If you have unglazed ceramic tile floors use hot water and a few drops of dish soap to remove grime from the floor.
Essential oils in water to mop ceramic tile.
Before applying your bathroom tile cleaner spray down the walls with water.
The acidic properties of pure distilled white vinegar are likely to do more harm than good on these surfaces and can also dull the polish or wax finishes.
Here are 5 fun alternative scents for your tile floor cleaning solution.
Put all the ingredients in a bucket and use to mop.
When it comes to cleaning carpets the adage less is more applies.
Stir in a few tablespoons of water to form a paste.
Also getting the backing of the carpet wet can create a pool for the dirt and stains to collect in.
With this in mind most of the time mopping with warm water is just fine on our tile floor.
Add in the remaining ingredients.
One bucket of water.
Use to mop your tile floor or clean your bath tub.
Instructions for homemade tile cleaner.
Cleaning glazed ceramic tile flooring.
In a small dish combine the baking soda and essential oils.
Add vinegar and essential oils.
This recipe works if you have tile hardwood linoleum ceramic laminate and vinyl.
Problem is too much soap and water leaves a residue in the carpet and actually attracts dirt.
1 cup of vinegar in 1 gallon of water.
If you prefer a spray for your shower tile use the same steps to mix in a spray bottle and apply to bathroom tiles as needed.
On wood flooring ceramic tile and natural stone it s always best to use a more diluted concentration of vinegar think.
1 tb of castile soap.
Fill mop bucket or glass bowl with hot water first to prevent bubbles.
10 drops rosemary essential oil.
It s a miracle worker.
When i need something more than just water a simple mopping solution works well.
1 cup of white vinegar.
Using essential oils can be really helpful when trying to clean naturally.
10 drops lime.
10 drops tangerine essential oil.
You can mix any of the oils i recommend above to make this recipe or use one single oil.
Vinegar water essential oil for scent mainly and sometimes 3 4 drops of sal suds.
Use rubbing alcohol for cleaning glazed ceramic tile floors.
That haze on dark ceramic floors can be awful to deal with.
Put the water into your mop bucket.
Use the mop to combine ingredients.
One method involves using a gallon of water and 1 2 cup of household ammonia which is fantastic at cutting through grime.
I love using the original blue dawn to clean my tub in my homemade tub and tile cleaner.
15 drops of essential oils.
It is not necessary to add essential oils but i like to add them because 1 they smell good and 2 lemon and lavender essential oils have natural antiseptic properties perfect for cleaning jobs.
Apply a generous amount of the mixed liquids to your floor and let that sit for a few minutes then rinse your mop and bucket and use fresh water to re mop the floor.
The following method works well for light duty floor cleaning.