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Annie’s Favorite Wood-Floor Soap Formula

Annie’s Favorite Wood-Floor Soap Formula

The fragrance of a true vegetable oil soap on wood floors is as wholesome as bread baking in the oven. So-called vegetable oil soaps available commercially are usually detergents, but detergents may be necessary to avoid soap scum if you have hard water.

If you are lucky enough to have soft water, a brand of all-purpose vegetable oil soap–Sodasan– smells particularly rich and nutty because it contains linseed oil.

Since Sodasan is hard to come by, and I have hard water, I turn instead to using an all-purpose detergent such as Murphy’s Oil Soap, Infinity Heavenly Horsetail, or Life Tree’s Home Soap, and I add some fragrant herbal antibacterial tea such as peppermint or lavender, as well as a few other ingredients for this, my favorite floor cleaning formula:

INGREDIENTS
1/8 cup soap or detergent
¼ to ½ cup vinegar or lemon juice
½ cup fragrant herb tea
2 gallons warm water.

Combine ingredients in a pail or bucket. Swirl the water around until it is sudsy. Proceed as normal.

Read more: Home, Non-Toxic Cleaning

Annie B. Bond

Annie is a renowned expert in non-toxic and green living. Named one of the top 20 environmental leaders by Body and Soul Magazine, Annie has authored four books, including "Home Enlightenment" (Rodale Press, 2005) and "Better Basics for the Home" (Three Rivers Press, 1999).

also by Annie B. Bond

9 comments

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Kathleen L. Kathleen L.
6:01AM PST on Jan 25, 2012

Hurray for Murphy's Oil Soap. I love the smell of it. I'll have to try the recipe!

Kristina C. Kristina C.
10:48AM PST on Jan 23, 2012

This is great thanks - I will try it. My wood floors are always a challenge for me.

Diane S. Diane S.
5:17PM PST on Jan 21, 2012

I love the ingredients used in this floor washing formula ! I will definitely try it, thank you.

Robert O. Robert O.
5:11PM PST on Feb 22, 2011

Thanks.

K s Goh KS G.
4:27AM PST on Jan 20, 2011

Thanks for the article.

Bon L. Bon L.
5:54AM PST on Dec 1, 2010

Thanks for the info.

Tina Scislow Tina S.
12:12PM PDT on Nov 6, 2010

Thank you very much for the recipe.

Heather B. Heather B.
9:07PM PST on Feb 10, 2010

Thanks for the "recipe" Annie.

js Tar js T.
9:58AM PST on Dec 12, 2009

thanks

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