To solve this problem, simply mix half a teaspoon of liquid detergent or soap, a quarter cup of vinegar and two cups of water in a spray bottle. That is because some of the commercial products leave a wax buildup on the windows that vinegar does not always cut through. They were disappointed because they found this streaked the glass. Many people have tried a window cleaner made of vinegar and water, to clean their windows. No matter how neat and clean your home is, when the windows are dirty or streaky, it takes away from the overall appearance of your place. This is because it is less expensive, nontoxic and made from ingredients they already have in their own kitchen cupboards. You can check out more homemade cleaning product posts here.Today many people are choosing a homemade window cleaner although there are many commercial cleaning products available on the market. You will need to gently shake before each use as the cornstarch will settle. 1/4 cup rubbing alcohol (you can leave the rubbing alcohol out)Ĭombine all ingredients into spray bottle. ![]() Rubbing Alcohol Glass Cleaner RecipeĬombine all ingredients into spray bottle. □ Thieves Glass Cleaner RecipeĬombine all ingredients into spray bottle. ![]() So maybe those are the shining stars of any good glass cleaner recipe. I also included lemon essential oil in them all – not only does it smell great, it helps clean away grease and stickiness (I use it to get spray paint off my hands and stickers off of things!). ![]() I will note that all three recipes do have white vinegar in them. (Since all three cleaned the same, I ended up just combining them all in my bottle after my experiment was over, so that’s what is in the photos with the labeled bottled). The far right, with a hint of yellow is the Thieves recipe. The middle, clear one is the rubbing alcohol recipe. In the photos above, the far left, white-ish one is the cornstarch recipe. Or if you care about what your cleaning solution looks like in the bottle □, you can base it off that. But I guess the good news is that you can use whichever one you want, based on what ingredients you have on hand. I really was hoping for a clear winner with this, but all three glass cleaner recipes cleaned my window exactly the same!! Maybe some might find one to be better than others, depending on what you’re cleaning, but for cleaning my window (that’s not too old and just had an average to heavy amount of dirt on it (remember, renovation life here) and I did both inside & outside), all three sections of my window looked exactly the same. So besides for my Thieves cleaner recipe, there was a rubbing alcohol recipe, that people say does an amazing job and a cornstarch recipe, which people claim to be the best of the best. My original plan was to make a Thieves Cleaner based glass cleaner – I LOVE the Thieves Cleaner, it’s all natural and does a great job, plus it smells amazing! But I couldn’t resist comparing it with a couple other recipes out there. So I decided I’d try out a few, and let you know what I found out in my glass cleaner testing! And since I can’t resist the chance to mix up some homemade cleaning products – I decided I’d make my own glass and window cleaner! After doing a little research, I realized there were a couple recipes out there that people claimed to be the best. ![]() So that had me thinking about what I’d use to clean them. Recently I noticed how dirty our windows were looking – the outside glass just seems so much worse after our big renovation. But I’m definitely more than ready to get things clean around here – that is if the construction dust will ever leave! Tackle your spring cleaning with these recipes for all natural, non-toxic glass and window cleaner made with simple ingredients! There’s also a printable label for your bottle!Īnyone start their spring cleaning yet? I haven’t □! Life has sure felt busy and a little chaotic.
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