This month, a friend gave me a recipe for a homemade soap. Being the frugal person that I am and looking for yet another way to stretch a dollar, I decided to give it a whirl! I’d love to share this very easy recipe with you!
1 ½ Cups Dawn dish soap
1 ½ Cups Vinegar
Heat the vinegar till hot but not boiling. While it is still hot, mix the vinegar and dish soap together and pour into a spray bottle. (I poured both into the spray bottle and shook it to mix.) Spray soap mixture on shower, etc… and wait 30 min. Spray off with water.
I bought a 9 oz bottle of Dawn dish soap for about $2 and used 9 oz of vinegar with it. Both my friend and I had good results getting soap scum off. I have lots of hard water stains and those did not come off. I also left mine on a little too long so it took more water to get it off.
My friend found that it produced too many suds so she is going to try adding a little less soap next time. On my next attempt, I’d like to see how my regular cleaner does in place of the Dawn.
I also have found that using a micro fiber cloth to dust with is a great way to dust without using sprays, etc… I had been using a mixture of water, vinegar and grapefruit seed extract to spray the surface before wiping with a cloth. I will still use this solution but maybe not as often as the micro fiber cloth is quick, easy, and effective.
Remember the old adage…. “Cleanliness is next to Godliness”
Happy Cleaning!
