Kitchen cleaning: Using hydrogen peroxide to remove stains

Before you go out and purchase the latest Oxy-boosted-stain-fighting-mir acle-kitchen-cleaner, look around your house. If you have Hydrogen peroxide and a few cooking ingredients, don’t throw your money away. It has been shown that peroxide can take almost any stain out of clothing and now it is the best solution for cleaning almost anything in your kitchen.

HARD SURFACE STAINS

Mix a paste of peroxide and baking soda (1:1). Apply to stain, let set for 10 minutes and wipe clean. For set in stains, gently scrub with a toothbrush or scrubbing pad, and wipe clean. To avoid scratching (especially on ceramic tile), apply paste and let sit for 10minutes, wipe clean with muslin cloth.

RUST SPOTS

Any surface in your kitchen that accumulates rust can be clean with the above paste mixture. Simply apply directly to the rusted surface, allow to stand for at least 20 minutes and scrub clean.

MOLD AND MILDEW

To clean mildew from flat surfaces, saturate with a mixture of baking soda and lemon juice (1:1). Allow to set for at least 5 minutes and wipe clean, or rinse with water.

Mold or Mildew on vertical surfaces require a paste solution of peroxide, baking soda and salt (2:1:1). Apply to surface, scrub with grout brush or toothbrush, and rinse clean.

DISH WASHING

Adding 1/4 to 1/2 cup of peroxide to your dishwater will get your dishes cleaner and done faster. After dish washing, soak rags and sponges in 1/2 sink full of warm to hot soapy water and add 1/4 cup of peroxide to brighten and disinfect. Peroxide not only cleans and brightens, but it also kills bacteria.

HARDWOOD FLOORS

It has been shown to clean hardwood stains from wine and pets. Soaking a rag in peroxide and placing the rag on top of the stain for 1 to 2 hours usually works. Start with a diluted mixture of 1 to 1, before using full strength peroxide, to avoid lightening the wood.

Even though doctors now prefer soap and water to peroxide, for cleaning cuts, peroxide has become the best cleaner for every room in your house. I recommend that you keep that bottle in the medicine cabinet and go out and by another for your kitchen.

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