Homemade Cleaners - Recipes And Instructions For Homemade Cleaning Products

Homemade cleaners can save you money, time, and some of them are even better for your health and the environment than commercial cleaning products.

On the other hand, generally homemade cleaning products take a bit more elbow grease to get the item clean than commercial cleaners, or they have to sit a bit longer to get the job done.

That, however, is not necessarily an obstacle to their use in your home.

Below are many homemade household cleaners and homemade cleaning recipes for use all around your home.

Many of them have several common ingredients. In fact, there is only a short list of homemade cleaning supplies necessary for making most of the recipes you will see below.

Nonetheless, do not begin mixing various ingredients together when you don't know what will happen, such as never mixing ammonia and bleach.

In addition, follow safety precations when you make your own cleaning products.

Also, remember that you can share your homemade cleaning recipe with us here, and read recipes submitted by other readers here.

How To Clean With Vinegar

• Uses for vinegar - what vinegar can and cannot do around your home
• Cleaning with vinegar: a how to guide for each area of your home
• How to clean coffee maker with vinegar
• How to clean windows with vinegar
• Using vinegar to clean hardwood floors - myth or reality?
• Vinegar laundry uses

General Homemade Cleaning Products

• Homemade all purpose cleaner
• Natural all purpose cleaner
• Share your own homemade all purpose cleaner recipe
• Homemade disinfectant
• Homemade citrus cleaner
• Homemade furniture polish
• Natural furniture polish
• Homemade soft scrub

Homemade Bathroom Cleaners

• Homemade toilet bowl cleaner

Homemade Kitchen Cleaners

• Homemade appliance cleaner
• Homemade dishwasher detergent (with video)

Homemade Drain Cleaners

• Natural drain cleaner (with video)
• Homemade drain cleaners

Homemade Window Cleaners

• Homemade window cleaner
• Window washing solution recipes
• Homemade glass cleaner (for no streak glass cleaner)

Homemade Carpet And Upholstery Cleaners

• Homemade carpet deodorizer

Homemade Floor Cleaners

• Homemade floor cleaner
• Swiffer Refills - How To Make Your Own
• Homemade wood floor cleaner
• Homemade no wax floor cleaner

Homemade Jewelry And Metal Cleaners

• Homemade silver cleaner
• Homemade silver polish
• Homemade copper cleaner
• Cleaning chrome with homemade cleaner and polish
• Homemade stainless steel cleaner and polish
• Homemade brass cleaning recipe
• Homemade aluminum cleaner

Homemade Stain And Odor Removers

• Homemade air freshener (using essential oils)
• Share your recipes for making air fresheners with essential oils
• Natural air fresheners
• Homemade skunk odor removal
• Homemade mildew cleaner (for tile and walls)

Homemade Laundry Products

• How to make your own dryer sheets

I hope you have found this list of homemade cleaners helpful. If you have a cleaning recipe to share, you can do so here.

In addition, you can read even more cleaning recipes submitted by others here.

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