Everyone dreams of a sparkling clean house, but no one is interested in cleaning. A clean house is a healthy, and happy house that takes away all your stress, depression, and anxiety.
Though you can always seek professional cleaning help, but unfortunately not everyone can afford house cleaning services. Still, there is nothing to worry about. Everything is already available in your pantry. We can help you prepare DIY all-purpose disinfectants and cleaners by mixing the natural ingredients.
Here’s a list of some budget-friendly and time-savvy DIY home cleaning tips & hacks to keep your house clean for a long time.
1. Kitchen Cleaner
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons baking soda, and warm water (quart)
Mix both the ingredients, pour into a spray bottle, and easily wipe off all the dirt, grime & grease. Use it to clean everything from kitchen platforms, dishwashers, microwaves, cabinets, and refrigerators to sinks.
2. DIY Carpet Stains Cleaner
Ingredients: Alcohol, Vodka or Wine
Take any of these ingredients, spray directly over the stained area, and gently rub with a clean cloth. It’s an instant remedy to deal with coffee, tea, or other types of stains.
3. Effective Toilet Cleaner
Ingredients: Baking Soda, Vinegar, hot water
Gently mix 1 cup baking soda with half a cup of vinegar, and hot water. Spray it inside the toilet, and let it sit for 10-15 minutes for intense cleaning.
4. Organic Marble Cleaner
Ingredients: 2 drops mild liquid dishwasher, 2 cups warm water
For effective cleaning, you need to finely blend the mild liquid dishwasher with warm water. Rinse with a sponge over the desired area, and finally wipe with a gentle cloth. This homemade cleaner works best for countertops made of stones or marble.
Note: Never use acidic ingredients like lemon, or vinegar for cleaning granite, or marble surfaces.
5. Rubber Gloves to remove Pet Hairs
Despite buying expensive pet care products to get rid of pet hairs, you can simply use rubber gloves. These gloves are readily available at our homes and easily collect the hairs of fur babies. Just wear gloves, and run your hands over sofas or carpets to create a hairball.
6. Pillowcase to Clean Ceiling Fan
It’s a genius, time-saving, and cost-effective deep cleaning hack to wipe off the dust from your ceiling fans. Use a pillowcase to cover the blades of the ceiling fan to prevent the dust from falling onto your floor, furniture, carpets, or curtains.
7. All-Purpose Cleaner & Deodorizer
Ingredients: White vinegar, Water, Lemon rind, Rosemary springs
Use an equal ratio to combine all these ingredients, blend them well, and pour them into a spray bottle. Here you go, the homemade and affordable all-purpose cleaner is ready. It can thoroughly clean bins, smudges on walls, and hard water stains from tiles, or sinks.
8. DIY Heavy-Duty Cleaner
Ingredients: Lemon, and borax powder
It’s a genius homemade cleaning hack to deal with rust stains, grease, and grim gathered on sinks, and tubs. To begin with, use a half lemon to rib the borax powder on the surface.
Note: This DIY hack is strictly not recommended for marble or granite.
Do follow these cleaning hacks to make your home sparkling clean. There is no need to work harder, but smarter.
