Clean and Green
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007Want 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.