Here are the ingredients that I used:
- 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
- 1 1/2 tbsp. cornstarch
- 10 drops lemon essential oil (optional)
Do you love cleaning with vinegar, but need a product that will more easily stay on surfaces such as shower walls? All it takes is two ingredients from the kitchen to make this gel cleaner.
Here are the ingredients that I used:
After researching, I found that there are 2-3 ingredients that are perfect for thickening vinegar to make it into a gel:
While you are probably familiar with cornstarch, tapioca powder and xanthan gum are not as well known. They are predominantly used in gluten-free recipes. So I chose not to use those two ingredients because they cost more than cornstarch, and they are likely not to be in your pantry.
I love spraying vinegar cleaners throughout my home just like anyone else who loves homemade cleaning recipes.
(Especially using this DIY Sage Spray or All Purpose Kitchen Cleaner.) However, there are times when a liquid solution doesn't work so well.
Often you have soap scum, grime and maybe even mildew or mold on places that need a cleaner to stick and soak. Such as surfaces like:
Sure, you can spray liquid on these surfaces. But it will start to drip down immediately. Which means you don't get the long lasting cleaning benefit of having a product stay on the surface and dissolve soap scum and grime.
For even more helpful tips on creating this easy green cleaner that cost only .25 cents to make, visit my blog post linked below!
Heating the vinegar will make the acid dissipate just like cooking with alcohol. I just make a paste out of vinegar and salt. I doubt putting gravy down the drain is good for your plumbing!
Hi. Being an 'eternal worrier' about drains clogging up in the kitchen, and elsewhere; every time I boil the jug to make a cup of coffee, I always put more water in than I need for the coffee; and then when the water has boiled, make my coffee, and pour the rest of the boiling water down the sink. Every time. I clean the drains - bath., kitchen laundry weekly (or fortnightly-when I remember), by putting some bi.-carb. soda on the drain surface - say 1/2 cup, or more, pour a good glug of cleaning v. down the drain (which fizzes up just like Vesuvius in Italy), and then pour boiling water down the drain after a few minutes. I boil pots of water on the stove; though be careful, that you don't trip. Sometimes a jug (kettle) full of boiling water will suffice. I however, avoid as much as I can about letting anything go down the kitchen drain that can harden/set; because as you know, it doesn't take much for anything to get caught up on the slightest snag in the drain. pipes.
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Have a question about this project?
Is it okay to use on ceramic wall tile?
also......will it help with remove rust stain where shower sprays on tub surround?
Personally, i would use Bar Keepers Friend scouring powder on the stains. It's not DIY but I've had good luck with it.
Thank you I.prefer.natural.products.will check.your.other.ideas What is cornstarch.I.live in Europr
We use corn starch instead of flour for making gravy as a thickening agent. It comes in a white powder.
How long do you leave gel on to remove mildew or rust?
I tried this and I left it on for ten minutes and then lightly scrubbed the area and then rinse.