How to Clean Your Toilet: Frugal and Green

You can clean your toilet bowl without the unhealthy and expensive commercial products. With natural (and common) products that you may already have in your kitchen, you can create homemade toilet cleaners that will be safe for your family, the environment, and save money too.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• White Vinegar
• Borax
• Lemon Juice
• Baking Soda

1. RECIPE 1:
   
   For a clean bowl, pour in a few cups of white vinegar before bed and let it sit overnight, in the morning brush with a toilet brush, and flush. The acetic acid in the vinegar will kill viruses, germs, bacteria and mold; as well as dissolving mineral deposits.

2. RECIPE 2:
   
   Make a thin paste of borax and lemon juice. Flush the toilet to wet the bowl and rub the paste unto the toilet bowl ring. Let this set for a few hours. Scrub and then flush to rinse. Make sure the paste is thin but not runny.

3. RECIPE 3:
   
   Sprinkle baking soda into the bowl, then spray with vinegar and brush with a toilet brush.

4. RECIPE 4:
   
   Flush toilet to wet the sides of the bowl. Sprinkle 1 cup borax around the toilet bowl, then spray with 1/2 cup white vinegar. Leave solution on for a few hours or overnight then scrub with a toilet brush.

Resources

• Frugal Patti - Tips for Frugal Living

[DudMc3]

on 1/4/2009 Why is it important to kill bacteria in a toilet bowl? The next time it is used it will be full of bacteria once more. The main concern should be cleaning off the porcelain surfaces.

[jpwriter]

on 11/6/2008 vinegar is amazing. thanks for the tips.

[veryirie]

on 11/5/2008 Thanks for these tips; I'm going to do the vinegar tip in step 1 tonight!

[Desula]

on 11/5/2008 Thank you for the tips on cleaning your toilet the green and frugal way.