Five Frugal Favorites: Green Cleaners

5 Frugal Faves: Green Cleaners

Green cleaners are awesome.

They’re all we use in our house.

Not because I am super green and environmentally conscious.

Sure, that is a huge benefit, and I’m glad those chemicals aren’t going into the world around me.

But I am also MORE glad that they are cheaper.

Here are my Five Frugal Fave Cleaners:

1.       Baking Soda

-Why it’s great: a 15 pound bag at Sams Club is about $5. It is a non-abrasive scrubber. It is safe enough to eat.

-My favorite use: pouring down a drain and adding vinegar to make a small science experiment that cleans the drains.

2. Vinegar

-Why it’s great: 2 gallons cost $2.78 at our local Sam’s club. It is an acid that cleans just about anything mixed when it is mixed with water.

-My favorite use: 50/50 mixture with water as an all purpose cleaner for glass, mirrors, and hard surfaces.

3. Dawn Dishsoap: (They’re not paying me to say this, by the way!)

-Why it’s great: A gallon of the commercial grade is under $10 at Sams. This lasts us about 9 months. At under $1 a month, I am thrilled. We use it for our dishes (duh), mixed with washing soda, water, and vinegar as a floor cleaner, and in laundry soap.

                -My favorite use: On our dishes and greasy pans.  (Duh again).

4. Washing Soda and Borax

(So these are technically two, but they are often seen together as a dynamic duo in cleaners)

-Why it’s great: A several pound box of each is about $3 at Walmart. They work in most cleaning products, especially laundry soap.

-My favorite use: in both of our laundry soap recipes. Equal parts of these mixed with Dawn (!) and hot water make it in to  frugal laundry soap.

5. Hydrogen Peroxide

-Why it’s great: 2 bottles cost about $2 at Sam’s. It cleans cuts. The fizzing power helps clean, and when mixed with Dawn (!) it is a homemade stain remover.

-My favorite use: Stain removal from clothes. Rub the Dawn into the stain and spray with peroxide. Let it sit for a few minutes, and then wash. It works!

There are probably more, like lemon juice, rubbing alcohol, etc. but I am keeping it to five!



Love and Savings,
MFP