Our Magic Solution...Cleaning Is About To Become A Lot Easier!
by
Hillela G.
(IC: homeowner)
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Growing up, my contribution was generally in the kitchen and so, I found myself pretty blissfully unaware of all the elbow grease that goes into cleaning those tough spots that I would never even think to approach.
But there I was, I had moved halfway across the world, newly married, and for the first time ever responsible for my very own apartment.
Thankfully my husband is very tuned in to what needs to be done to keep our home shipshape. But nonetheless, I wanted to contribute.
My 2 goals were these:1. to be as frugal as possible and 2. to be as chemical free as we could manage.
And so, we discovered (from the wonderful Hometalk community) what we now refer to fondly as "the magic solution". It not only fulfils all of our requirements but it literally cleans everything!! Everything. I am not exaggerating.
And the best part is it is easy to make and seriously impresses all of our guests.
Hows that for never-being-a-cleaner???
But there I was, I had moved halfway across the world, newly married, and for the first time ever responsible for my very own apartment.
Thankfully my husband is very tuned in to what needs to be done to keep our home shipshape. But nonetheless, I wanted to contribute.
My 2 goals were these:1. to be as frugal as possible and 2. to be as chemical free as we could manage.
And so, we discovered (from the wonderful Hometalk community) what we now refer to fondly as "the magic solution". It not only fulfils all of our requirements but it literally cleans everything!! Everything. I am not exaggerating.
And the best part is it is easy to make and seriously impresses all of our guests.
Hows that for never-being-a-cleaner???
For the "Magic Solution" you need:
All you need to do is place the peels in the jar and cover them with vinegar.
Fun fact: in a fix, you can leave out the 2 week wait period with the citrus peels and the solution will be just as effective, only it will leave a distinct vinegar smell behind. The citrus step not only eliminates odor, but it makes it smell kind of great.
Here is a prime example: some crafting left behind a trace of paint on our white walls!!! So much for subtle...
Voila!! Thanks to the magic solution we do not need to reshuffle our furniture to hide the stain!
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Published February 28th, 2016 1:38 PM
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Sarah Shafni on Aug 25, 2016Great! a non-toxic way to clean!
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Hillela G. on Sep 12, 2016Yes!!
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Teresa on Dec 07, 2016I have been trying to be as chemical free as possible for many, many years - There are times it is not really possible ( some furniture stripping) I have used a variation of this and another one is baking soda on oily residue, did you know it removes crayon, even from flat paint and leaves no mark?
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I don't know what I did wrong. I followed the instructions. Now I am inundated with gnats. Seems they love this stuff. as an experiment I set a bowl of this out and found 20-30 gnats in the mixture.