It is essential to keep your space clean as it makes a positive impression on your guests while also ensuring that you stay in a healthy and positive environment. A clean room creates positive energy, and if you have pets or babies, it is even more critical for you to clean your home, especially the floor, properly. While cleaning the floor seems tiresome, the information provided in this article will make it easy for you. Here’s all you need to know about creating a DIY floor cleaner.
DIY floor cleaner: Materials needed
Before starting with the DIY process, here is a list of necessary ingredients:
- White vinegar– It is a renowned disinfectant that kills the germs and bacteria on your floor.
- Baking soda– Baking soda makes it easier for you to remove dirt and stubborn stains.
- Essential oils– Essential oils possess antibacterial capabilities and add fragrance to your space.
- Lemon juice– Lemon juice adds a fresh smell to the solution and has antibacterial and antiseptic properties.
- Castile soap– Castile soap also helps easily remove dirt and debris.
- Borax– Borax works as a disinfectant and can help remove all the girls on the floor.
How to make DIY floor cleaner?
There are several ways to make a DIY floor cleaner. Here’s how you can make one for yourself from the above-mentioned ingredients:
- Mix 1 gallon of water and 1 cup vinegar. This solution can be used to clean floors, but ensure you do not clean wooden floors with vinegar, which can damage the flooring in the long run.
- Mix 1 cup of baking soda in 2 gallons of water. This solution can clean kitchen counters, sinks or even appliances.
- One spoonful of lemon juice can be added to 1 gallon of water and ½ cup of borax. This solution can be used to clean sinks and remove stains quickly.
- You can add ¼ cup of Borax into 1 gallon of hot water. Since this solution works as a great disinfectant, you can use it while cleaning the bathroom floor or children’s room, as these places have the most germs. If you have toddlers in your home, it is good to use a disinfectant occasionally.
- You can also add essential oils according to your preference to any of the above mixtures that you choose to make.
Benefits of DIY floor cleaner
Now that we have discussed how to make a DIY floor cleaner, we are going to tell you about the benefits of doing so:
- DIY floor cleaners are cost-effective. You can make it with minimal ingredients found in your home. While store-bought floor cleaners are expensive, DIY floor cleaners are free.
- These cleaners are also environment friendly and contain no harsh chemicals that harm the environment. Hence, you’re doing the environment a favor by making your floor cleaner.
- With DIY floor cleaners, you can make a cleaner according to your preferences and add your favorite scent to the mixture.
- Since these floor cleaners do not have harsh chemicals, they do not damage the floor in the long run.
Tips for using floor cleaners
Before using the floor cleaner on your floor, you can test it on a small patch to check that it does not react with the floor material.
- Use the floor cleaning solution regularly.
- Do not use excess ingredients; make sure you use materials in the right proportions.
- If there is a lot of dirt, you can remove some with a vacuum cleaner or broomstick and then proceed with cleaning with the solution.
FAQs
What is the most effective solution to clean floors?
Using a solution of vinegar and water or baking soda and water is a great way to eliminate all the dirt and debris on your floor and kill harmful germs and bacteria.
What if I do not have vinegar to make a floor cleaner at home?
You can use baking soda or lemon juice if you do not have vinegar.
Can I use a vinegar floor cleaner to clean my wooden floors?
No, using vinegar and water to clean your wooden floor can damage it. It is advised not to use this solution on wood.
Can I add detergent to the floor-cleaning solution?
You can add a small amount of detergent to the solution to make the cleaning even more effective.
Can I use vinegar floor cleaner to clean my walls?
Yes, you can use vinegar floor cleaner to clean your walls, as it effectively removes stubborn stains and dirt.
Can I mix vinegar and lemon to create a floor cleaning solution?
Mixing vinegar and lemon can be quite hard on your flooring. You can use them alternatively if you want to use both.
What if I don’t have vinegar or baking soda to make a DIY floor cleaner?
If you don’t have vinegar or baking soda, you can also use rubbing alcohol as it works as a natural disinfectant.
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