Cleaners Table
Updated April 29, 2023
 Washing Soda (Sodium Carbonate)
is most caustic, use at ~ 5%, can strip old paint?
do NOT use on aluminum?
 1 cup weighs 6.0 oz
OxyClean 1 cup weighs 9.2 oz; max concentration is 10.5 floz dry in _____ fl oz water
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Borax 1 cup weighs 6.0 oz
max concentration is ~3%
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Laundry Soaps
Regular
Tide 2 oz
Dr Bronner Castille 2-4 oz
Dr Bronner Sal Suds 1 – 1.5oz
HE
Half Dr. Bronners
Tide HE 50 oz for 32 loads = 1.56 oz/load
SO
Tide Regular 1 oz = Castille 1-2 oz = Sal Suds 0.5 – 0.75 oz
Cleaning Links
Updated | Purpose | Source | Warm Water | Borax | Soap | Washing Soda | OxyClean | Other | Directions |
 | General | Dr. Bronner | 1 qt |  |
Sal Suds 1 TBSP (or 1 oz 50%) |
 |  | can add 1/4 tsp tea tree oil |
(1 gallon water requires 4 oz 50% sal suds) |
6/2021 | Deck | Bob Vila | 2 gal | (1 cup optional) |
1/4 cup liquid (= 2 oz Sal suds 50%) |
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2 cups (weighs 18.4 oz) |
 | Liberally saturate the deck by dipping the brush into the homemade cleaning solution and sloshing it over the planks. Starting at one end and working your way to the other, scrub with the brush to work up a light lather, rewetting the brush’s bristles as needed. |
6/2021 | Deck | ? | 1 gallon | Â | Â | 1/2 – 1 cup | Â | Â |
1 cup weighs 6 oz. 1/2 cup in 1 gallon is ~ 4.5% by weight; 3.13% by volume |
6/2021 | Household | Peppermint Soap Spray? | 2 cups | Â | 1/2 tsp peppermint castile | 1/2 tsp | Â | 12 drops peppermint oil | Â |
6/2021 | Carpet | MY Carpet Cleaner Concentrate | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
6/2021 | Carpet | Borax Co | 1 gal | 1/2 cup | Â | Â | Â | Â | CAN be used in steam cleaner |
6/2021 | General | Borax Co | 12 oz | 1/2 cup | Â | Â | Â | Â |
let sit for 3-5 min 1/2 cup weighs ~ 3 oz; 3 oz in 12 oz = 3/15 = 20%! |
6/2021 | Carpet -Ped Urine | Borax Co | Â | 1/2 cup | Â | Â | Â |
1/4 cup salt 1/4 cup vinegar |
let sit 30-45 min |
6/2021 | Dishwasher | Borax Co | Â | 1/4 cup | Â | Â | Â | Â | with dishes! |
6/2021 | Mineral Buildup | Borax Co | 4 cups | 2 tsp | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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