Witches House

Witches House
~simple natural cleaners and solutions~


Furniture Polish
Pound fresh sweet cicely seeds. Place a handful on a rag and rub on wood.
Furniture Polish
Mix 2 parts vegetable oil and 1 part lemon juice. Wipe on areas to be
Polished.
Furniture & Floor Polish
Mix 3 parts olive oil with 1 part white vinegar. Wipe on areas to be
Polished.

Glass Cleaners
Fill a spray bottle with equal amounts of vinegar and water. This is my
Favorite glass cleaner because it does not streak.
Glass Cleaner
Fill a spray bottle with:
2 cups rubbing alcohol
2 TBS household ammonia
1 1/2 TBS liquid dishwashing detergent
Window Cleaner
Make a wet paste out of cornstarch and water. Wipe on windows and let dry.
Wipe off.
Wall Cleaner
Mix in bucket:
1 gallon of water
1 cup household ammonia
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup baking soda
Carpet Cleaner
1 TBS vinegar
1 TBS household ammonia
Mix with one quart water.

Carpet Cleaner
Sprinkle cornstarch on the carpet and let sit for 10 minutes. Vacuum.
Deodorizer for Cat & Dog Messes
Clean up mess. Sprinkle baking soda on the area and then spray with vinegar.
Let sit for about an hour. Wipe up with a mild soap and water solution.

Oven Cleaner
Sprinkle fresh spills inside the oven with salt. The salt will absorb the
Spills and can be brushed away once the oven has cooled.
Oven Cleaner
Do this only if your kitchen is well ventilated. Preheat the oven to 200F
And then turn it off. Pour 2 cups of straight ammonia into a non-aluminum
Pan and place on the middle rack. Shut the oven door and let sit overnight.
By morning the grease will be easy to wipe up.

Refrigerator Cleaner
Spray and wipe clean with equal parts of vinegar and water.
To Clean the Dishwasher
Once a month, pour a cup of vinegar into the dishwasher and run it through
The whole cycle. This will clean, disinfect and reduce the soap build up.
Herbal Disinfectant
Simmer a handful of the leaves and stems of rosemary, juniper, lavendar or
Sage in 2 cups of boiled water. Strain and use to clean kitchens and
Bathrooms. Adding a little dishwashing detergent helps to cut the grease.
Recipe can be doubled.
Kitchen Cleaner
Once a month, wipe down entire kitchen and the inside of the refrigerator
With 2 TBS chlorine bleach in one gallon of water. This will kill off all
The harmful germs.

For Greasy Dishes
Add a splash of vinegar to your dishwater to cut the grease.

Garbage Disposal Cleaner
Grind a couple of ice cubes made from vinegar in the garbage disposal and
Then run cold water for about a minute.

Get Rid of Sink Odor
Pour a 1/2 cup of vinegar down the kitchen sink. Flush with cold water a
Half hour later.

Air Freshener
Simmer 2 tsp. Cinnamon in 2 cups of water.
Bug and Rodent Deterents
Ants:
Spray vinegar on ant trails and around the areas they are getting into your
House. Place sprigs of pennyroyal, tansy, or rue in the cupboards and
Shelves.
Fleas:
Fleas hate laurel leaves, rue, and winter savory. Crush and place under
Rugs, sofa cushions, doormats, etc.. Add a tsp. Of vinegar to your pets
Drinking water.
Flies:
Hang sprigs of lavender, mint, pennyroyal, peppermint, or rue. Make
Potpourris out of lavender. Grow any one of these herbs in and / or outside
Of your house.
Moths:
Make sachets out of lavender, lemon, thyme, mint, rosemary, tansy, or
Wormwood. Place in linen closets and drawers and in closets.
Weevils:
Place bay leaves on shelves and in cupboards. Put a whole leaf in with your
Flour, rice and dried beans.
Mice:
Place sprigs of tansy or mint on your shelves, cupboards and anywhere mice
Have been seen to deter them.
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