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Turn the faucet to trickle a little water then turn it off. Pour-in some baking soda into the sink's drain, followed by a cup or two of white vinegar. Bleach kills everything and can produce dangerous fumes if mixed with certain detergents. If you have a septic system, it's a real bad idea to pour bleach in the sink. But vinegar does not kill the digesting bacteria in the septic system.
Turn the faucet to trickle a little water then turn it off. Pour-in some baking soda into the sink's drain, followed by a cup or two of white vinegar. Bleach kills everything and can produce dangerous fumes if mixed with certain detergents. If you have a septic system, it's a real bad idea to pour bleach in the sink. But vinegar does not kill the digesting bacteria in the septic system.
I tried this recently after someone told me about it. Also, I was told to wait awhile and then Pour in boiling hot water at the end. I think all the frizzy sound from the soda/vinegar was cool but no idea if my drain got any cleaner, but then I didn't have a bad smelly problem to start with.
If you have a buildup of fabric softener in your clothes, put vinegar in your washer's final rinse. Don't panic when you take the clothes out and they smell like a pickle. They won't once you dry them.
I have the best recipe for homemade cleaner. I used to love Simple Green, but this is just as good and much purer and cheaper. I read that whatever gives the SG that smell, is not good for you.
1 C white vinegar
1 C warm water
4 Tablespoons castille soap
1-2 teaspoons Borax
5 drops Lavender, Lemon and Pine. ( I don't have any pine, and suppose you could use any you like. Clove, or Peppermint would be nice) Many of the essential oils have anti-bacterial properties.
Add the warm water to borax in spray bottle, shake to mix well, then add rest of ingredients.
VERY IMPORTANT that you follow the directions, or it will clump and separate.
I tried this recently after someone told me about it. Also, I was told to wait awhile and then Pour in boiling hot water at the end. I think all the frizzy sound from the soda/vinegar was cool but no idea if my drain got any cleaner, but then I didn't have a bad smelly problem to start with.
Vinegar and baking soda help with the smell-causing bacteria. That's why a lot of people place a small box of baking soda in the refrigerator. The bubbling actions of the vinegar/soda mixture sort of penetrate the slime on the drain pipes at the sink. All it does is to make the sink smell better for a few days, just like the chemical pads sold at the local stores.
I like to use vinegar for cleaning. I have found if you set out a bowl of vinegar it will help deodorize a room and it will not smell like vinegar. This is supposed to work well for people who are smokers. I am not a smoker so have no idea.
I cannot stand the smell of vinegar but I still use it on some things. It works well on the shower tile water spots, it unclogs hard water deposits on shower heads and faucets, and a 1/2 water 1/2 vinegar mixture does an amazing job cleaning up spills on furniture. The smell does go away.
I like to use lemon juice on some things too, and I have scrubbed my shower with a lemon (cut in half) dipped in baking soda with amazing results. Plus it smelled way better!
Don't panic when you take the clothes out and they smell like a pickle. They won't once you dry them.
Really? I did panic and rewashed the blanket before putting it in the dryer! LOL
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Originally Posted by Sally_Sparrow
I like to use lemon juice on some things too, and I have scrubbed my shower with a lemon (cut in half) dipped in baking soda with amazing results. Plus it smelled way better!
I want to try this!
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