SIMPLE All purpose Cleaner

So I wanted to share a SIMPLE post for the All purpose cleaner I mentioned in the earlier blog.  In the past I have been using Lysol All Purpose Cleaner.

On average at walmart these run about $3.00 a bottle. Some cleaners depending on what you use can run a little more or a little more.  I found a solution that I can make at home that includes things most people have in their house, and cleans just as effecitvley and better!

          Let me give you a little information first.  Using Vinager as a household cleaner is something my grandparents knew about when i mentioned it. It was using in days past as a regular household cleaner. They really were on to something.

The basics of vinegar

• Vinegar is a natural bi-product of vegetables, fruits, and grains. It's both edible and biodegradable. Vinegar has a basically unlimited shelf life. In addition, literally any alcoholic beverage left exposed to the air will eventually become vinegar. It's cheap to make, cheap to clean with, and cheap to cook with. Vinegar can also be diluted easily with water, added to a multitude of food, and can clean even the messiest greasy mess. It's an all around versatile liquid.

Acids break down grease and bacteria

• Molds, grease, and bacteria are no match for the cleaning power of vinegar. But why is this? Since we now know that vinegar is acid based, it's easier to understand how it can clean so effectively. When an acid is applied to grease, it breaks it down quickly.
  The typical vinegar that can be purchased at the grocery is a 5 percent solution. And yet, it's very effective at cleaning just about everything in your home. Grease, germs, and bacteria in the kitchen are no match for the cleaning power of vinegar. Fingerprints on the windows are gone in second. Vinegar is a great, streak free window cleaner. It's excellent for cleaning the sink garbage disposal and for disinfecting the refrigerator. Want a great shine on a no wax floor? Use vinegar. It's excellent at removing wax build up. It can also be used as a deterrent to insects. Vinegar is such a powerful cleaner than for the most part, it should be cut 50-50 with water to dilute the solution.

Why vinegar is such a good cleaner

• Vinegar is also environmentally friendly. It's biodegradable and won't harm the environment in any way. It's even effective and safe enough to use to kill grass or weeds in place of spray weed killer. One study showed vinegar kills 99 percent of surface bacteria, 80 percent of germs, and 82 percent of molds on a counter. That's with a 5 percent solution just like you could purchase at the grocery store. Since vinegar is natural, it won't harm your plumbing at all.
  Since vinegar is an acid, it's great for breaking up water mineral deposits. Vinegar can be used to dissolve buildups like lime deposits on drains, in sinks, and on shower heads.
  Vinegar is also relatively cheap. A big bottle of plain white vinegar will cost 2 to 3 dollars less than one single bottle of household cleaner that can only clean one part of the house. Cutting the vinegar with water makes it last even longer.
  READ MORE HERE ON USES FOR VINEGAR 

     

        So I started with a small dose I took 1 cup distilled white vinager. I bought the HUGE bottle at walmart for $2.00.

Then I added 1 cup of water.

Add them into a spray bottle I bought mine at Walmart for .99 cents.

Technically this is all your need to clean with and it WILL clean good but its going to leave your house smelling like vinegar for at least 15-20 minutes while it dries. If your fine with that then your set to go. Once it dries vinegar has no smell. I decided to add some essential oils to mine to lessen the vinegar sting. Mainly so my hubby didn't tell me every 3 minutes how the house smelt like vinegar like he did the first time I used it lol. Any scent will so and I want to get some peppermint drops for my next batch but I added this kind for now.

Now start cleaning!! All together you can make 256 oz of cleaner following the 1c plan listed above. for just $2.00. If I bought 256 oz worth of Lysol All Purpose cleaner that would add up to roughly 12 bottles costing me roughly $35.00.  May not be alot to some but when living off one income every penny counts!