The best cleaning advice I have ever learnt from you is "letting it sit." Honestly, that has saved me so much frustration and cash! I use a variation of your cleaning spray too, so thank you very much for giving me the tools for a clean home, in much less time and easy on the pocket xx
Hi Melissa, I have a dryer hack. If your garments come out wrinkly, or you need to quickly remove some wrinkles from an item, throw an ice cube in with the clothes and turn the dryer on for a few minutes, then remove the item(s) immediately and hang up. There may (or may not) be a little bit of wet spots but they will dry quickly and your garment will be virtually wrinkle free.
The solution with the alcohol is basically the same as the Dawn PowerWash diy spray minus the essential oil. Just put it in your empty SprayWash bottle.
Love your diy bathroom tub and tile cleaner with hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, dish soap and few drops essential oil. Also, thanks for your honesty and transparency!❤
Some of my staples are Gain power wash (mostly bc of the smell), Rocco & Roxie enzymatic! Thanks as always Melissa! Loving the minis I bought on yr site. I feel like I can control them a lot easier than 12x12 microfibers.
Could you make a video about what cleaning you could do before you go on holiday? For example I remove the bedsheets before I go on vacation so it can air out while I'm gone, but I was wondering if there were other things like that that I'm missing.
I love the first one water and dish soap we labeled it Old Reliable with a picture of the dog off of Lady and the Tramp. My favorite product on the market is Pink and I always have the barkeepers friend. We use all the homemade products you have suggested to make they are the very BEST! Thank You! ❤❤❤
I love your DIY cleaners - and borax is one of my favorites. I mix 2 Tbsp borax with a cup of baking soda, and keep it by the tub to add to Epsom salt baths - is also great as a cleaner - I sprinkle some in the toilet bowl about weekly. I use eco laundry strips, and love them! I'm trying a bar of dish soap when my new house is finished (soon, I hope!!) But keep liquid on hand. I mix several Tbsp borax with 15 oz hot water to dissolve, then pour about 1/4 cup in the laundry dispenser most loads. I also got a set of natural wool dryer balls that I use regularly.
The all purpose cleaner is amazing! It's my go-to cleaner and tea tree oil is just the right hint of clean scent that doesn't give me a migraine. I had to make a second bottle of the AP cleaner for the garage because I got tired of hunting it down when I needed it 😁
Laundry detergent is the most toxic soap to put on our clothes. Are you selling out by saying store bought are good? NOTHING, THAT IS STORE BOUGHT IS GOOD FOR YOUR HOUSE! Sorry, your channel is not for me.
If half the people that have watched this video, make half of these cleaning solutions just once or twice… then this video could have already saved about 300,000 plastic bottles from ending up in a landfill or the ocean.
I am trying to make and understand how certain substances work for cleaning. I thought mixing dishwashing liquid vinegar and water sounded good. But wanting to understand just how. Vinegar acid dishwashing liquid alkaline together cancel out each other. So use separately
I am trying to switch to products that are better for me and better for the environment because I am struggling with infertility and I am trying to switch to more natural products to see if they help…So I made some changes like buying perfume free products, including dish soap that it’s perfume free. I started using essential oils instead of perfume for the house. I use natural soap as a body wash instead of general shower gel . And I started using more DYI home cleaning products so thank you for this video.
I still use those Earth laundry strips or Tide for laundry and love Method Daily Granite on my counters. But I do use your basic cleaner recipe with the rubbing alcohol on lots of things! I have a window cleaner recipe that contains vinegar, distilled water and a small amount of cornstarch and I LOVE it, especially with a squeegee!
Dear, I bought a cheap mobile home. The smell so bad, can you recommend to me any kind of deep clean sanitizer product for wall, laminate floor, ceiling please? Thank-you.
Do you have a video about the store bought cleaning products that you find are better than DIY? And are you using any of those in other ways beside the obvious? It would be super helpful to know where my money is best saved by DIY and where it should be spent for products to get the most out of my time cleaning, so I can be effective, but lazy. ;)
What do you think of homemade laundry detergent? My family makes it in huge batches and it lasts us well over 6 months! I enjoy the sustainability of it but what do you think of the ingredients?
