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Feb 1st, 2012 10:24 am — "Tammy" writes: Can you use this on granite or slate? I [...]
Feb 1st, 2012 11:52 am — "Annie" writes: Why do you heat up the vinegar?
Feb 1st, 2012 12:13 pm — "Brooke" writes: Question: Does this affect grout? This l[...]
Feb 1st, 2012 12:18 pm — "Starla" writes: Another question… will any kind of dis[...]
Feb 1st, 2012 2:08 pm — "Tanya" writes: I have iron in my water, so my tub looks[...]
Feb 1st, 2012 4:09 pm — "Miranda" writes: Thanks for that tip, Theresa!
Feb 1st, 2012 5:30 pm — "sarah" writes: So cool!!! Just this morning after my sh[...]
Feb 1st, 2012 6:26 pm — "Carley" writes: What a simple solution! I, too, have bee[...]
Feb 1st, 2012 6:44 pm — "Theresa Powers" writes: I had to giggle at this! This combinatio[...]
Feb 1st, 2012 9:26 pm — "S C" writes: I used this in my shower and was impress[...]
Feb 1st, 2012 10:13 pm — "Anna" writes: We have colored grout in out shower but [...]
Feb 2nd, 2012 3:10 pm — "Andrea" writes: Sarah, I just use a spray bottle with 1/[...]
Feb 2nd, 2012 3:11 pm — "Andrea" writes: Tanya, I honestly have no experience wit[...]
Feb 2nd, 2012 3:12 pm — "Andrea" writes: When I was looking around for different [...]
Feb 2nd, 2012 3:13 pm — "Andrea" writes: I can’t imagine this would affect the [...]
Feb 2nd, 2012 10:31 pm — "KimH" writes: I use about 1/4 cup bottled lemon juice [...]
Feb 3rd, 2012 2:26 pm — "Jennifer" writes: How do you use this recipe? Do you spray[...]
Feb 3rd, 2012 2:46 pm — "Sherri" writes: Probably to make the soap dissolve into it.
Feb 3rd, 2012 7:04 pm — "dianne" writes: Written instructions say Dawn DISH soap,[...]
Feb 4th, 2012 12:43 pm — "Cheryl T." writes: I think they are the same. I have a blue[...]
Feb 4th, 2012 12:44 pm — "Cheryl T." writes: You can make your own dishwasher deterge[...]
Feb 5th, 2012 11:17 pm — "Keri M." writes: This reminds me of that episode of Frien[...]
Feb 6th, 2012 3:35 pm — "Chrissy" writes: I just tried this and it was very soapy.[...]
Feb 8th, 2012 10:04 am — "Susan" writes: It says antibacterial hand soap is becau[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 2:16 pm — "Lauren" writes: I have been looking for a recipe for hom[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 2:40 pm — "Debbie Patt" writes: I have been making my own homemade “Fe[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 2:41 pm — "Kelley" writes: Looking for any ideas to help clean a gl[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 2:47 pm — "Shannon" writes: Do you have to spray and scrub or just s[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 2:54 pm — "Christina" writes: I have found 1/4 c vinegar, 2 c water an[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 2:56 pm — "Clinton Michael" writes: Get horticultural grade vinegar/acetic a[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 2:58 pm — "Amy" writes: I use just baking soda with a little dow[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 2:59 pm — "amy" writes: *dawn not down lol
Feb 9th, 2012 3:07 pm — "Ashlea" writes: Is the vinegar heated just to dissolve t[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 3:07 pm — "karen" writes: I know this isn’t homemade, but “bar[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 3:11 pm — "Melanie" writes: I discovered my favorite tub/shower clea[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 3:22 pm — "Erin" writes: I’d be interested to know if this coul[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 3:51 pm — "Shawnie" writes: Kelley – I have had great success with[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 4:24 pm — "Heather" writes: I’m all about homemade cleaners…. I [...]
Feb 9th, 2012 4:57 pm — "Sarah" writes: Do you just spray this on and leave it a[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 4:58 pm — "Margery" writes: I found a miracle for clear glass shower[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 5:10 pm — "Kelley" writes: Thanks for this useful information!
Feb 9th, 2012 5:14 pm — "Kelley" writes: Thanks! Gonna give this a try. We have n[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 5:29 pm — "Susan E." writes: Starla, have you tried soaking your dish[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 7:35 pm — "SHAWN" writes: Clinton, Where can I find this horticult[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 7:36 pm — "Elizabeth" writes: It is mixed with soap– which I believe[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 9:54 pm — "Camille" writes: I’ve been using this for years and hav[...]
Feb 9th, 2012 11:34 pm — "Sue" writes: I found it a specialty organic gardening[...]
Feb 10th, 2012 9:41 am — "Pat" writes: I have been using my own recipe for over[...]
Feb 10th, 2012 11:58 am — "Andrea" writes: Thanks for the tip Camille — this woul[...]
Feb 10th, 2012 12:02 pm — "Andrea" writes: I just spray it one and then scrub it of[...]
Feb 11th, 2012 12:51 pm — "Sheri M." writes: I tried this 1/2 vinegar heated to 1/2 D[...]
Feb 11th, 2012 3:31 pm — "Joh" writes: We have hard water so we can get quite t[...]
Feb 12th, 2012 11:42 pm — "Phill" writes: I use a product called Crystal Clear sho[...]
Feb 14th, 2012 3:57 pm — "JessicaLynn" writes: I’ve been trying to find a bleach-free[...]
Feb 21st, 2012 4:19 pm — "Jordan Page" writes: Shared this on my post popular post of 2[...]
Feb 27th, 2012 3:49 pm — "Amy Kendall" writes: Just wondered how it does on a glass sho[...]
