What are good natural home made cleaning products?

I always go for the classics. Vinegar, lemon and baking soda. To soak up smells I use instant coffee and it works very well.

It depends on the grimmyness of what you are trying to clean. The basic things are venegar, baking soda. salt.

baking soda is a marvel. a book called “101 Uses for Baking Soda” will amaze you. also, borax works well for laundry, as does baking soda. baking soda under the arms, btw, is a great deoderant. you can even wash hair with it (tho no suds, so not so enjoyable. it does leave the hair nice, tho).

not homade, but nontoxic and good for nearly everything (laundry, dishes, counters, floors) is simple green. it’s very concentrated so lasts a long time. (don’t use on glass tho).

for many uses, by the way, simple soap and water are fine. really.

also nontoxic (and works with water only, no cleaners needed) are the new “magic sponge” sponges. they contain no toxins, and as long as you use a lot of water (water makes them work), they will clean better than anything i’ve seen (don’t use heavily on paint, nor use on glass and mirrors). they also make them as mops and other things.

Pee is a classic. Leave it around for a few days and the ammonia builds up. Great for scrubbing floors!

One that I love to make is one cup of water, one cup of vinegar, one tablespoon of lemon juice and 4 drops of lemon dish soap. If you have a fav fragrence a few drops of that will offset the vinegar smell. Cleans better than any I ever bought in the store.

Dr. Bronner’s soap can be used for just about anything, and it smells good.

Borax is a great pesticide (kills fleas and cockroaches, probably other critters too), but I’d be careful if you have babies in the house who crawl on your floors.

I learned this trick when I had stains on my baby clothes. Presumably it would work on other fabrics as well, but I don’t know. Make a paste of borax and water. Work it right through the fabric until it’s well integrated in the spot. Then place it in strong sunlight, several days if you wish. When I’ve done this, I have noticed the spot has been bleached out, and my baby clothes are back to their original color and brightness.