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Natural Cleaning Tips

Remove Sticky Stuff Remove wax, stickers, tape, tar, etc. Mix equal parts coconut oil and baking soda Orange oil cleaner Armpit Stains Mix 1/4 cup baking soda with 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp hydrogen peroxide. Rub on the stain and let sit for 20-30 minutes. You can also pre-soak the shirt in a 2-1 warm water/vinegar solution for 20-30 minutes to loosen up the stain before applying the baking soda paste. Coffee or spice grinder Grind white rice. Copper tarnish Ketchup. Dirty drains Alka-seltzer. Lemon juice Rust stains: scrub lemon juice and salt on the stain. Garlic smell on hands: rub with lemon juice. Soap scum: scrub with a half of a lemon covered in salt. Vinegar Cloudy film on glasses: soak in warm vinegar for 5 minutes, then rinse and dry. If the cloudiness doesn't go away it might be etched. Clean a shower head: put nozzle in a plastic bag full of vinegar overnight. Cutting boards: scrub vinegar into wood or plastic cutting boards to...

Natural Cleaning Tips

Remove Sticky Stuff

Remove wax, stickers, tape, tar, etc.
  • Mix equal parts coconut oil and baking soda
  • Orange oil cleaner

Armpit Stains

  • Mix 1/4 cup baking soda with 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp hydrogen peroxide. Rub on the stain and let sit for 20-30 minutes. You can also pre-soak the shirt in a 2-1 warm water/vinegar solution for 20-30 minutes to loosen up the stain before applying the baking soda paste.

Coffee or spice grinder

  • Grind white rice.

Copper tarnish

  • Ketchup.

Dirty drains

  • Alka-seltzer.

Lemon juice

  • Rust stains: scrub lemon juice and salt on the stain.
  • Garlic smell on hands: rub with lemon juice.
  • Soap scum: scrub with a half of a lemon covered in salt.

Vinegar

  • Cloudy film on glasses: soak in warm vinegar for 5 minutes, then rinse and dry. If the cloudiness doesn't go away it might be etched.
  • Clean a shower head: put nozzle in a plastic bag full of vinegar overnight.
  • Cutting boards: scrub vinegar into wood or plastic cutting boards to sanitize and remove odors.
  • Soap scum: scrub with vinegar
  • Grease: scrub with vinegar

Baking soda

  • Stains on glass bake ware: sprinkle on baking soda and soak in hot water for 15-20 minutes.
  • Stinky carpet or upholstery: rub in baking soda and let sit for 1/2 hour. Vacuum up baking soda.
  • Stains on porous surfaces: scrub with baking soda.

Ammonia

  • Dirty grill or oven racks: soak in ammonia overnight in covered container or large plastic bag.

Borax

  • Laundry boost for odor.
  • Prevents mold.

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