I've heard you can make your own hardwood floor cleaner. I hope it's true because I just made some and tried it. I found that you can mix 1/2 C white vinegar with a gallon of water. I broke that down to 1 T white vinegar with 2 C water. I read somewhere else that you can mix 1/4 C vinegar to 30 oz water. That breaks down to approximately 2 T vinegar with 2 C water. I thought I'd try the lesser amount of vinegar, though, this time. It seemed to work very well. I just sprayed the cleaner on the floor and wiped it off with an old terry-cloth towel.
I also read somewhere that you can make your own hardwood floor polish from 1/2 C vegetable oil with 1/2 C white vinegar. I want to research it just a little more, though, because I'm a little worried about putting that much vinegar on the floor!
*** Apparently you're not supposed to use vinegar or oil soaps on Bruce hardwood flooring, which this is because it ruins the finish. Oh well, guess I won't use it anymore. I've probably already ruined the finish, though, by using my Murphy oil soap. Guess it doesn't help having little kids either....
Vinegar and baking soda are nature's safe cleansers, love 'em!
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