Archive for April, 2007

Clean and Green

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Want to clean green? Simple ingredients blend to make cheap and safe cleaners. Borax is the one item to keep out of little hands. Stock the following under your sink instead of more expensive products.

  All-purpose Scouring Glass Drain Oven Toilet
Water 1 q warm   1 g .5 g boiling 1 q warm  
Liquid soap 1 tsp       2 tblsp  
Borax 1 tsp 1 part     2 tsp .25 cup
Undiluted white vinegar .25 cup     .5 cup    
Baking soda   3 parts   .5 cup    
Lemon juice     4 tblsp      

The mixture for glass cleaner above beat all store products tested by Consumer Reports in 1992.