Cleaning

[blas87]

I am inclined to agree with that, though I don't have pets where I live. I know my mom prefers to use white vinegar/water mix for mopping the floors at my parents' house. I use the same, but I also use my Swiffer Wet Jet every couple weeks as well.

I have switched in the bathroom to using vinegar/water mix (tap water as hot as I can get it) and it cleans up just as well as Scrubbing Bubbles and 409. Though I was a little worried at first because it didn't really smell like I cleaned anything. The only real chemical cleaner I still use in the bathroom is for the toilet.

I will probably try vinegar in the wash next time I do towels or bedding. I only worry that my nice clothes may get stained or smell like vinegar later. I say this because even though I use it on my scalp before conditioning and the smell goes away, if I work out and sweat on the back of my neck, I can catch a wiff of vinegar sometimes.

All in all, I like the multi purpose use. I just fill that bottle up with super hot water, add a few cap fulls of vinegar, clean the bathroom with it, and what's left over, I use the following week every other day on my scalp and mostly just to spritz the shower to clean it really quick after each shower.

Just, don't accidentally spray it in your eyes. OUCH.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Blas, if you dip your sponge in a little Borox, then spray down with the vinegar solution, you get a wonderful non scratching scrub that will strip off soap scum and really make your chrome shine.

Borox and vinegar will strip just about any sort of gunk. I used it to strip the old wax and eons of grime off some old dining room chairs once.

You have to get yourself unbrainwashed from thinking that if you don't smell chemicals, it ain't clean. If you look on any cleaning product, you'll see that "fragrance" is added to everything. The only thing fragrance works on is human perception. That's it.


Another thing I do sometimes for really tough jobs is get a little Gain or Tide (something with enzymes) and use it for scouring powder. Granted, that's not chemical free, but it's not caustic or fume-inducing. And it doesn't scratch, either. I even use it to soak pots in sometimes if I have something burnt or dried on. The enzymes dissolve what you're trying to remove.