If your cat is tracking cookie flour and pine needles through your house — already littered with holiday debris — then you’re ready to use these natural ingredients for some post-holiday cleaning:
WHITE VINEGAR
Rid your windows of small, buttery fingerprints with equal parts vinegar and water. Use newspaper instead of paper towels for extra gleam.
Wood floors shine with 1/4 cup vinegar in a gallon of warm water. Double the vinegar for linoleum floors.
Polish wood furniture with 1/4 cup vinegar and a few drops of olive oil.
BAKING SODA
Ham drippings disappear when you sprinkle baking soda throughout the oven, spray with water, and let sit for several hours before rinsing.
Dip a halved lemon in baking soda to scrub off kitchen counter residue.
Unclog drains with 1 cup baking soda. Follow with 3 cups boiling water and repeat.
CORNSTARCH
Remove oily stains (like salad dressing) by rubbing cornstarch onto the stain. Let sit for at least 20 minutes and brush off with a dry washcloth.
Sprinkle cornstarch (1 cup per medium room) on carpets to deodorize. Let sit for 30 minutes and vacuum.
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