Natural Carpets Cleaning Remedies – Grease And Oil Stains

To remove oil and grease stains from carpets, mix sufficient water and kaolin (china clay – available from the chemist) to form a thick paste, and then spread this over the soiled areas. Leave the paste until is completely dry (24 to 36 hours). Reduce to a powder with a stiff broom, and then vacuum up.

Oil and grease stains are completely removed this way. You can substitute fuller’s earth for the kaolin, and use the mixture to successfully dry clean natural fibre carpets, following the same procedure.

Natural Carpets Cleaning Remedies – Carpet Stain Remover

A general, all-purpose stain remover, for all carpets, can be made by dissolving half a cup of pure soap flakes or grated soap in boiling water. Allow to cool, then whip until stiff.

Apply to a small area at a time, allow to dry then remove the residue and wipe with a damp cloth. When the carpet is almost dry, brush up the pile. See also Ink Stains.

Homemade Natural Carpet Shampoo Recipe

This can be used to lightly shampoo carpets or to spot-clean.

 Homemade Natural Carpet Shampoo – What You Need?

4 tablespoons dried soapwort

distilled water

Homemade Natural Carpet Shampoo  - How to Prepare?

Place soapwort in an enamel or stainless steel saucepan and add enough water to cover. Boil for 5 minutes, cool, and strain through muslin. Use neat for spot-cleaning or dilute 2 to 1 volume, or more if needed, for shampooing.

Natural Home Cleaning Remedies with Bicarbonate Of Soda

Supermarket shelves are filled with household cleaners containing strong chemicals which can pollute the environment and pose health hazards. Yet there is an alternative: safe, simple bicarbonate of soda ­an inexpensive and effective general-purpose cleaner.

So next time you clean, try ‘humble’ bicarbonate of soda.

Bicarbonate Of Soda Cleaning – Tip #1

Use as a mild alkali for neutralizing acid stains. Soak stained fabric in warm water containing two teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda, leave for an hour, then rinse well.

Bicarbonate Of Soda Cleaning – Tip #2

Grease can be removed by pouring hot water on stains and cover­ing with dry bicarbonate of soda.

Bicarbonate Of Soda Cleaning – Tip #3

Drains can be unblocked by dissolving bicarbonate of soda in boiling water. To clear kitchen drains that are blocked with fat, pour down a cup each of bicarbonate of soda and salt, followed by two jugs of boiling water.

Bicarbonate Of Soda Cleaning – Tip #4

For dirty saucepans that don’t respond to steel wool, add cold water and 2 teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda to the pot and bring to the boil. When cool, clean off with steel wool. Tannin stains in cups and teapots can be removed by rubbing with a damp cloth and bicarbonate of soda.

Homemade Natural Bathroom Mould Spray

This solution will remove surface mould from bathroom tiles and painted bathroom walls, and also acts as a natural disinfectant.

Natural Bathroom Cleaning Recipe – What You Need?

1 tablespoon (20 ml) eucalyptus oil

1 tablespoon (20 ml) methylated spirits

2 cups (500 ml) water

Natural Bathroom Cleaning Recipe – How to Prepare and Use?

Dissolve the oil in the alcohol and add to a pump-spray bottle containing the water. Spray over the affected area, a small section at a time, and wipe off. For stubborn mould, use a little ‘elbow grease’.

Natural Bath Room Cleaner  - What You Need;

4 tablespoons dried soapwort

8 cups (2 litres) white vinegar

2 tablespoons dried thyme

1 tablespoon eucalyptus oil

Washing soda

Natural Bath Room Cleaner  - How to Prepare?

Put the soapwort and thyme in a large, wide-mouthed glass jar. Gently warm the vinegar, pour into the jar, seal tightly and leave where it will receive plenty of hot sunlight for 2 weeks. Shake the jar well every day to agitate the contents. Strain the vinegar and store in a tightly-capped bottle.

Natural Bath Room Cleaner  - How to Use?

To use, mix sufficient washing soda with the herbal vinegar to form a paste.

Natural Bathroom Cleaning Tips #1

Bathroom and kitchen ceramic tiles can be wiped over with euca­lyptus disinfectant liquid. Dissolve 12 drops of eucalyptus oil in 10 ml of methylated spirits and add to 8 cups (2litres) of tepid water (this aids dispersal of the oil).

Natural Bathroom Cleaning Tips #2

To clean shower screens use Lavender Glass Cleaner. See Windows.

Natural Bathroom Cleaning Tips #3

For a mild abrasive to clean baths, sinks, toilet bowl and tiles, make a light paste of bicarbonate of soda and water.

Natural Bathroom Cleaning Tips #4

To whiten the blackened grout between tiles apply a paste of bicarbonate of soda with a soft toothbrush. This mixture can also be used to remove mould.

Bathroom Cleaning Remedies #5

Bath and basin stains can be removed with a paste of borax and lemon juice.

Bathroom Cleaning Remedies #6

Shower curtains can be cleaned by scrubbing with white vinegar.

Bathroom Cleaning Remedies #7

Mould and mildew can be removed from bathroom surfaces by applying white vinegar. Leave on overnight before scrubbing off and wiping clean.

Natural Bathroom Cleaning Remedies #8

To sanitize your toilet and leave it smelling fresh, pour some white vinegar into it and leave overnight.

Natural Bathroom Cleaning Tips #9

Clean the inside of non-septic toilet bowls with a paste of borax and lemon juice. For septic systems use white vinegar, since it won’t harm the microbes that break down the sewage in the tank.

Most households suffer from ant invasion at some time, especially in dry weather. If they really bother you, hunt down their nest and destroy it, but only as a last resort. Try to discourage them from staying in or entering your house instead.

Home Ant Remedies #1 – Homemade Black Pepper Recipe

Sprinkle a combination of bicarbonate of soda and black pepper wherever they gather. They can’t stand it and will soon vanish. Sage sprinkled in cupboards is also an effective deterrent.

Home Ant Remedies #2 – Homemade Lemon Recipe

Rub a cut lemon on and around your sink. Strewing slices of lemon in their paths is said to deter ants if they can’t find any easy way around them.

Home Ant Remedies #3 – Food Scraps

Keep food scraps and crumbs off ant-accessible areas, and leave repellents or baits on ant trails.

Home Ant Remedies #4 – Bone-meal

Bone-meal sprinkled around the outside walls of the house and throughout the garden will drive ants away.

Home Remedies for Ant Bites

If you are bitten by ants and there is bracken nearby, rub the juice of a bracken stem on the bite as quickly as possible. It will prevent the resultant painful swellings.

Wipe vinyl, ceramic and cork floor tiles over with the following herbal disinfectant cleaner.

Steep 5 tablespoons of dried lavender in a bucket of hot water until cold, strain through muslin, squeezing all liquid from the herbs, warm the water and add 2 tablespoons of methylated spirits.