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The Indexed Save Zillions on Cleaning Costs Thread

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23 April 2005 at 8:35PM in Old style MoneySaving

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The Cleaning Recipe Index

Save Zillions On Cleaning Products - Join The Thread

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For some general advice on cleaning garment stains, by Nile,

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And for useful information on Washing powders, again by Nile,

please Click Here

Vinegar

A link to three uses for vinegar

Bathroom (with borax too)

Cider Vinegar - antiseptic and anaesthetic

Conditioner for the wash

Don't use vinegar on gold coloured taps

Fabric Softener

Fabric Softener Recipe (with bicarb)

Furniture polish removal

Frugal Living and vinegar

Healthy Home and vinegar

Kettles and shower heads

Limescale on taps

Mirrors and windows (with bicarb)

Odour removal + ... ... ... and also for the bin?

Plugholes and nappies...

PVC window frames

Rinse aid for the dishwasher (+ lemon)

Windscreen anti-freeze

Sodium bicarbonate - Bicarbonate of Soda

Carpet Smells

Fridge Freshener

[post=704854]Greasy Tiles[/post]

Indigestion

In the bin and the Fridge

Mirrors and window (with vinegar)

Plugholes (with vinegar)

Silver cleaning

Tar removal

Tile Grouting (with lemon)

Borax

[post=571240]Borax Source[/post]

Washing Soda (Soda Crystals)

[post=570696]Cleaning linoleum floors[/post]

Sterilizing tablets/bleach

Cleaning a patio

Bath whitener

Removing spilt tea stains from clothes

Lemon juice

Olive oil and lemon polish

Rinse aid for the dishwaser (+ vinegar)

Tile Grouting (with bicarb)

Grease cutting

Shower spray

Bin freshener

Cider vinegar

Cider Vinegar - antiseptic and anaesthetic

Natural Cures and Cider Vinegar

Baby oil

Cleaning Stainless Steel

Mayonnaise

Tar, Water Marks and Hair Conditioner - (link to a thread)

Home made products

Coca-cola toilet cleaner

Fabric conditioner for dust free TV screens

Laundry Gloop

Shower Gloop

Bath Bombs

HM Laundry Powder

Avon Skin So Soft Bath Oil

List of uses

Useful Links:

Vinegar as a Fabric Softener

White vinegar

More white vinegar

Cider vinegar

Clothes care labels explained

http://www.1001beautytips.com/freeebooks.html
(a downloadable book)

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