Mix the two together to clean a variety of surfaces in and around your home.
Things You Will Need
Wall Cleaner
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Pour 2 qt. cool water in a 5-gallon bucket. Add 1 tsp. clear ammonia and 2 oz. borax.
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Stir the mixture with a long-handled spoon until the borax dissolves. Dampen a clean sponge in the mixture. Start at the bottom of the wall and begin scrubbing while moving upward.
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Wipe the wall clean with a cloth dampened in cool water and let air-dry.
Oven Cleaner
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Add 1 1/2 cups cool water in a 5-gallon bucket. Pour 2 tbsp. borax, 2 tbsp. dish soap and 1/4 cup clear ammonia into the water. Mix with a long-handled spoon.
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Use a clean cloth to saturate stuck on food and grime with the mixture. Let the mixture sit on the grime for 20 to 30 minutes.
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Remove the loosened grime from the oven surface with a nylon scrubber. Rinse the mixture off with cool water. Wipe dry with a lint-free towel.
Floor Cleaner
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Remove surface debris from the floor with a clean dust mop.
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Mix 1 gallon lukewarm water, 1/3 cup borax and 1 tbsp. clear ammonia in a 5-gallon bucket.
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Dampen a sponge mop with the mixture. Place the dampened mop head on the area of the floor farthest away from the entrance.
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Mop the floors with the sponge mop and mixture in a back-and-forth motion. Rinse the mixture off the floors with the mop and cool water. Dry with a lint-free towel.
The Drip Cap
- Homemade cleaners are not only economical, they also can be a safer alternative to commercial cleaners loaded with chemicals.
- Ammonia and borax can combine into a cleaning solution as well.
- cool water in a 5-gallon bucket.
- Use a clean cloth to saturate stuck on food and grime with the mixture.
- Remove surface debris from the floor with a clean dust mop.
- Dry with a lint-free towel.