Comments on: Vinegar and soap

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:41:29 +0000

@Meredith - thanks for the offer. I fear that shipping costs will kill the idea though. After all, soap is cheap and heavy. I guess I’m just going to resort to bar soap and a cheese grater.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 30 May 2008 10:21:28 +0000

OK, guys, my favorite thing to clean with is WATER. YA. The universal solevent. Initally I clean things and wipe counters with pure water. If that doesn’t work I then use a cleaner. Spray the mess and let it sit for a few minutes…then wipe.

If you spray the mess and immediately wipe your cleaner is not having time to work anyway. Its just acting like water!

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:11:53 +0000

Downy Flakes often used for baby laundry is soft flakes. My kids are teens now but Downy used to come in a navy blue box with an illustration of a mom and baby. Look in the laundry aisle.

By: passivefamilyincome

passivefamilyincome — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:09:31 +0000

My wife has been using straight vinegar to clean things and we absolutely love it. We use it more for the “natural” aspect of it because our 4 year old son has severe asthma and allergies. But we also see an economic benefit from it as well.

By: mjukr

mjukr — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:23:29 +0000

I’ve been using that laundry detergent recipe from TheSimpleDollar blog for a few months now, and it is fantastic. Cleans just as well (if not better) than commerical detergent, with a significant cost savings (not to mention not repeatedly buying plastic containers).

For day-to-day kitchen cleaning I just use 1/4 white vinegar, 3/4 water in a spray bottle.

For tub/tile cleaning in the bathroom, I use 1/4 cup Dawn in a spray bottle and fill the rest with white vinegar. Works *very* well.

Window cleaner: 1/4 cup vinegar, 1/2tsp Dawn, 2 cups water in spray bottle.

It’s amazing how much people spend on heavily advertised cleaning products…

By: Meredith Smith

Meredith Smith — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:32:58 +0000

Jacob - I actually run an all-natural soap website at deeprootsbodyandbath.com. Each batch of soap must be cut into bars, and there are left-over flakes each time. I currently don’t do anything with these flakes, so if you wanted a bag-full I’d be glad to send you some. Just shoot me an email.

By: StackingPennies

StackingPennies — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:21:45 +0000

I started doing that too, but I made a mixture (from the internet) and put in in a spray bottle. It is much much cheaper according to my estimation.