Homemade Glass Cleaner recipes

[tortoise]

I am beginning to explore homemade cleaning products. I want to start with glass cleaner. I use it a lot and it seems like a logical place to start.

I'm currently collecting orange peels to make orange-infused vinegar to use in cleaner recipes.

 

[bambi]

my favorite is just plain old cornstarch and water. Just put enough water to make a thin paste and wipe it on and then when it is dry just wipe with a cloth no streaks and does a lovely job on a film build-up

 

[Britesea]

I read this somewhere:

Milk: an often-used floor cleaner in households with small children.

 

[tortoise]

I just tried the cornstarch solution. Phenomenal! I am done looking for glass cleaner recipes! Thank you @bambi !!

 

[milkmansdaughter]

Rubbing alcohol also works great on glass but would be a pain for things as big as car windows. My son used to work at a place where the made windows, and that's what they used.

When I slice oranges, lemons or limes, I often use the last of it to clean with. It adds a great smell and will clean counter tops quickly with a great smell. It's also great to clean your hands and get rid of smells after touching fish or onions. Just bs careful. If you have the tiniest cut, you'll find it quickly with citrus!

I agree, vinegar in the shower as a spray or in a microwave works great.

@Lazy Gardener, we had sliced oranges with breakfast. After breakfast, the peels went into a pan of water on the stove with a drop of vanilla and cinnamon (I'm out of cloves) on the stove. I've had it on low as an air freshener. If I don't boil too much water out, this can later be used as a spray for bugs or for cleaning.

 

[Hinotori]

I just use white vinegar. Vinegar is the best for cleaning vehicle windows. Just make sure you air it for a few minutes when done. Or leave it and it will dissipate after a while and take some of the other smells with it.

 

[Britesea]

I found that vinegar worked the best on car windows, wiped dry with newspaper. The ink in the newsprint colors the film and makes it easier to see what you might have missed.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

My wife does orange peels and white vinegar. Its great floor cleaner.

DH was impressed with this idea. His comment: I think God "knocked it out of the park" when He designed citrus fruit. You can eat it, and you can clean with it. I might add: citrus is also a dandy bug repellent!

I have a little mini crock potpourri pot that I add some orange peel, citrus peel, cloves and cinnamon to. Smells heavenly. I also do the same on top of the wood stove. Apple peel works good in a fresh potpourri as well.

 

[bambi]

Glad it worked for you tortoise, I really like it as well, no streaks and you don't have to put in any effort. I have found that windows and glass stay cleaner longer and no film. I was told that house cleaners use to use it because it was great for removing film and smoke when they cleaned cabins, but I don't know this for a fact but I tend to believe it probably has some truth to it

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I've never heard of the cornstarch and water trick....Cool!

I'll bet orange infused vinegar smells good. Ya'll are inspiring me!