In recent decades, with the modern industrial revolution that laid the groundwork for the creation of new recipes for cleaning products, more and more types of window cleaning solutions based on chemicals often dangerous to health have emerged. To protect the health of your loved ones, you can make your own window cleaning solution at home, using simple ingredients that anyone has at hand. Among the most famous recipes trusted by millions of housewives around the world are the following:
1. Window cleaning solution based on lemon juice
Lemon juice is an ingredient long considered a well-kept secret in the community of housewives around the world. It works great against dirt on windows because it easily dissolves grease and makes it easier to wipe. In addition, the acidity of lemon juice has a slight disinfectant effect.
Necessary ingredients:
- A tablespoon of lemon juice
- A liter of lukewarm water
Preparation: mix the two ingredients in a container large enough for the whole solution. Store the solution in the refrigerator between uses.
How to use: spray on the glass to be cleaned and wipe carefully. Use a paper towel or a page from a black and white newspaper for best results.
2. Vinegar-based window cleaning solution
Vinegar is a wonderful ingredient when it comes to preparing cleaning solutions at home. An organic vinegar-based cleaning solution is useful not only for cleaning windows, but also for cleaning and disinfecting other household items (kitchen countertops, sanitary ware in the bathroom, etc.).
Necessary ingredients:
- 250 ml of vinegar (whatever you have in the house)
- 250 ml of lukewarm water
Preparation: mix the two ingredients in a spray container.
How to use: spray the solution on dirty glass and wipe with a paper towel or a page from a black and white newspaper.
3. Ammonia-based window cleaning solution
Ammonia is an ingredient that everyone has in the kitchen, being useful in the preparation of different types of cake tops and cakes. Would you have thought that it can also be useful in window cleaning solutions? Perhaps the highest quality of ammonia in the cleaning process is the ease with which it cleans limescale stains.
Necessary ingredients:
- 250 ml of ammonia
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch (29g)
- 2 liters of lukewarm water
Preparation: mix the ingredients in a transparent container until the cornstarch is completely dissolved.
How to use: spray the solution on dirty glass to cover the entire surface to be cleaned. Use a paper towel to get the best results.
4. Cornstarch solution for cleaning cornstarch
Corn starch is harmful to health if we use it in large quantities in the kitchen. There are no limits to its use in cleaning!
Necessary ingredients:
- A tablespoon of cornstarch (14.5g)
- 60 ml of vinegar
- 60 ml medicinal spirit
- 500 ml of tap water
- A few drops of scented essential oil to give a pleasant aroma to the final solution (lemon, jasmine, lavender, orange, etc.)
Preparation: mix all ingredients in a clear container until the cornstarch is completely dissolved.
How to use: spray a few fluffs of solution on the glass you want to clean and wipe carefully. For best results, use a paper towel or a black and white newspaper page.
5. Solution for cleaning car windows prepared at home
There is no reason why you could not use a homemade organic solution from handy ingredients to clean car jams. Even if the dirt seems impossible to clean in this way, you will be really surprised by the powers of the solution prepared according to the following recipe:
Ingredient:
- 250 ml of distilled water
- 250 ml medicinal spirit
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
Preparation: mix the 3 ingredients well in a spray container.
How to use: Spray the solution on the windows of the machine and wipe gently with a soft cloth or paper towel. The solution can also be used to clean headlights or mirrors.
The advantages of homemade jam cleaning solutions:
- Low costs – from a financial point of view, home-made window cleaning solutions will help you make substantial savings. Using cheap, simple ingredients, at anyone’s fingertips you can prepare a very large amount of solution that, properly stored, will last a long time and you will be able to use it whenever you need.
- It is not harmful to health – home cleaning solutions are 100% safe and not harmful to health, unlike commercially available products that are prepared with chemicals that are dangerous to the respiratory system, skin and eye health. In addition, commercial substances can seriously endanger the health of young children, which is why it is recommended to keep them in hard-to-reach places. Homemade products are so safe for children that you can involve them in cleaning activities, thus turning a boring task into a real fun for the whole family.
- Versatility – these solutions can also be used to clean other surfaces, such as kitchen countertops or sanitary ware in the bathroom. Thus, preparing a quantity of solution for cleaning windows we will have, in fact, enough product to properly clean and sanitize the entire house.
In the end, all you have to do is test all these recipes on your own skin and choose the one you like the most. To give the solutions a specific smell, you can add a few drops of scented essential oil to any recipe. Thus, your windows will not only be clean, disinfected and shiny, but will also emit a fresh and very pleasant smell. For a special fragrance throughout the home, use your favorite solution to wipe windows, mirrors, frames and other glossy surfaces from all rooms.