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Fun, Effective Floor Wash Formula
By Cait Johnson, inspired by Better Basics for the Home by Annie B. Bond (Three Rivers Press, 1999).
If you’re like me, you don’t usually use the words “fun” and “washing the floor” in the same sentence. But when I discovered Annie’s floor-wash formula, it put keeping my floor clean in a whole new category. It uses one of the most effective microbe-busting ingredients known: Vinegar. But it also calls for a secret ingredient that makes the formula even more effective and gives it a heavenly fresh smell. And you probably have it in your kitchen cupboard.
Now that we’re not tracking dirt into the house with our summer-bare feet and the windows are shut for cooler weather, clean floors are important to me. This formula is completely safe for the environment, smells delicious, and really works. And the secret ingredient makes it fun to make and use. Get the great formula here:
INGREDIENTS
1/8 cup liquid soap or detergent
1/4 to 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
1/2 cup strong peppermint herb tea (peppermint adds antibacterial qualities)
1. Combine ingredients in a pail or bucket.
2. Swirl the wash around until it is sudsy, then proceed to mop as normal.
3. Discard any unused formula.
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10 comments
add your comment »Sounds wonderful, But would it work on wood floors too.
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Is there a special kind of soap you need to use? The soap in mine left my floor really sticky. Could someone give a specific brand of good soap and where to find it?
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I used this - never rinsed and its lovely. I think I just needed to use stronger peppermint tea because the vinegar is still the strongest smell. BUT - it works beautifully on tile/lino.
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My mother has a sick kitty and is having trouble with odors in her hardwood floors. I recommended this wonderful peppermint tea wash - but she needs to know if it's safe for hardwood floors and do you rinse it afterwards? I LOVE this site. Thank you.
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Does this also work on tile floors? Is there rinsing afterwards? Thanks
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d]Does this solution need to be rinsed with the soap in it? I've used just plain vinegar water without rinsing, but this sounds even better.....I just hate the rinsing process as it's like mopping twice.
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Would this work on sealed hardwood? I just had my carpet removed and hardwood refinished.
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I HAVE hardwood floors in may home would this work on them without dulling the finsh?
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All of this is added to 1 gallon of water!
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Sounds great, but do you add it to water, and what mop are you using to wash the floor or are you doing it by hand?
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