Make Your Own Polishes For Various Jobs
Can you look in your laundry and bathroom cupboards and find umpteen
tins and bottles of pungent, toxic cleaners?
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One whiff of any of them will probably leave you short of breath.
These cleaners are wiped around toilet seats, baths and
kitchen surfaces, not to mention the fact that our clothes are
drenched in them each time we do the washing. A lot of
cleaning products are absorbed by our skin. Many are
carcinogenic and many can affect our central nervous system.
So far
we have only mentioned the affect on our bodies but what about the
affect on our environment. That's another story we don't need
to go into here as you are well aware of how fragile it is.
Lets get down to something constructive and make some healthy
cleaners. Most of ingredients are in your pantry right now, so
let's get started: |
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Make your own set of polishes |
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Own polishes:
Furniture Polish:
Mix one teaspoon olive oil with 1/4 cup white
vinegar. Dip soft rag in this mixture and
wipe over wood.
Silverware polish method
1:
Rub toothpaste into article and rinse well or
Silverware polish method 2:
In a stainless steel sink or bowl add 1/2
cup baking soda to 5 litres (1/2 bucket) of
water and stir until dissolved. Dip silver
in water and wipe with sponge to remove tarnish
Copper Polish:
Mix equal quantities of vinegar (or lemon
juice) and salt and rub into copper surface with
a soft rag. Rinse the surface well.
Brass Polish:
Make a paste from 1 cup flour, 1 cup white vinegar and 1 teaspoon salt. Rub on and rinse surface well or make up a solution of one
part white vinegar to 10 parts water. Soak
brass item in the liquid. Tarnish is
removed very quickly.
