Needed to get some cleaning done, so I whipped up a couple new homemade recipes.
I went to wash my ginormous van and wanted something stronger for the tires (with whitewalls) than the castile soap I use on the rest of the van. I went in the kitchen and made a handy and heavy duty cleaner that got those tires CLEAN AND WHITE. I should have taken pictures of the before and after, but I was so excited about cleaning, I got distracted. Anyway, mix up some of this when you want nice clean tires.
Tire Scrub
1/4 cup castile soap
1 cup baking soda
1 cup borax
juice of two lemons
Directions
Mix everything together and add enough water to make a slightly watery paste. Get a rough scrubber and scrub those tires real well. Rinse with clean water and marvel at the black (and white) shining back at you.
Inside, I am trying out a new disenfecting spray for the bathroom, kitchen, and table tops. Thanks to Farmer's Market, I found some fresh thyme for the job.
Thyme Disinfecting Spray
2 cups hot water
6-8 sprigs of fresh thyme
1/4 cup borax
Directions
1) Boil water and pour over thyme in a heat resistant container
2) Allow to steep until cool
3) Pour into spray bottle
4) Add borax and shake well
5) Spray on surfaces and wipe clean
Remember to shake it well each time you use it.
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I went to wash my ginormous van and wanted something stronger for the tires (with whitewalls) than the castile soap I use on the rest of the van. I went in the kitchen and made a handy and heavy duty cleaner that got those tires CLEAN AND WHITE. I should have taken pictures of the before and after, but I was so excited about cleaning, I got distracted. Anyway, mix up some of this when you want nice clean tires.
Tire Scrub
1/4 cup castile soap
1 cup baking soda
1 cup borax
juice of two lemons
Directions
Mix everything together and add enough water to make a slightly watery paste. Get a rough scrubber and scrub those tires real well. Rinse with clean water and marvel at the black (and white) shining back at you.
Inside, I am trying out a new disenfecting spray for the bathroom, kitchen, and table tops. Thanks to Farmer's Market, I found some fresh thyme for the job.
Thyme Disinfecting Spray
2 cups hot water
6-8 sprigs of fresh thyme
1/4 cup borax
Directions
1) Boil water and pour over thyme in a heat resistant container
2) Allow to steep until cool
3) Pour into spray bottle
4) Add borax and shake well
5) Spray on surfaces and wipe clean
Remember to shake it well each time you use it.
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1 comment:
This is awesome! I really need to work on using more organic kinds of cleaning products! That's one area that I'm still pretty bad about & I hate that because now Isis is here!
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