On wood flooring ceramic tile and natural stone it s always best to use a more diluted concentration of vinegar think.
Essential oils in water to mop ceramic tile.
Use to mop your tile floor or clean your bath tub.
The key to mopping is to apply a very light coverage to floors no soaking.
1 cup of vinegar in 1 gallon of water.
Stir in a few tablespoons of water to form a paste.
When it comes to cleaning carpets the adage less is more applies.
1 cup of white vinegar.
If you have unglazed ceramic tile floors use hot water and a few drops of dish soap to remove grime from the floor.
1 tb of castile soap.
Vinegar water essential oil for scent mainly and sometimes 3 4 drops of sal suds.
Cleaning glazed ceramic tile flooring.
Put the water into your mop bucket.
The following method works well for light duty floor cleaning.
Use rubbing alcohol for cleaning glazed ceramic tile floors.
10 drops rosemary essential oil.
Before applying your bathroom tile cleaner spray down the walls with water.
That haze on dark ceramic floors can be awful to deal with.
Mop your tile floor as normal.
The acidic properties of pure distilled white vinegar are likely to do more harm than good on these surfaces and can also dull the polish or wax finishes.
Use the mop to combine ingredients.
10 drops lime.
One method involves using a gallon of water and 1 2 cup of household ammonia which is fantastic at cutting through grime.
This recipe works if you have tile hardwood linoleum ceramic laminate and vinyl.
Here are 5 fun alternative scents for your tile floor cleaning solution.
With this in mind most of the time mopping with warm water is just fine on our tile floor.
Add in the remaining ingredients.
I love using the original blue dawn to clean my tub in my homemade tub and tile cleaner.
Also getting the backing of the carpet wet can create a pool for the dirt and stains to collect in.
If you prefer a spray for your shower tile use the same steps to mix in a spray bottle and apply to bathroom tiles as needed.
15 drops of essential oils.
Instructions for homemade tile cleaner.
It is not necessary to add essential oils but i like to add them because 1 they smell good and 2 lemon and lavender essential oils have natural antiseptic properties perfect for cleaning jobs.
10 drops tangerine essential oil.
It s a miracle worker.
You can mix any of the oils i recommend above to make this recipe or use one single oil.
Add vinegar and essential oils.
Apply a generous amount of the mixed liquids to your floor and let that sit for a few minutes then rinse your mop and bucket and use fresh water to re mop the floor.
One bucket of water.
Fill mop bucket or glass bowl with hot water first to prevent bubbles.
When i need something more than just water a simple mopping solution works well.
Put all the ingredients in a bucket and use to mop.
Using essential oils can be really helpful when trying to clean naturally.