Each housewife uses his "proven" tool when cleaning. Nevertheless, before using any means, you should carefully read the instructions and in no case violate it.
Again, if the house has small children or people who are prone to allergies, it is better to reduce the use of household chemicals. After all, our mothers and grandmothers did without her. They used the available funds that are in every home. They are absolutely harmless, in addition, you can save significantly. Below are the top 10 tricks for cleaning without the use of "chemistry".
10. Scale in a teapot
Yes, of course, the easiest way is to buy Antinakipin or another product, pour it into a kettle, boil it, but if you try to minimize the use of household chemicals, use citric acid. Enough 1 teaspoon of this product to cope with the scum. Pour acid into the kettle, fill with cold water, boil. The scum will disappear. This method is suitable for metal kettles and even plastic electric ones. With the latter you need to be careful. It is better to use this method in especially difficult cases. If you carry out preventive maintenance monthly, the scum will not appear. You need to put a spoonful of citric acid, add water and leave for several hours, do not boil.
9. Oven
To clean the oven, you will have to use the most aggressive household products or ammonia. Of course, this smell is not very pleasant, but choose the lesser of two evils. Place a plate of ammonia in the oven. Have to be patient a little, leave it for 5-6 hours, and preferably at night. Then rinse the oven, the fat will easily lag behind the walls of the oven. If this method does not suit you, you can use others, there are a lot of them. Someone applies soda to heavily contaminated places, someone uses a mixture of baking powder and citric acid. All these tools are very effective, cheap and will not harm you and your family.
8. Greasy spots
Cope with greasy spots will help ordinary chalk. If spots appear on the wallpaper, just shade them, wait a bit, and then wipe the wallpaper with a damp cloth. You can also deal with greasy stains on clothing with chalk. Grate the chalk, sprinkle it on a stain, and after a while shake it off. Remember that only fresh spots can be removed in this way. If the spots are old, the chalk will not help. More radical measures will have to be applied: gasoline, vinegar, hair spray, starch. Treat the stain, leave for a while, and then wash. There are a lot of ways, for sure at least something will turn out at your place.
7. Stoke
To clean the drain, get rid of blockages and unpleasant odors, it is not necessary to buy expensive products. Soda and vinegar are in any kitchen. First, pour half a glass of soda into the hole, and after ten minutes, pour the same amount of vinegar. Use 9% vinegar, you can replace it with citric acid. After you pour vinegar, the reaction will begin, so it is better to close the hole with a stopper. After an hour, you can rinse the drain with hot water. Some use salt instead of citric acid and vinegar.
6. Mattress
You can clean the mattress from bacteria and unpleasant odors using vodka. Mix it with water in a ratio of 1: 3. Spray the mattress from the spray gun, dry it. To get rid of the smell, it is enough to sprinkle the mattress with soda or spray with a solution of vinegar. If a stain appears on the mattress, you can remove it with soda and citric acid. Do not overdo it, you do not need to wet the mattress strongly. This is an excellent environment for the emergence of bacteria. If possible, remove the mattress to the balcony or the street as often as possible. Of course, do this only in the warm season.
5. Tableware with a narrow neck
Everyone knows how hard it is to wash a carafe with a narrow neck. But there is a way, and for this it is not necessary to buy special brushes. By the way, in many cases their use is inefficient. Use the following method. Mix the carafe with hot water (about half a glass), ammonia (2 tablespoons) and rice (half a glass). Shake the carafe, leave it for a while, then shake again, rinse. You will be surprised at the result, rice will wash out all inaccessible places, and ammonia will add shine to the glass.
4. Silver
Cleaning silver from plaque at home is very simple. Take half a liter of water, add a tablespoon of soda there, bring the solution to a boil. When the water begins to boil, dip silver and a small piece of food foil there. After 10 minutes, the jewelry can be taken out, blackness will come off, the products will shine. You can use an even simpler method. Apply a little toothpaste to the decoration and polish it with a brush. Just use a soft brush so as not to spoil the jewelry. After cleaning, rinse them with warm water and wipe with a cloth. A great tool is lipstick, apply it on a disk and wipe the silver. Plaque and blackness will disappear. True, this method is only suitable for jewelry with a smooth surface.
3. Microwave
Everyone knows how difficult it is to clean dirty plaque in the microwave. It is necessary to wipe it for a long time and unsuccessfully or use household chemicals. But only after its use in the microwave oven there is often an odor that cannot be eliminated for a long time. But you can get by ... with a lemon. Yes, you might be surprised, but a lemon will help you quickly clean the microwave of dirt. Cut it in half, put half of the lemon in a plastic plate and bring to a boil. For some time, the water should boil, not for long, one minute is enough. Then wipe the walls of the microwave with a damp cloth, and then wipe dry. No smell, no dirt.
2. Sink
You can use the other half of the lemon to clean the sink. Salt the lemon, do not spare the salt, and then just wipe the sink with it. She will shine. It is not necessary to use lemon; you can replace it with grapefruit. If there is no lemon, soda and vinegar will help out. These are the best helpers in the kitchen, they can replace a whole arsenal of special tools. Dip a large rag in vinegar, put it on the sink, wipe the surface with a sponge with detergent and soda after an hour. This method is used to combat plaque. Another harmless remedy is mustard powder, it also perfectly copes with plaque.
1. Plaque on crystal and glass dishes
To achieve a shine of crystal and glass dishes, the hostess has to tinker. But you no longer have to rinse the glasses several times and rub them with a napkin. Take a bowl, pour 2 cups of warmed vinegar, put the dishes there. It is important that vinegar covers it completely. Wait 5 minutes, and then remove your crystal, rinse it and wipe it. You will not recognize your dishes, it will sparkle and shine.