How to Clean glass vases (inside surface)?

Peggy
by Peggy
After I pour out the used water from cut flowers. Thanks for any advice as to how to clean off the stuck on dried white opaque powdery substance and how to easily , get the inside surface squeaky clean again. No chemicals....no windex.....Any ideas? THANKS M.D.
  12 answers
  • I just use dawn dish soap and a scrubbie sponge. If stubborn, soak in white vinegar.

  • Paulette Paulette on May 31, 2017

    Water, Dawn dish soap and uncooked rice

  • Gail Gail on May 31, 2017

    If it is small and you don't have a bottle brush, you could try the dishwasher.

  • Elissa Anushko Wolf Elissa Anushko Wolf on May 31, 2017

    a couple of tablespoon of baking soda, 1 cup of vnegar. DO THIS AT THE KITCHEN SINK. Let it sit for a few minutes, then rinse with hot water. The baking soda and vinegar become effervescent and will foam up and overflow your vase.

  • Heathergriffiths Heathergriffiths on May 31, 2017

    Crushed egg shells. Shake like blazes then rinse. With lemon juice

  • Michelle Stringer Michelle Stringer on May 31, 2017

    Steam Cleaners are Perfect for Jobs Like this

  • Zio22203770 Zio22203770 on May 31, 2017

    Try using a denture tablet in the hottest water, let soak overnight. The next morning rinse well.

  • An An on May 31, 2017

    The old Waitress-Coffee Pots-Ice Cubes trick! If your vase has a large enough mouth, dump in (gently) a tray or two (depending on vase size) of whole ice cubes. Now start swirling and shaking the ice cubes around inside the vase. If you've got a particularly difficult area of gunk, add a few tablespoons of plain old salt or baking soda, a few fresh cubes, and shake and swirl a bit more. Once clean, just rinse with warm water and dry to a sparkle! Really makes a glass cafe coffee pot look brand new! And the coffee tastes better, too! Works as well on glass vases. Plus, it's kind of fun and makes a cool sound while you're swirling!

    • Peggy Peggy on May 31, 2017

      BRAVO, to all of you bright and shining stars out here and there. Enjoy the HUMP!

  • Nancy Nancy on May 31, 2017

    A bottle brush should work

  • Pam Lindau Pam Lindau on May 31, 2017

    Uncooked rice and vinegar or water. Shake and swirl around. Drain liquid, add more to rice and repeat.

  • Vicki Cunningham Vicki Cunningham on May 31, 2017

    This residue may actually be what is called "sick" glass, and in years or searching, I have never found anything that will remove it, because it is actually "in" the glass.