Soap Scum
Posted by Tony Treml on July 4, 2008
I haven’t had a chance to try this out yet but it comes from a very reliably source. My mother in law read a tip to clean the shower of soap scum and scale cheap and easy. The trick, she says, its to get a bottle of clear shampoo and some baking soda.
Place some shampoo on the wash cloth or better, a mitt, with some baking soda and work that into a lather. Scrub the walls of the shower with the mix. Apparently you can feel the scum breaking down! From the sounds of it, a dollar store bottle of clear shampoo (the kind with out any conditioners that would gum up the works) and some baking soda could replace the harsh expensive shower cleaners.
Since I have a wonderful test facility in the next room I will take before and after pictures of the technique and report back if it works. Also, since I clean so regularly*, this test may occur within a month or two.
Peace,
Tony
*sarcasm alert
We still waiting for experiment results. ~grins~
July 11th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
I’m still working up the gumption to do some cleaning.
(I never said I was a neat freak. HAHAHAHAHA)
July 11th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
I started making my own all natural, kid safe cleaning products. The all purpose cleaner smells great when you mix the essential oils in. I love, ylang ylang mixed with patchoulli and sandalwood… it’s a cheap version of the super fancy $10/small bottle of caldrea stuff!
I kind of wing it with the cleaning products. But here’s the general recipe for the all purpose cleaner:
Mix in a gallon jug 4 Tbsp borax (u can find this in the laundry aisle), and 2c. HOT water. Seal and shake to mix and dissolve the borax.
Then add 1 c. white vinegar and fill the bottle about 3/4 full with water. Then add 1/4 - 1/2 c. earth friendly dish soap. (i like seventh generation and restore brand) Fill almost to the top with water and about 20 drops of any essential oil that u like. Give er a shake and pour into a spray bottle.
For a glass cleaner:
It’s like 1c. vinegar and 1/2c. rubbing alchohol mixed in a spray bottle with water and essential oil. This works pretty good but I think its stinky.
Hope you find this useful, it may take a little money to gather your supplies but after you have them you’re good for a long time!
Suzy
September 4th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Thats awesome, thanks for the recipes!!!
Somewhere I’ve got a recipe for home made baby wipes that I saved off a dad board. In fact, I think it was Steve’s with Skinnymoose!
As an aside, I can barely stand the smell of patchoulli… but that is a story for another time.
Thanks for reading Suzy!
September 4th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
ylang ylang smells good alone too! I fell in love with it after using method daily shower spray… it is amazing!
September 5th, 2008 at 12:16 am