for packaging and marketing. Manufactures are the ones who are really cleaning up.
Stainless steel: Clean stainless steel sinks, (did you know manufactures say never use bleach on stainless steel?) Garbage disposal: Add baking soda and vinegar to clean and deodorize. Glass: Cleans mirrors and windows with a soft cloth. Wood: Use to remove wax buildup. Floors: Mix couple tablespoons with water and damp mop. Hair Rinse: Combine 1/4 cup vinegar mixed with cup of warm water and apply to hair after shampooing, It will leave a squeaky clean feeling and a beautiful shine. Ants: Gives ants the boot when you wipe down cabinets where ants have been. They don't like the stuff at all. I had ants coming in through the electrical outlet behind the microwave so I placed a little vinegar in a cup inside the microwave. No more ants! BAKING SODA: (sodium bicarb) It has disinfectant and antiseptic properties and it may be an effective fungicide against some organisms. It is used in baking where it reacts with other components to release carbon dioxide and causes batter and dough to rise. Ancient Egyptians used baking soda as soap. |
Deodorant: Apply under arms with a cotton ball Shampoo: Use alone or along with your usual shampoo to remove hair product residual. Also great as a dry shampoo if you have oily hair. Mouth wash: Mix with water to use as a mouth wash. Combine with a small amount of peroxide to soak dentures Teeth stains: Mix with hydrogen peroxide to remove stains from teeth. Skin Softner: Add a few tablespoons to your bath water for softer skin. Soft scrub: Mix with water to make a paste to clean and scrub sinks, counter tops, etc. Laundry: Add one half cup to the wash cycle to boost your laundry detergent. Grout: Mix with hydrogen peroxide and scrub grout with small brush to restore whiteness. Garbage disposal: Put a couple of tablespoons in the garbage disposal and add one half cup vinegar. A nice foamy reaction occurs which will clean and deodorize. Repeat as desired. Deodorizer: Sprinkle in or on trash cans, garbage disposals, carpets, shoes, musty books, etc, to neutralize odors. Keep a box in the refrigerator and freezer also. Fire: Sprinkle on grease fires. Silver: Make a paste with water and scrub. Floors: Mix one half a cup with water and damp mop tile and no wax floors. Oven: Sprinkle in the bottom of the oven, spray with water, let sit over night and then remove grease and grime. Cloths softener: Add one half one cup to the rinse cycle as a replacement for softener and also to remove odors Stains: Removes heavy tea and coffee stains from cups. Medicinal: Mix with water to form a paste and apply to insect bites. ALCOHOL Floors: Mix a couple tablespoons with water to damp mop tile and no wax floors. Glass: Clean windows, mirror, and eyeglasses |
You will save a bundle of money by using these tried and true products and contribute to a "green" environment. Buy these products from the Dollar Store and save more $$$$$! |
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