Hello, today I'll be taking about the wonderful works of lemons! You see I'm a cleaning and organization freak!! I love organizing! I like it way better then cleaning!! Anyways, when I found a bunch of awesome cleaning tips and tricks on Pinterest (which I really like by the way!) I was so excited!! And a ton of them called for ingredients you already have in your pantry! I read on a number of blogs, that lemons are the best cleaning tool you can have! Plus lemons are really cheap! Not only when you clean with lemons that it has a great smell! But, they clean VERY effectively!! I have made a tone of these awesome recipes and love them!! They work like a charm!
If you are on Pinterest, all you need to do is look up, Diy cleaning tips and tricks! Or look up clean mama . Clean mama has the most wonderful ,inexpensive , natural, cleaning recipes! A lot of the recipes I'll be giving you today are from her website. Well, shall I give you some awesome lemon cleaning recipes? Ok! Lets get started!
Heavy Duty Cleaner
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Fill a glass jar with clean chopped Lemon peels.
Pour Vinegar over the peels till they are completely
submerged. Screw the lid on the jar, allow the concoction to sit.
Occasionally shaking the jar to mix the liquid.
After four weeks,(Yes four weeks.) pour the mix through a mesh
strainer and into a spray bottle. Use the cleaner to clean,
Countertops, Stove tops, Appliances, Floors,
and Glass.
Powdered Cleaner
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Combine 1 cup. Baking Soda, 2tsp. Cream of Tarter,
1/8 cup. Borax and 1,4 cup. Grated Lemon Peels
into a bowl. Mix together well. Pour into a glass jar.
Sprinkle the mix onto dried spills and scum.
Use a sponge or a soft brush to scrub the mix into the mess,break it up. Wipe clean with a
wet cloth. Optional add 10 drops of lemon essential oil
for greasy messes and stubborn stains.
Also it sanitizes cutting boards
Disinfecting Cleaner
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Chop up the peel of a large lemon.
Combine it with 4 cups. water and bring to a boil
in a saucepan. Allow to cool till warm. Stir in 6 TBS.
Vinegar and 1 tsp Borax. Mix well and pour into a spray bottle.
Shake before using.
Scrub Degreaser
Cut through caked on grease on stove tops or kitchen counters.
Sprinkle salt heavily over the grease. Cut a lime (or lemon)
in half and squeeze the juice over the salt.(Lemon
juice works just a well.) Use as many limes as necessary
to cover the salt. Allow to sit for about five minutes.
Scrub the salt and lime juice into the grease with a
sponge or rag to loosen it. Wipe it up with a paper towel or rag.
Well, I gave you four of my favorite lemon recipes! I hope you will love them as much as I do! Try them! Give them a try! They make cleaning a lot more easier and fun!
If you want more recipes, you can follow me on Pinterest to see my cleaning board. Or keep on reading! Because I will put on more cleaning tips and tricks!
Bye for now! And Happy Cleaning!
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