I'm with you on laundry detergent will buy that. But but will research which is best for me. But I have a problem. I think I would like a new Miele washing machine. The one with duo dose but I don't want water softener or even brighter But but again I know overuse of detergent causes problems so a machine that puts in the right amount at the right time sounds good. I will just have to understand what their products do and what's in their mix
I love the Biokleen Bac Out you suggested for pet and toilet stuff, I can’t live without Dr. Bronners Sal Suds for my all around concentrated soap (I add it to homemade all purpose spray, use it in the toilet bowl scrub recipe, dilute it for dishes… etc.). Last but not least - Bar Keepers Friend!!
WD-40 is my friend when I want to make things shine. My apartment was totally gutted and remodeled 5 years ago and builder's grade everything was used. It's lovely and I appreciate having a nice place to live but I have to be careful what I use to clean with. I use the homemade mixtures for the everyday cleaning. But when I need to spiffy things up I will use the WD-40 on my appliances, fixtures, sink, anywhere I want to make it look new. The landlord does a walk-through twice a year and she says I have the cleanest apt. Thanks, Melissa for making me look good!
I used to use newspaper to wipe glass. Always found it gave me a streak-free shiny finish. Don't why so will have to research that. But once the newspaper was easy to get and after reading then cleaning it started the fire
I have hard water which may be the reason commercial products work better in the tub. I use dish soap plus Scrubbing bubbles (vs vinegar) to clean my tub/shower. Dish soap makes the cleaning go much faster than the product alone.
No, I believe that's vinegar and baking soda. Dish soap is just detergent, so I don't think it neutralizes vinegar. Hopefully someone else can chime in here incase I'm wrong 😂
@@jennys1529 okay now I know that baking soda is salty and I know that it neutralizes vinegar. All I know is bases neutralize acids and vice versa. It ca be illustrated by pouring vinegar into oversudsing washer or dishwasher.
Vinegar and dish soap do cancel each other out. It's a cool science experiment. The soap will break down (or become unsaponified). Strange that so many cleaning channels suggest mixing vinegar and dish soap.
how do you get cat smell out? it rained all day yesterday and some cat, came next to my door and peed. I have a huge dog, that I kept in, all day, so I think it got revenge. I'm anti cat. and this didn't help. I put laundry soap on the floor and got on my hands and knees and scrubbed the floor. I have no idea what to do.
I've been using Kaboom bathroom cleaner every time I make my grocery list. and pine sol cleaner too.❤ this is soooo easy and I just finished watching your video. you're home is gorgeous. Thanks so much. 😊😊😊
Hello Melissa, Thank you for sharing your expertise on housekeeping. I will not share my age but simply say I’m a grandmother learning so much. Over a year ago I signed up for your class starting a cleaning business. Lost track with Life and Covid, would I be able to access the course?
Washing up liquid. I use Fairy, I think it's the British equivalent of Dawn. For a long time I used bar soap to wash dishes (not hand bar soap) but when I went back to ferry it made washing the dishes so much easier. I can also be used to make other cleaning products around the home so it's multi-use and probably the product I use more than any other in my home.
Love this video! I’m using your recipe for the stone cleaner as my all purpose cleaner and WOW! Gonna try your soap scum buster next. This is all making me want to clean! (Wait - what??) 😄
I use pink solution and would be super interested in seeing a video on how you use it. I've made the heavy and light mix as well as used it straight up but would love to see someone that isn't from the company show its benefits.
Love when we know EXACTLY what’s in our cleaning products since it’s on our hands. The Impressive-looking overpriced products have some scary ingredients. I mostly stick to environmentally safe products. Thank you! 😊🦋
Thank you very much for your suggestions. May I ask you to put the name of the cleaners you make but in the screen because my english Is so elementary 🌺besos desde Madrid 🇪🇦💕
I have a question, Melissa. And i apologize if this was already mentioned in other videos. What is the best cleaning solution for fake hardwood floors? I am currently using liquid Lysol followed by steam cleaner, but it's been so hot, all windows are shut and Lysol fumes are hard on us all (reactive airway). Thank you! Love your channel!
You can absolutely make your own laundry detergent using equal amounts of marseille soap and baking soda and adding 15 - 20 drops of lemon essential oil.It cleans the clothes perfectly,even darker ones.For fabric softener I recently switched to white vinegar (again adding essential oil,usually lavender).It leaves the clothes really soft and delicately smelling!
