White Vinegar
Masks lingering smells
Unblocks sinks (when mixed with bicarbonate of soda)
Household Cleaner (mix half and half with water & stick in old spray container to use on work tops, bathrooms & kitchens)
Prevents limescale build up (use neat)
De-scaler (use neat)
Bicarbonate of soda
Household stains
Cleaner for fridges, microwaves & ovens
Deodoriser gets rid of smells in the fridge
For ovens make a paste of couple of teaspoons of bicarb & a small amount of water
Use neat in pot in back of the fridge to great rid of smells
Cheap biological washing powder
Stain remover (carpets- soak with warm water & powder, cover with white towel, then walk on until most of water absorbed. Then leave to dry.)
De-greaser (cleans stubborn pans)
Boil up to bring burnt pans sparklingly clean (few tablespoons in hot water)
Value or Flat Cola
Clean toilet
Shifts burnt on food on saucepans
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Borax
Stain remover for clothes
Toilet cleaner
Cleans cookers
Window Cleaner- use Vinegar & water in a spray bottle then wipe with newspaper.
Furniture wipes- use value baby wipes.
Polish woodwork- a drop of lemon juice to some olive oil. (stubborn marks equal lemon juice to olive oil & leave for a few hours before wiping off)
Dusting
A damp micro-fibre cloth (picks up dust rather than spreading it around)
Carpets
Stain remover (carpets- soak with warm water & powder, cover with white towel, then walk on until most of water absorbed. Then leave to dry.)
Smells- Sprinkle lots of bicarbonate of soda then vacuum up after 15 mins later
Windows
Rub a slice of lemon over the glass to remove greasy marks, then spray with neat vinegar (Do inside up and down & outside window from side to side)
Keyboard Computer
Clean with warm soapy water & toothbrush as it can have more bugs than the toilet!
Kitchen
1 part vinegar to 2 parts water & ad an essential oil or lemon juice to clean worktops, windows taps & floors.
Clean the dishwasher
Half a cup of white vinegar it in one of the dishwasher trays. Run on empty cycle to flush out the limescale. Do this once monthly.
You can use half a dishwasher tablet without much difference
Defrost the Freezer
Wipe glycerine on the inside of the freezer to make the next defrost easier.
Washing machine tips
Run on empty a boil wash with a cupful of vinegar in the fabric conditioner drawer to de scale
Use a little WHITE vinegar in final rinse instead of fabric conditioner it makes towels super soft.
Sinks & Drains
Use a bit of lemon juice or essential oil with a mild solution of white vinegar.
Blockages- sprinkle bicarbonate of soda down the sink then pour a mug of vinegar. It will fizz up. Leave for as long as possible to allow to unblock
Outside drains can be cleared with caustic soda but wear masks & gloves when handling it.
Want taps shiny new? Pour vinegar & lemon juice & ideally try to soak them in it to get rid of limescale.