Fish-Friendly
Cleaning Solutions from SalmonNation.com
- Air
Freshener: Set a small dish of vinegar or lemon
juice in a warm area.
- All-Purpose Cleaner: 1 quart
warm water, 1 teaspoon liquid soap, 1 teaspoon
borax, ¼ cup
vinegar.
- Ant Bait: Make chili powder
packets to keep ants out of your kitchen.
- Bleach: Use borax instead!
- Carpet Cleaner: Sprinkle
the carpet with this mixture, let stand one hour,
then vacuum to neutralize odors: 1 cup borax, 2 cups cornmeal.
- Chlorine Scrubbing Powder: Use
baking soda instead!
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- Chrome Cleaner: Apple cider
vinegar to clean, baby oil to polish.
- Detergent:
Use simple soap or phosphate-free detergent!
- Disinfectant: Use
ammonia instead!
- Drain
Cleaner: Try the plunger first. Next, pour ½ cup
of baking soda followed by ½ cup of vinegar down the
drain. Cover, and let sit for 15 minutes. Pour in 2 quarts
of boiling water, and the clog should disappear. Prevent
clogs and keep the drains smelling fresh by doing this weekly.
- Fiberglass
Stain Remover: Use paste made of baking soda &
water.
- Floor
Cleaner: Mop
floors with 1 cup vinegar mixed with 2 gallons water. Mop
with skim milk to polish linoleum floors.
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- Hand Cleaner: Use baby oil or margarine!
- Mothballs:
Use cedar chips instead!
- Oven
Cleaner: Pour salt on fresh oven spills, then scrape
off residue when oven cools. Use ammonia on tough stains
or get a pumice stick from your hardware store.
- Tile
Cleaner: Scrub with baking soda and a toothbrush.
- Toilet
Bowl Cleaner:
Use baking soda or borax instead!
- Window
Cleaner: Use following mixture in spray bottle,
and wipe with newspapers instead of paper towels. 1/4
cup vinegar or 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 quart water.
- Wood
Polish: Use almond or olive oil on interior wood.
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