12 Natural Ways To Clean Your Home
Would you like to get rid of all those cleaners that contain strong chemicals and find the better way to clean your home? Of course you would. Well, feel free to throw them all away. Here you can find alternative ways to clean everything in your apartment – from windows to bathtubs.
1. Clean Your Bathtub With Grapefruit and Salt

All you need is one grapefruit and some salt. Sprinkle grapefruit half with salt and start cleaning. Sprinkle some salt around the bottom of bathtub so you can pick up fresh salt while you’re cleaning. Your bathtub will smell amazing!
2. Make Your Own Natural Wood Polish

To make your own wood polish, you will need one lemon, some olive oil and water. Squeeze lemon in a small container and add tablespoon of olive oil and tablespoon of water. Shake the container and you’re ready to start polishing your furniture!
3. Clean Your Iron With Salt

It’s simple as that! Just pour some salt on your ironing board and iron it. You have to try it – your iron will look as new!
4. How To Clean Hard Water Stains

To clean all the hard water stains you will just need one ingredient – a lemon. Cut it in half and start cleaning. You will love the results!
5. Cleaning Your Oven

If cleaning your oven immediately gives you headache, then you will love this tip about cleaning your oven with natural ingredients. Sprinkle a cup of baking soda all over your oven and then spray vinegar all over it. Let it sit for about 20 minutes and then start scrubing.
6. Cleaning a Microwave in 5 Minutes

To clean a microwave in just few minutes you will need to pour vinegar and water into a bowl and heat it in the microwave. Easy as that!
7. Cleaning a Fireplace Glass

This tip is so easy that it’s hard to believe that it really works. All you need is a paper towel and some ashes from your fireplace. Just dip the wet towel in the ashes and clean the glass.
8. Grout Cleaner

If you’re ready to fight some grout, prepare this: 7 cups water, 1/2 cup baking soda, 1/3 cup lemon juice and 1/4 cup vinegar. Just spray that on grout, let it sit for an hour and then scrub with a brush!
9. Clean Stainless Steel Appliances With Baby Oil

Oh yes, your appliances will look as new with this simple cleaning trick. Just use baby oil and everything will be shining! Awesome, right?
10. Make Your Own Floor Cleaner

You will love this! Take a jar and pour one part water, one part white vinegar and one part of alchohol in it. Add few drops of liquid dish detergent and perfect floor cleaner will be ready!
11. Cleaning Your Carpet

This is one dirty carpet! If your carpet also has stains like this, you will need this simple solution how to make it clean again. For the carpet cleaner you will need one part vinegar and two parts water. Pour it into a spray bottle and spray it over the stain. Then you have to cover it with a damp rag and iron it for about 30 seconds.
12. Homemade Glass Cleaner

If you’re interested in green cleaning, then this is one recipe you will love. You will need one cup distilled white vinegar, two cups water, 1/2 tsp dish soap and 15 drops essential oils (you can choose the one you like the most). Put all in a spray bottle and shake it well. That’s it, your diy glass cleaner is ready to use.
Thanks for the great tips and post! Definitely love making home brewed cleaning products, but sometimes they aren’t all that they’re cracked up to be. Definitely want the home to be safe, but also want it to be CLEAN and still want to be natural and organic. Mix in using Freshana Organic Solutions’ products. 100% natural, organic, safe and effective cleaning products and air purifiers when you don’t have time to make your own. Awesome stuff. 🙂
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Great all natural ideas to clean things in your home. Much better than using cleaning solutions that you can buy and healthier for you too. No toxins at all
Great list you have here, I’m trying that ironing tip tomorrow! And thanks for sharing my floor cleaner post as well. 🙂
These are some great tips and ideas! My sister is trying to clean with natural ingredients only and your suggestions will be of a great help for her. thanks for sharing this useful information!