Stardrops or Wilko White Vinegar Spray

Fusspot

I am wondering about using this for cleaning. I use Flash now but I have read about these white vinegar sprays being better as well as cheaper. I could also use it to clean the windows.

Or is an antibac spray and separate window cleaner better?

janb5

How about making your own: The following was posted on here by another MSE.er so I cant claim ownership!

1 part washing up liquid
2 parts lemon juice( Lidl sell a bottle for about 30p)
4 parts white vinegar
5 parts water

I use 50mls, 100mls, 200mls and 250 mls respectively to make 600 mls of cleaner.

Stir together in a jug and decant into spray bottle.

Use for kitchen surfaces, paintwork, bathrooms and toilets etc.

Great on windows.

Purple_kitten

I can't comment on the general cleaner, as we have animals, we use an antibac.

But for windows, mirrors etc, I use distilled vinegar, I'm not sure of the price it has gone up from what it used to be in Mr Tesc0s I think it's now about 40p for a bottle.

Fire_Fox

What is most effective for the least money and least effort partly depends what the grime is comprised of.

I use a cheap glass cleaner spray for light soiling (eg. mirrors/ glass tabletop) but sugar soap spray for heavy or greasy soiling (eg. bus diesel exhaust on windows).

Appreciate few people live in a city centre, as I do, but may be dealing with other greasy soiling (body fat in the shower/ nicotine deposits/ kitchen hob splashback).

HTH!

Suffolk_lass

I have used the cheapest cola in the toilet to clean the bowl (removes limescale if you let it soak for a while), then half a bottle of the cheapest thin bleach in the cistern to keep it germ free.

Bicarbonate of soda mixed to a paste with a little water to get burnt bits off pots and pans and neat white vinegar to de-fur the inside of the kettle. I then put it back in the bottle filtered through an old coffee filter and a funnel and re-use it about 4-5 times.

I use white (or distilled) vinegar in a spray bottle with a squeeze of w-up liquid and water if I need a surface cleaner but mostly I use a hot cloth (e-cloth) and a bit of rubbing for anything stuck on.

Chemicals are vastly over-rated and apart from the perfumes (which often make me sneeze), add little that my cheap choices don't.

I do have a bottle of star drops under the sink, in case. I think it has been there about ten years.

As the previous poster FireFox said, sugar soap is great for any heavy grease.

rach_k

A good alternative to vinegar is citric acid. It comes as powder in a card box, then you just dilute it as needed, so you're not paying to have a bottle of mostly water transported around. It works just as well (and you can change the concentration to make it more effective if you want) and doesn't smell, so I much prefer it. If I want it to bubble so I feel like I'm cleaning properly, I add a squeeze of washing up liquid to it in a spray bottle.

https://www.dri-pak.co.uk/making-a-white-vinegar-substitute/

Linda32

I think I get through one bottle of window cleaner a year. Buy whatever is on off.

I use flash because it smells nice and works, probably one bottle every couple of months.

Zoflora for disinfectant spray, I imagine one bottle a year. A cap full to 400ml of water according to the bottle.

I'm just wondering how much cleaning happens to make a difference cost wise?

ScarletRibbons

I buy a 5 litre bottle of white vinegar from Ma*ro for about £3. I use it for deterring ants in the summer, on glass, chuck a cup in the dishwasher and set on a rinse cycle now and again, in the washer instead of fabric conditioner.

For general ease of use you can put it in a spray bottle

I've also made it up as janb5 recommends above as a window cleaner

roddydogs

White vinegar by itself is a great cleaner, but I wouldnt use it inside unless you can stand the smell!. Its only about 29p in asda for 568ml, and most of us have an empty spray bottle.