To clean your floor at home, there is no need to use industrial household products offered in supermarkets. There are many recipes for making your own floor cleaner while respecting your health, your soil and the environment. We offer you our most effective and simple recipes and tips to prepare for ecological soil maintenance.
If we tend by reflex or ease of consumption to use all-in-one household products available on the market, you should know that the vast majority are made from toxic and corrosive products. Their long-term use is harmful to materials whose protective layer is stripped by corrosive agents. Their impact is also negative on our health and that of the environment. Go back to a more natural cleaning product to maintain our floors is a solution that is both economical, efficient and beneficial for us and the planet. We reveal the simplest recipes for cleaning all the floors in the house in an ecological way.
Multi-use cleaner recipe
Here is THE recipe to remember. Based on essential ingredients like baking soda and the White vinegar, it is simple and will allow you to clean your house from floor to ceiling.
To make this multi-surface cleaner, you will need:
- Some water
- Baking soda.
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- White vinegar
- A few drops of sanitizing essential oil (optional)
Mix in a bucket a tablespoon of baking soda and a tablespoon of white vinegar (beware of foaming). Add a liter of hot water to dissolve the ingredients. If you wish, you can add a few drops of essential oils. They are only interesting for their sanitizing properties because the smell of essential oils is volatile. Prefer therefore the essential oil of lemon, lavender or tea tree.
The use of this product is suitable for all surfaces (ceramic, stainless steel, linoleum, tiles …).
- For the floor, simply pass a mop soaked in this liquid.
- For use as a multi-purpose cleaner, pour the mixture into a more practical spray. Its use can be daily for maintenance without any risk.
Recipe for a cleaner for all types of floors
There is another very effective recipe that will suit even the most fragile floors, such as parquet. This is a recipe based on black soap who will degrease and sanitize your floor in a jiffy.
Black soap is a natural and 100% biodegradable product. For its composition, favor olive or linseed oils, known for their protective properties. They also have the advantage of being widely produced in France. You will therefore easily find French products such as "Marius Fabre" or "La droguerie ecological" productions.
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To make this cleaner, you will need:
- White vinegar
- Some water
- Liquid black soap
In a bucket of warm water, pour 10 cl of white vinegar and 1 tablespoon of liquid black soap. Dilute well! Your cleaner is ready to use with a mop and broom. If you wish, you can also add a few drops of lemon or tea tree essential oil.
A cleaner for textile floors
For cleaning carpets or rugs, in addition to the daily vacuum cleaner, there is an effective natural product. it's about the land of Sommières.
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Sommières earth is a mineral found naturally in deposits and which happens to be a formidable stain remover. It absorbs all types of tasks, even the most difficult and preserves bad smells.
It is used dry, sprinkling the entire surface to be cleaned. Then leave it on for 2-3 hours (see overnight for even more efficiency) and vacuum the residue well.
If despite this, the stains do not leave, use a brush with a little water and Marseille soap and gently rub the stained area.
You should be able to easily regain the radiance of your floors with these few cleaner recipes, minimalist and economical. All the ingredients can be found in organic stores or supermarkets.
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