Five Amazing Cleaning Products Hidden in Your Pantry

Amazing cleaning products lie hidden in your kitchen while you may be looking around to buy expensive cleaning products. Over the long term these expensive products cost you a fortune while some of them may be harmful to the environment. So why not look around in your pantry and you will find cleaning products that will not bore holes in your pocket. Here are 5 cleaning products generally found in everybody’s pantry or medicine cabinet.

1. Vinegar

Vinegar is a cleaning product par excellence. It is a powerhouse of cleaning available in most kitchens. It is acidic in nature and can easily do many tough cleaning jobs around your home and the good news is that it costs much less than commercial cleaners. It is environment friendly and you need not worry when children are around the house while you are cleaning.

For cleaning glass make a mixture with water and spray it on the glass and mirror surfaces for quick and easy cleaning. Just wipe the sprayed surfaces with crumpled newspaper and lo and behold your mirrors and glasses will sparkle like new. You can clean drinking glasses and other glassware and crystal items simply by wiping with a cloth soaked in vinegar, You can use vinegar in a similar manner to clean and shine chrome surfaces of your car, clean eyeglasses, remove stains and odor from jars and clean coffee pots.

The range of uses of vinegar is simply amazing. It has been successfully used for removing smoke smell and lint from laundry, removing grease from suede, brightening fabrics and removing perspiration stains from clothing. It is also used as a general household cleaner for cleaning washing machines, dishwashers and microwaves, removing stains from furniture and upholstery, removing coffee and tea stains from china, removing rust, clearing clogged drains, cleaning paintbrushes and as a deodorizer.

2. Baking Soda

This is another hidden powerful household cleaner. It can be used as a powder cleanser, to wash floors and walls as well as to neutralize odors inside the home. For cleaning the oven bottom sprinkle baking soda and then sprinkle a little water to dampen it. Leave it overnight and then scrub it to get a clean surface. It can be used to unclog drains by simply pouring a cup of baking soda and pour a cup of boiling water. The drain will be unclogged after sometime.

Baking soda is another wonder product that has been used to accomplish various cleaning jobs around the house. It has been used as a carpet freshener, bathroom and toilet cleaner, deodorizer, cleaning product for pots, clothes, fridges, dishwashers and as a fire extinguisher to put out small kitchen fires.

3. Club Soda

Club soda is a very efficient glass and mirror cleaner, probably because it is acidic. Whether it is fresh or fizzed out it will work just as fine. You can also use it to give a shine to stainless steel surfaces by wiping the surface with either a paper towel or a lint free cloth.

4. Lemon Juice

Citrus juices including lemon juice are very useful as degreasing agents. It is very useful for degreasing pots and pans. A cut piece of lemon dipped in baking soda works as a wonderful scrub and is best for cleaning tubs and sinks in the home. Make a paste of salt and lemon juice and use it for pretreating tough stains in laundry.

5. Shaving Cream

This is another surprise item in the home that can do wonderful cleaning jobs. It is very effective as a stain remover for clothing and carpets. The only precaution is to use it with a little cool and never warm water because warm water will set the stains. Squeeze a little bit on to the stain, put a little cool water over it and scrub it with a scrubber brush so that it penetrates into the fibers. Rinse and repeat until the stain is completely removed.