For heavily stained areas, mix a tablespoon of baking soda with a tablespoon of Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner to form a paste. This helps the cleaner stay in place, and acts as an additional abrasive against stains.
We do not recommended that you mix Simple Green with bleach or ammonia because mixing will detract from the cleaning ability of Simple Green and detract from the disinfecting ability of bleach. You will receive a higher efficacy when products are used separately.
Mix Baking Soda and Vinegar
Boost the cleaning powder of dry baking soda by sprinkling a few drops of vinegar on the surface you're cleaning. There will be fizzing but the chemical reaction will help release soil. Scrub gently and rinse well.
Simple Green Granite & Stone Polish is safe for use on granite, marble, travertine, limestone, porcelain, ceramic, quartz, Corian®*, Silestone®*, and other natural and engineered stone surfaces.
Baking soda is known as a stain remover. It can help to remove liquid stains such as tea, wine or coffee. It also helps to remove the unpleasant smells. It is quite affective on solid surfaces in general but it is not advised to use baking soda directly on natural stone surfaces.
Baking Soda + Vinegar
We're calling you out, Pinterest: Although these pantry staples are handy on their own — both baking soda and vinegar can help clean all over the house — you should skip any DIY cleaner recipe that involves this not-so-dynamic duo. "Baking soda is basic and vinegar is acidic," says Bock.
Soft scrub — Mix ½ cup baking soda with enough Dawn dish detergent to make a paste. Use to clean sinks, tubs and counters. Rinse and dry. Deep-cleaning scrub — Great for soap scum and mildew.
Apply solution. Leave on heavy soils for 1-2 minutes. Scrub if needed. Rinse or damp-wipe with clean water.
For heavy-duty grout cleaning jobs, you can use a homemade paste mix of baking soda and Simple Green to pull deeply embedded soils to the surface. The mix is an easy blend of three parts baking soda to one part Simple Green, which will form a loose paste that you can apply directly to the grout to lift dirt.
Most cleaning jobs are effectively performed at the general cleaning dilution ratio of 10-30 parts water to one part of Simple Green -- some at even greater dilutions when heat, spray and agitation are added, making the product extremely economical.
Simple Green contains 2-butoxyethanol, which is known to damage red blood cells and cause irritation to the skin and eyes. Simple Green is labeled as an all purpose cleaner. It's also labeled as non-toxic and biodegradable, but the 2-butoxyethanol solvent makes it dangerous.
Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner removes food residue, dirt, and more without degrading or discoloring plastic or removing paint. The clean-rinsing formula* cleans sticky plastic toys without leaving behind a residue that could cause skin irritation.
But common pantry essentials that are often used for cleaning — like baking soda and vinegar — shouldn't be mixed either. Unlike the bleach-ammonia mixture, combining soda and vinegar won't hurt anyone — but don't expect the mixture to do a good job cleaning, either.
If you have ant mounds outside, dampen the mound with water and then sprinkle about 2 cups of baking soda on it. Wait a half hour or so and pour a cup of vinegar on the mound. That combination will kill most ants. You can make a bait with half baking soda and half sugar to control ants and roaches.
When baking soda is mixed with an acid and a liquid, it will create bubbles of carbon dioxide gas that give it a fluffy texture. That being said, baking soda can react without acid if it is warmed above 122°F or subject to long-term heat and humidity.
Tired of stinky, retail cleaners? Try this: Vinegar Cleaner: 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp Dawn dish soap 1 tbsp white vinegar Directions: Fill spray bottle with water. Add Dawn. Add baking soda.
Using baking soda and hydrogen peroxide are natural, non-toxic ways to clean many surfaces in your home. The two products can be safely combined or used separately to whiten laundry, remove odors, disinfect surfaces, and much more.
Clean stone surfaces with warm water and a mild soap such as a clear Dawn Liquid Soap. Do not use products that contain lemon, vinegar or other acids on marble or limestone.
For extremely stubborn hard water or mineral buildup on non-stone tile showers, your best choice may be Simple Green Lime Scale Remover. Be sure you test the product on a small, inconspicuous area before cleaning, and do your best not to get any overspray on colored grout.
Diluted hydrogen peroxide works well on Sandstone, Marble, Bluestone, and Travertine. In the case of Granite floor, simply brush the area in dry condition. No solution is required to cleanse moulds or algae from Granite floor.