After trying different commercial cleaners we decided to mix one part dawn dish soap and to two parts white vinegar which i had on hand in a bucket and mopped the floor with the soapy mixture.
Vinegar and dawn floor cleaner.
How it actually worked.
If you want to disinfect your floors as you clean white vinegar should be your choice.
For tough stains add a few drops of dawn soap to one part water and two parts vinegar.
The acidic properties of pure distilled white vinegar are likely to do more harm than good on these surfaces and can also dull the polish or wax finishes.
On wood flooring ceramic tile and natural stone it s always best to use a more diluted concentration of vinegar think.
Bringing the vinegar to a boil then adding the dawn or not boiling the vinegar.
1 cup of vinegar in 1 gallon of water.
Because vinegar is a natural disinfectant it can clean and disinfect countertops after food preparation.
The combo was a winner and brought the floor almost back to its original glory.
You can play around with the proportions to see what works for you more dawn in the mix can lead to a little more sudsing which can require a second wiping after cleaning.
Heavy duty floor cleaner recipe.
If this does happen just let the bottle sit for a couple of minutes.
If you re cleaning and helping get rid of odors apple cider is the way to go.
Diluted to about 5 percent acidity distilled white vinegar is hailed as a natural non toxic cleaning marvel.
I have tried the cleaning solution two ways.
Cup white vinegar 1 tablespoon liquid dish soap cup baking soda 2 gallons tap water very warm heavy duty spoke to me right away.
Slowly mix the dawn and vinegar together by gently shaking or moving the spray bottle.
Be careful how hard you shake the mixture as it will produce lots of bubbles and be hard to spray.
For a stronger cleaner warm your vinegar in the microwave before adding to the spray bottle.
Take one gallon of hot water and mix in one cup of apple cider vinegar.
1 part dawn to 2 4 parts vinegar for general cleaning like kitchen and bathroom counters you can use a little dawn with more vinegar.
Consumer reports details the things you should never clean with vinegar.
As i ve mentioned previously we are a large family.