Using chemicals to remove stubborn stains from floors is not always the ideal solution. Fortunately, if you want to make them shine without having to use detergents that are potentially harmful to you and the environment, you will find the star ingredient in your kitchen.

Summary

There are several natural solutions for cleaning the floor and one of them is in your refrigerator. This is the ingredient that is at the heart of a very effective natural method for remediating soils in addition to being very inexpensive .

Cleaning a wooden floor

Cleaning a wooden floor – Source: spm

Achieve spotless floors without the use of chemical detergents

This product usually stored in our cupboards or inside our refrigerator, if opened and started, amazes in many ways and works wonders in household cleaning. It is white vinegar. We will see how to use it in an economical and versatile solution that will help you enjoy shiny and clean floors:

How to use white vinegar to shine and disinfect floors?

To take advantage of the antibacterial and cleaning power of white vinegar when washing your floors, you will start by filling a bucket with hot water and adding a cup of white vinegar to it. Mix copiously the vinegar water using a wooden ladle then soak a soft cloth or mop in it. Wring it out then gently wipe the floor with it to disinfect it and make it shine.

White vinegar

Bottle of white vinegar – Source: spm

If you want to improve the washing process and you find it necessary, you can prepare another bucket of water and add 3 tablespoons of baking soda to it to complete the work done with the white vinegar. Stir well, soak the mop in water, wring out, then mop the floor. Alternatively, you can also use a scrub brush to scrub stubborn stains from the floor.

The recipe for all-purpose floor cleaner

You can also use another very effective cleaner on coatings of all types such as linoleum, wooden floors or even vinyl floors. As for the first solution, this recipe should be used with delicacy, especially for granite and marble floors, otherwise the stone will be damaged.

What you will need:

  • ½ cup white vinegar
  • 2 glasses of lukewarm water
  • 3 drops of antibacterial-free dish soap
  • 5 to 10 drops of peppermint or other essential oil
  • ¼ cup rubbing alcohol
  • A spray bottle

In the spray bottle, pour all the ingredients and shake to mix everything. Spray the solution generously on the floor, mop the floor and then rinse with clear water.

Floor spray with multi-purpose cleaner

Floor spray with multi-purpose cleaner – Source: spm

If your floor is prone to stains, you will simply spray your floor cleaning solution on the problem area which you then wipe with a microfiber cloth. Your floor will be spotless while giving off the fresh smell so characteristic of the aroma of peppermint . No matter what essential oil you use, you definitely combine the useful with the pleasant.

If you plan to clean a larger area of ​​floor, you will simply increase the dosage of the ingredients and mix them in a bucket of water. In addition, the use of Marseille soap or black soap is also very effective in restoring their shine to the floors. The resulting soapy water smells good and is effective against stubborn stains.

As part of a regular cleaning of your floors, adding these ingredients to your routine not only allows you to maintain your floors without exhausting yourself but also to finish them in no time. Good alternatives to potentially toxic chemical cleaners.