Some inexpensive products on hand can be used in home maintenance, especially to clean the floor. In fact, instead of using chemical cleaners sold in supermarkets, it is possible to prepare your own homemade cleaner, based on products that are harmless to health and the environment. Check out this recipe for a no-rinse floor cleaner.
Although it is restrictive, cleaning the floor is an inevitable step in home maintenance. However, it is possible to make this task easier thanks to this homemade cleaner that leaves your floor sparkling.
Floor Cleaner
To prepare an effective homemade cleaner and make your floor shine, you will need:
2 cups of warm water
1 cup of white vinegar
¼ cup of isopropyl alcohol
3 drops of liquid detergent
5-10 drops of an essential oil of your choice (optional)
Mix all these ingredients in a container and transfer your cleaner to a bottle. To clean your floor, shake the bottle and add just one cup of this liquid to a bucket of water. Use a mop to scrub the floor and dry it with a clean mop.
White vinegar acts as a natural stain remover that disinfects and degreases surfaces. It can be used on any floor covering, tile or parquet, whether laminate or solid. Isopropyl alcohol is effective at removing stains. As for dishwashing liquid, it allows you to create a soapy base to clean the floor and remove dirt. Adding an essential oil allows you to reduce the smell of vinegar and also perfume your home. For this you can choose lavender, lemon or eucalyptus essential oil.
You can also pour this homemade cleaner into a spray bottle to clean various surfaces in the house, such as tables or glass surfaces. To do this, spray a little of this detergent on the area to be cleaned and rub with a microfiber cloth to remove stains and dirt.
What are some other recipes to make a no-rinse floor cleaner?
To prepare an economical and ecological floor cleaner, other recipes are possible.
Black soap-based floor cleaner
In a bucket, dilute 2 tablespoons of black soap in 5 liters of hot water and wash your floor as usual, using a mop, without rinsing.
Natural and ecological, black soap is very effective at removing the most stubborn dirt and stains. You can use it to degrease and clean any type of floor, without fear of damaging it. It is suitable, in fact, for cleaning linoleum or PVC floors. As well as cleaning tiles, marble, ceramic floors or even solid wood floors but also laminate.
Baking soda floor cleaner
Baking soda is a multi-purpose product, effective for cleaning and disinfecting all surfaces, as well as removing stains and bad odours. To do this, dilute a tablespoon of baking soda and a few drops of an essential oil of your choice in a litre of hot water. Transfer your solution to a bottle, shake to stir well and use your detergent to clean the floor, without rinsing.
Thanks to this no-rinse floor cleaner recipe, you will get your floor shiny and clean, whatever its covering, without making any effort.
