It used to be that if you needed to clean something in your house you just made a trip to the grocery store and perused the cleaning aisle.
You would just throw into your cart whatever cleaning product caught your eye or maybe something you had a coupon for or you saw an advertisement and it sounded promising so you're going to give it a try.
More recently though, there has been a trend towards homemade cleaning products that are made from all natural products. Products you may have in your home already.
These homemade products can take the place of store bought floor cleaners, kitchen and bathroom cleaners, stain and odor removers and so much more.
One of my all time favorites is white vinegar. You can use it almost anywhere in the home. It's inexpensive, it's usually something already in the pantry and it's good for the environment.
White vinegar is a great cleaner for removing pet stains as well. Vomit, feces and urine stains come out easily with a quick application of my vinegar cleaning solution.
An added benefit is that vinegar is a deodorizer so it doesn't just remove pet stains, it removes any lingering odors.
You would just throw into your cart whatever cleaning product caught your eye or maybe something you had a coupon for or you saw an advertisement and it sounded promising so you're going to give it a try.
More recently though, there has been a trend towards homemade cleaning products that are made from all natural products. Products you may have in your home already.
These homemade products can take the place of store bought floor cleaners, kitchen and bathroom cleaners, stain and odor removers and so much more.
One of my all time favorites is white vinegar. You can use it almost anywhere in the home. It's inexpensive, it's usually something already in the pantry and it's good for the environment.
White vinegar is a great cleaner for removing pet stains as well. Vomit, feces and urine stains come out easily with a quick application of my vinegar cleaning solution.
An added benefit is that vinegar is a deodorizer so it doesn't just remove pet stains, it removes any lingering odors.
Using a Homemade Vinegar Cleaning Solution
Vinegar Facts
First of all, vinegar works. We use gallons of it at Mrs Clean. Vinegar is a natural deodorizer, mild disinfectant and germicide. It leaves no residue, so you don't have to rinse the stain again after cleaning with it.
Vinegar is safe for just about every surface: carpet, wood floors, linoleum, vinyl and tile or ceramic floors.
On a side note, vinegar is not safe for use on stone floors such as marble or travertine. Vinegar is mildly acidic and can cause surface damage to these delicate types of stone. It can also remove the shine and make the stone look dull and spotty.
Vomit can ruin marble too, even more quickly than vinegar due to its extremely strong acidic nature.
Homemade Vinegar Cleaner
1 cup of vinegar
1 quart of warm water
If You Are Concerned About a "Vinegary Smell"
If you are concerned about a vinegar smell - Let me just say don't be. Granted, you may not like the smell but it won't linger for too long. The "vinegary smell" will disperse as it dries so don't worry about the house smelling like salad dressing for too long. You can always open a door or window when cleaning with it.
Getting Pet Stains Out of Carpet
Try to remove the stain as soon as possible. If allowed to set in or dry, it's much harder to remove the stain.
Cleaning up pet vomit, feces or urine with a vinegar and water solution may take several applications but it will work and as we mention above, vinegar is a natural deodorizer and will remove any of those pet odors.
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