TURI - Toxics Use Reduction Institute

Ingredients

Notes

Lab Tested

Toilet Bowl

Baking soda and vinegar

Sprinkle baking soda in bowl, then squirt with vinegar and scrub. Cleans & deodorizes

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Borax and lemon juice or vinegar make a paste

Removes stubborn stains like toilet bowl ring

For a tough stain flush toilet to wet the bowl and then apply the paste to the stain and let sit for 2 hours

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Denture tabs are good substitute for toilet cleaner

Drop 2 tablets in the bowl and scrub as usual

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Liquid castile soap and baking soda or borax

Scrub toilet

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Baking soda and Murphy’s oil soap.

Sprinkle baking soda in the wet bowl. Add a couple drops of soap and scrub bowl. Flush toilet to rinse.

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Tub & Tile Cleaners

Baking soda

Sprinkle it on the tub/tile and scrub with a damp sponge

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Vinegar and baking soda

Will remove film buildup on the tub. Apply vinegar on a sponge and wipe tiles. Use baking soda as you would a scouring powder. Rinse thoroughly

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-¼ cup vinegar in gallon water

Use on surfaces that have films or need more cleaning

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Baking soda and water paste

To clean grout. Put paste on grout with toothbursh or sponge, scrub grout and then rinse

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Half a lemon dipped in borax

Rub area to be cleaned rinse well and dry with soft cloth

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Baking soda and Murphy’s oil

Use baking soda in place of scouring powder. Sprinkle baking soda on wet tub and rub. Then add some soap and continue scrubbing. Rinse well

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Liquid castile soap (medium amount) and baking soda/borax

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Fixtures: General

2 tablespoon baking soda in 1 quart water

Clean plumbing fixtures. Wipe on then rinse

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Vinegar soaked paper towels

Hard lime deposits can be removed by putting on the deposits for about an hour

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Fixtures: Porcelain

Cream of Tartar

Sprinkle on a damp cloth

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Fixtures: Shower head

½ cup vinegar and one quart water

Metal (hard water deposits)

Put shower head in mixture and boil water for 15 minutes

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1 pint white vinegar and 1 pint hot water

Plastic

Soak shower head and soak for about an hour

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Fixtures: Drain Cleaners

-½ cup baking soda, 1 cup white vinegar, 1 gallon boiling water, ½ a used lemon

Pour baking soda down drain/disposal, follow with the vinegar. Allow the mixture to foam for a few minutes before flushing the drain with boiling water. For slow drains, use once a week to keep drains fresh and clear

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