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
Love and Savings,
MFP