Have you ever used newspaper ro clean the mirrors? Just turned my hands black!!lmao MY FAVORITE CLEANING/FRESHENING HACK WOULD BE 3/4BOTTLE HOT WATER AND LIKEN1-2 CAPS OF UNSTOPPABLEs....I spray it on EVERYTHING THAT IS FABRIC. makes the house smell soooook good.
How long will these cleaning products keep once you mix them? Are all of these DIY cleaning products make-ahead or do you make these solutions for every time you clean?
I have hard water which may be the reason commercial products work better in the tub. I use dish soap plus Scrubbing bubbles (vs vinegar) to clean my tub/shower. Dish soap makes the cleaning go much faster than the product alone.
Ok, I’m new to diy cleaning. Like NEW as in right now. lol But, one thing in particular struck me immediately and that is the addition of essential oil to GLASS CLEANERS! How can you get a glass or mirror clean with adding an oil? I find you as I have been desperately seeking a solution to a HUGE problem for me. I’m allergic to cats, my son and my two grandchildren move in with their 3 cats, one of which was pregnant. Now there are 5 cats. Ok the problem aside from the obvious, one of the cats, a male was cast out of the lower level we’ll say, it’s actually the basement, but ok, he was thrust into my living space because the female is in heat and he is not yet spayed. Well, to shorten this he sprayed my closet and curtains and I’m pi**ed but my head is pounding from the smell. Sooooo, I have been scouring RU-vid for how to effectively and quickly remove the ummm, stank! Anyone who can help me with this please help! After several hours of video information it seems that I need an enzyme cleaner. Thank you
Hi I love all of your videos with tips and your expertise 😍 your video on cleaning and I saw you use a handheld steamer that plugged in could you link that below please or let me know which one it is thanks so much Tammy 🌺
I checked white vinegar which you use in cooking etc to cleaning vinegar which is a little stronger but according to chemists that does not make any difference. I am going to litmus paper and check pH. This is why I find using just water in many cases works well for me
I have a question regarding microfibre cloths. Living in the UK, there are a large amount of false microfibre cloths. I wanted to purchase yours but I can’t justify the postage for them. What brands would you recommend?
could someone at Clean MY Space answer my question from the other day. "It sounds like I could really have one cleanser. Water, alcohol, essential oil. Am I correct?"
I’ve used your recipes for years, it’s in my “love” RU-vid list, easy, non toxic, gentle on all surfaces, and cheap. I have one harsher cleaner for occasional use on tough grease. And your cloths are just amazing! Thank you 😁
I clean airbnbs and I discovered a set of cleaning cloths for windows and glass where you only use water! They have litteraly saved me soooo much money for less than $20. Microfiber wholesale window and glass cleaning cloths.
my daughter has norovirus, vomits constantly and has severe diarrhea. I saw on the internet that the norovirus is highly contagious how can I protect myself and the rest of the family from it?
After years of cleaning my glass top tables with paper towel and leaving tons of lint, which returns shortly . I tried yours and holy cow. My furniture looks great! Thanks so much!
I bought the house recently so moving to there soon so I searched for how to clean properly for the whole house. I am so happy that I found your channel. I love all your recipes for cleaning spray. Does the DIY spray have expired? How long will it last? Also suggest me how to clean unpainted inside kitchen cabinets and drawers. I will appreciate if you have time to answer. Thank you
Is the borax safe for doors that have mildew and mold? Our ventilation in one of our restrooms is really bad and the doors get moldy from the top. Will it mess up the paint? I've thought about using bleach but wanted something less strong in scent.
You can wip up laundry detergent. It is cheap and easy to make the powder. We have done it for years and won’t go back to commercial laundry detergent.
Great video thanks but I wondered why we don’t see borax in the UK. I was shocked to find that it’s actually banned in the UK and EU because it’s considered hazardous to health 😮
Hi Melissa - can you suggest the best way to clean a glass stove top that will remove all the extra residue that is left after cooking. Also how to remove candle wax from a glass. Appreciate all your remedy advice on your channel and thanks so much.
If I remember right you had a DIY Disinfectant / all purpose cleaner to clean the toilet in one of you many but super diy cleaner videos. Do you remember which one or do you remember the recipe? Thanks I have learn so much from you and you helped me so much because the diy cleaner usually always clean better for me than the store bought.
