The cost of cleaning products can soon add up so to tackle the rising cost of living I tried using just one product to clean my whole house but did it do the trick?
With spring just around the corner, many of us will be thinking about having a spring clean but can you save money by cleaning your whole house with just one product?
There are so many products to choose from – toilet cleaner, kitchen cleaner, floor cleaner and window cleaner – which got me questioning do we really need a different product for each task? So I set myself the challenge of cleaning my whole house with just one product and it only cost me 29p.
After reading about it on the internet I treated myself to a bottle of White Vinegar from Tesco which costs just 29p per bottle. First of all I set about using it to clean the kitchen counters and the oven hob and I’ve got to say the results were impressive.
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And it also did a great job at making the kitchen floor gleaming as I have white marble tiles but be warned it shouldn’t be used for all floor surfaces such as wooden floors which meant I couldn’t use it upstairs.
Some experts also suggest using it to clean your dishwasher, but to be honest, I didn’t notice any difference. I was left wondering if I’d done it correctly, so I will be giving it another go!
Apparently, it works best if you put a cup of white vinegar in a bowl on the top rack and put the dishwasher on without detergent and without the drying cycle.
But the best use for white vinegar, in my opinion, is using it to brighten up the laundry. Using vinegar in your laundry is a natural way to keep your clothes bright and fresh. Add 1/2 cup of diluted white vinegar to your laundry load right before the final rinse cycle to help remove stains, mildew and leave it smelling nice and fresh.
And it can also be used to whiten your whites too. If you prefer not to use bleach in your laundry cycles, consider using white vinegar instead, as its natural acidic properties help whiten fabrics. Add 1/2 cup of diluted white vinegar to your laundry cycle at the start when you pop your detergent in to help bring your whites back to their original colour.
Next up it’s time to clean the bathroom as I’ve heard it’s great for cleaning shower heads and toilets. For shower heads you can fill a plastic bag with vinegar and wrap it around the shower head. Then tie it with a hair band and allow it to soak for at least 30 minutes before rinsing.
You can leave it for longer if you have a lot of limescale to remove but just half an hour did the trick for me and I didn’t even have to scrub it afterwards. You can also use it on the taps to get them gleaming again. While it did get the toilet clean, I prefer using bleach as it just seems so much fresher.
Another great use for white vinegar is removing sticky residue. Trying to scrape off stickers and labels is never easy but simply soak the labels and stickers in white vinegar, then peel off.
I’ll certainly be stocking up on white vinegar in the future and don’t see the need for lots of different cleaning products. The only downside was a slight vinegar smell but I got rid of that by lighting a candle after all the cleaning was done.
However, it can’t be used for everything! Experts recommend that you steer clear of using vinegar on stone, hardwood floors, cast iron and aluminium cookware, delicate jewellery, egg spills or electronics. And don’t mix it with other cleaning products as it can cause dangerous chemical reactions.
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