Surface cleansers

Farzackerly

No, not the ones for your skin, but kitchen surfaces, sinks, etc.
I bought a 1L bottle of Lidl Surface Cleaner today and decanted it into spray bottles. It was immediately obvious when I used it that it was too strong for spray use and frankly, a bit of a waste.
I discovered that diluting it at least 50/50 with water it's still effective and now even cheaper - I think it will still work well enough if it's diluted 70%.

Linda32

Yes, I'm sure it will work just as well. Good idea.

joedenise

I use a spray bottle with 1/3 vinegar, 1/3 stardrops, 1/3 water. This cleans most things and works out really cheap.

Denise

FairyPrincessk

Most of the time I just use straight vinegar. However, we do also keep a bottle of the Aldi surface spray (not sure what it is called but it is in an orange bottle) and I find that it works as well as the expensive stuff and doesn't smell "strange". If it is a particularly nasty job (i.e. illness) then a 10% bleach solution is in order--but don't ever mix bleach with stardrops!

Mrs_Cookie

If you have access to herbs make up some herbal vinegar, I make rosemary, lavender and rose versions for different jobs and one from the lemon and orange peels left over after zesting the fruit or eating the contents. Once you've made it just put it in a spray top bottle and use to clean surfaces, no need to mix it, you can use it to mop the kitchen floor as well and its great for getting rid of greasy marks! Don't use it on marble though or you won't have any marble left lol!

Bonus is you can use the flavoured vinegar to make salad dressings as well

If you want it to smell stronger and a less like vinegar, add a few drops of essential oil, don't use it for cooking if you do this though! Lavender is my favourite, can use it in every room.

Stephen_Leak

You could always use the MSE OS mix of one part each of Stardrops, white vinegar and water in an old plastic spray bottle. Use very sparingly.

This does have mild antibacterial properties. If you need more, you can add one part of disinfectant.

Before anyone says anything, I have tested this. I did a risk assessment, which concluded that I was probably going to die horribly. So, I opened the windows and went ahead anyway. The mixture didn't gas me like a WW1 soldier. It didn't eat it's way through the bottle, worktop and floor. It hasn't evolved into a new life form. At least, not yet.

asparagus1968

Mrs_Cookie wrote: »

If you have access to herbs make up some herbal vinegar, I make rosemary, lavender and rose versions for different jobs and one from the lemon and orange peels left over after zesting the fruit or eating the contents. Once you've made it just put it in a spray top bottle and use to clean surfaces, no need to mix it, you can use it to mop the kitchen floor as well and its great for getting rid of greasy marks! Don't use it on marble though or you won't have any marble left lol!

Bonus is you can use the flavoured vinegar to make salad dressings as well

If you want it to smell stronger and a less like vinegar, add a few drops of essential oil, don't use it for cooking if you do this though! Lavender is my favourite, can use it in every room.

could you explain a bit more on how to make the lavender/vinegar mix please?