How to Make Your Own Eco Friendly Tile Floor Cleaning Solution

Tile and vinyl floor cleaning solutions can sometimes be harmful to the environment and one's health. There are eco friendly alternatives out there; however, they can be expensive. The alternative to both of those options is to create your own eco friendly tile/vinyl floor cleaning solution. This article will explain how to make your own simply by using items that you probably already have stocked in your home. It will also provide floor cleaning tips to get the job done right!

Note: This eco friendly homemade tile floor cleaning solution is safe for ceramic tile floors and vinyl flooring.

Things You'll Need:

* 1 to 1 1/2 gallons of hot tap water (depending on the size of the area that you need to clean)
* 1 1/4 cups of white vinegar
* 4 tablespoons of lemon juice
* 1 bucket
* 1 long stick or long mixing utensil to mix the cleaning solution
* pair of rubber gloves (optional)
* Additionally after the floor has been cleaned with the homemade eco friendly floor cleaning
solution, a clean bucket of hot water will be needed to complete the final step

Instruction :

1.Put on your gloves (if you choose to wear them).Obtain the 1 to 1 1/2 gallons of hot water from
the tap and pour it into the bucket.
2.Pour 1 1/4 cups of white vinegar into the bucket of hot water.
3.Add 4 tablespoons of lemon juice to the bucket and mix the solution with a long stick or long
mixing utensil.
4.Dip your mop into this solution and clean the floor. Make sure that you wring out the mop
often for optimum cleaning results.
5.When finished, dump the dirty mixture out of the bucket and fill it with hot tap water.
6.Dip the mop into the bucket of clean hot tap water and mop the entire area of the tile flooring
clean.Make sure that you wring out the mop often for optimum cleaning results.

Tips & Warnings
-Make sure that you wring out the mop often for optimum cleaning results.
-Remember, this eco friendly homemade tile floor cleaning solution is safe for ceramic tile floors
and vinyl flooring.
-Do not use this solution on stone tile flooring.

-Christine Bruness, eHow Member