I'm all about saving some $ and getting our kitchen granite clean, disinfected, and streak-free. Since it's black, it really shows any streaks. It reminds me of when you'd spill liquid on your lab table in biology class and as much as you'd wipe and wipe, it just wasn't coming up, leaving streaks everywhere. The Method granite cleaner is $6 for a little bottle which is gone in about 2 weeks. I decided to experiment and here's a recipe I found. I checked online and the alcohol is safe on granite, plus it disinfects.
1/2 c. rubbing alcohol
5-6 drops dish detergent
1/4 c. water
Mix it up in a spray bottle and for pennies you have a great granite or countertop cleaner. I've also been using it as I clean out the fridge. It does have an alcohol smell to it, but it works great, so I can't complain.
Homemade Granite Cleaner
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Posted by Jeni at 3:19 AM
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how great! I don't have any granite countertops or I'd totally give this a whirl.
I have some ugly 70s avacado green counters lol.
I do however, make ALL of my own cleaning supplies, even my own laundry soap. We should chat about that sometime ;)
Dawn:
You say you make a lot of your own cleaning products. What could you add to the granite cleaner above (alcohol, water, detergent) to give it a "fresh" scent...to mask the alcohol?
Thanks
GeoT
I'd recommend experimenting with a few drops of essential oil that you enjoy the scent of. I use just a couple of drops of geranium oil, and it does not mask the scent 100%, but definitely improves it.
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