspaper
- instead of paper towels for washing windows-no streaks or lint left over
- Bleach
- use with a toothbrush to clean grout in tile
- Household broom
- for cleaning the tub/shower enclosure quickly and without putting strain on your knees-apply cleaner to bristles and then use broom "scrub" all of enclosure, quick and easy (Sister Lopez has details)
