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- Annie B. Bond
- April 3, 2009
- 11:36 am
- 944 comments
OVEN CLEANER
1 cup or more baking soda
Water
A squirt or two of liquid detergent
Sprinkle water generously over the bottom of the oven, then cover the grime with enough baking soda that the surface is totally white. Sprinkle some more water over the top. Let the mixture set overnight. You can easily wipe up the grease the next morning because the grime will have loosened. When you have cleaned up the worst of the mess, dab a bit of liquid detergent or soap on a sponge, and wash the remaining residue from the oven. If this recipe doesn’t work for you it is probably because you didn’t use enough baking soda and/or water.
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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).
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Great info. Love the DIY non-toxic aspect. Saves money on toxic cleaners!!
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, great tips.
THANKS
The cleaning ought to be both to our home and environment
will get some vinegar and baking soda this weekend for my big spring cleaning; the creamy soft scrubber will be the first thing I try, really hate using all the toxic cleaners so this might be a good substitute
I will put all these to practice
In regards to soap scum, vinegar will not remove soap scum because it is acidic. Vinegar is acetic acid, a "weak" acid. Very few cleaning chemicals contain acetic acid because in reality acetic acid doesn't do a great job. BioWorx.us has a green shower cleaner that dissolves soap scum. It does a great job because it is alkaline, the opposite of vinegar.
Baking soda & vinegar are the way to go. It's cheaper & better for the environment. There's a forum post here with some details on how to make a marble cleaner as well (you need bleach for this one, so perhaps not as healthy), but definitely an improvement on buying that stuff.
http://www.consumerfu.com/forums/money-saving-tips/making-your-own-cleaning-supplies
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