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If you ask most people in this world if they love to clean…the majority will answer no. However, I’m completely different and enjoy cleaning my home! Matter of fact, I take great pride in keeping a clean & organized home and love when guests enter my home and pay compliments to me.
Here are some of my favorite natural cleaning methods to get my microwave sparkling clean and smelling fabulous!
5 Tips on How You Can Naturally Clean Your Microwave Oven
1. Take your carousel out of the microwave and hand wash it or toss it into the dishwasher. Once it is out of your microwave, spritz a non-toxic all-purpose natural cleaner inside. I like to use Simple Green. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes and then wipe it out with a clean damp sponge. Spritz your microwave again with some water and then clean up that water with a damp sponge and towel dry.
2. If you’ve still have some icky stuff inside your microwave, fill up a 2 cup glass measuring cup with 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1 3/4 cup of hot tap water. Place it into the microwave and microwave on high for 1-2 minutes. You want it to work up a good steam. Remove it (carefully as it will be hot) and finish wiping down the inside of your microwave. This always works well for me and leaves my microwave smelling citrus-ly clean!
3. If you own one of those Mr. Clean Magic Eraser cleaning sponges, those always work well for stubborn burnt on food particles. When I use them…I first spray the inside of my microwave with a non-toxic natural cleaner and let the cleaner sit for a few minutes. I then use the Magic Eraser (dry) to scrub up & loosen those stubborn food particles. Once you are done cleaning, just wipe out the inside with a damp cloth.
4. Fill up a 2 cup glass measuring cup with 1 cup of hot tap water and 2 tablespoons of white vinegar. Place inside and microwave on the high power setting for 3 minutes. You want a good hot steam rolling around inside the oven. Carefully remove the measuring cup and wipe out the inside with a clean cotton cloth.
5. Fill up a 2 cup glass measuring cup with 1 1/2 cups of hot tap water and add 3 tablespoons of baking soda to the water, stir. Place measuring cup inside the microwave oven and cook on the high power setting for 3 full minutes. You need a good amount of steam to form. Remove measuring cup and wipe out the inside of your oven with a clean cotton cloth. The great thing about using baking soda is that it also helps to remove any funky odors from inside!
All 5 of these natural microwave cleaning tips work perfectly for me. Over the next few weeks…I’ll be sharing some more of my favorite cleaning tips and cleaning hacks with all of you.
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Cleaning toilets, we’ve all got to do it at some point or another. For me personally, all three of my bathrooms get cleaned twice a week. I don’t mind cleaning bathrooms and actually enjoy it until I get to the part of scrubbing the toilet bowl. It just grosses me out!
With that said, I try to avoid harsh chemical cleaners as much as possible and over the years…I’ve found a few natural cleaning products that work fantastic at getting that toilet bowl clean!
1. Vinegar – white vinegar is a great all-purpose, all natural cleaning product to have around your home. It will naturally clean your toilet, disinfect it and get that bowl gleaming white!
I like to pour about a 1/8 of a cup into my toilet bowl and let it sit for about an hour. I then take my toilet scrub brush…scrub the bowl, flush and I’m done.
2. Lemon Juice – you can use bottled or fresh lemon juice to clean the bowl of your toilet. Not only does the lemon juice clean the bowl…but your bathroom will smell refreshed too!
I like to pour about 1/8 of a cup into my bowl and let it sit for about an hour. I then use my toilet scrub brush, scrub the bowl and flush. I also keep lemon juice mixed with water in a spray bottle and will use that to wipe down the seat and lid.
3. Baking Soda – got stains in your bowl? Try scrubbing those stains with a little bit of baking soda and your scrub brush. While I haven’t found this to be effective with extreme staining…I have found it effective to remove minor toilet bowl stains.
4. Tea Tree Oil – is a natural disinfectant. If you want to naturally kill germs in your bowl…add 2 tbsp. of tea tree oil in your bowl and let it sit for an hour or two. Once done…use your scrub brush (if your bowl needs a good cleaning) or just flush.
5. Super Washing Soda – this is a product that I buy from Arm & Hammer that acts as a natural water softener. It will help to dissolve hard water stains in your toilet bowl. Sprinkle it into the toilet and scrub away your hard water stains.
Final Tip – Make sure you regularly clean your toilet scrub brush or replace it frequently! You can spray it with a natural disinfectant or simply purchase a new one every 2 months from your local dollar discount store (not eco-friendly but if you’re not going to clean & disinfect your brush…it’s the next best way to stop the spread of germs).
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