Mar 2nd, 2012 5:04 pm — "Gloria Sue Wilson" writes: I also wonder how it does on the glass s[...]
Mar 3rd, 2012 4:49 pm — "heather" writes: Vinegar dries with no spots. I keep a ju[...]
Mar 10th, 2012 6:29 pm — "Crystal" writes: I just tried this and it was good. Lots [...]
Mar 12th, 2012 6:09 pm — "Witteney" writes: I just used this and didn’t have any f[...]
Mar 17th, 2012 10:23 pm — "Marcie" writes: Forget the shower cleaner and just inves[...]
Mar 30th, 2012 8:12 am — "Jennifer" writes: I used this last night and it worked bea[...]
Apr 5th, 2012 4:17 pm — "Susie" writes: I love this combination, although at fir[...]
Apr 14th, 2012 3:34 pm — "Linda" writes: We have extremely hard water, so cleanin[...]
Apr 20th, 2012 9:56 pm — "Amy Eckstein" writes: I LOVE this product! I have soft water, [...]
May 2nd, 2012 9:03 pm — "Shiloh" writes: You say that you have been using it for [...]
May 2nd, 2012 9:16 pm — "Twylia" writes: so good to see this recipe…I have to s[...]
May 2nd, 2012 10:49 pm — "Thomas" writes: Does the brand of the liquid dish deterg[...]
May 2nd, 2012 11:04 pm — "Debbie" writes: A pumice stone will scrub the ring away [...]
May 3rd, 2012 8:37 am — "Nana" writes: Hello! I`ve tried this recipe minutes ag[...]
May 7th, 2012 2:37 pm — "Cap" writes: I just finished using this to clean my b[...]
May 10th, 2012 2:11 pm — "Stristan" writes: Even though this recipe is homemade, it [...]
May 11th, 2012 2:07 pm — "Amanda" writes: I made this using Seventh Generation dis[...]
May 18th, 2012 5:58 am — "Michelle" writes: I live in England where the water is dis[...]
May 26th, 2012 10:22 am — "Cathleen" writes: I loved this cleaner! It really cut thro[...]
Jun 1st, 2012 12:17 pm — "Trista" writes: OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I can’t believe how[...]
Jun 4th, 2012 4:11 pm — "Kelly" writes: Is there a way to do this without a micr[...]
Jun 6th, 2012 8:37 pm — "Cady" writes: This worked great for me! I can’t beli[...]
Jun 6th, 2012 10:43 pm — "Andrea" writes: Thanks Cady — glad it worked for you! [...]
Jun 6th, 2012 11:08 pm — "Cady" writes: Thank you, Andrea! Now that I know it wo[...]
Jun 7th, 2012 1:13 pm — "Susan" writes: Do you happen to have any ideas for a ho[...]
Jun 11th, 2012 1:07 pm — "cindy" writes: Just heat the vinegar up on the stove :)
Jun 21st, 2012 10:34 pm — "Sarah" writes: Im assuming you spray, wipe, then rinse,[...]
Jun 28th, 2012 11:18 am — "Brenda" writes: Thanks so much for posting this! I was l[...]
Jul 5th, 2012 4:41 am — "Holly" writes: Don’t have Dawn here….would pure soa[...]
Jul 6th, 2012 1:54 pm — "Lyndsey" writes: I live in South Africa and stumbled acro[...]
Jul 15th, 2012 3:07 am — "Jardine" writes: Does this work with any dish soap or doe[...]
Jul 15th, 2012 6:39 pm — "Michelle" writes: Hi All, I came across this post a few da[...]
Jul 26th, 2012 12:05 pm — "Jenny" writes: If vinegar is an acid and soap is a base[...]
Jul 29th, 2012 4:08 pm — "lydiarom" writes: Jenny: I believe your right but for what[...]
Aug 12th, 2012 7:59 pm — "Karen" writes: This worked great! I found using a used [...]
Aug 26th, 2012 8:04 pm — "Jane" writes: I just made a batch of the cleaner per t[...]
Aug 26th, 2012 8:35 pm — "Andrea" writes: Hmmm…not sure Jane. I’ve made this c[...]
Sep 6th, 2012 2:52 pm — "Michaela" writes: I just tried this. This is awesome! I ne[...]
Sep 16th, 2012 8:12 pm — "Cady" writes: I used it as a preventative and it worke[...]
Sep 16th, 2012 8:17 pm — "Cady" writes: I don’t know where Jane is but maybe t[...]
Sep 20th, 2012 3:41 pm — "Liz" writes: Rinsing with cold water might help, sinc[...]
Sep 24th, 2012 5:19 pm — "Natalia" writes: Thank you, Cady! You just gave me some c[...]
Oct 4th, 2012 8:28 am — "Sue" writes: Just made this with Shaklee dish deterge[...]
Oct 4th, 2012 8:29 am — "Sue" writes: Just made this with Shaklee dish deterge[...]
Oct 11th, 2012 11:48 am — "Heidi" writes: I just made this with Dr. Bronners Casti[...]
Oct 24th, 2012 10:19 am — "Brandy" writes: I tried this today and it worked very we[...]
Oct 27th, 2012 12:54 pm — "Smbeck97" writes: I agree with Brandy! Tons of fumes and i[...]
Oct 27th, 2012 9:43 pm — "Brenda" writes: I use straight white distilled vinegar i[...]
Nov 2nd, 2012 10:38 am — "Ellie" writes: Maybe if you boil down the soap flakes a[...]
Nov 12th, 2012 2:57 pm — "Jasmine" writes: Pictures please Brenda…;)
Nov 12th, 2012 11:31 pm — "mandy" writes: Brandy did you ever use the Seventh Gen.[...]
Nov 13th, 2012 12:47 am — "Brandy" writes: I haven’t tried it with Seventh Genera[...]
Nov 15th, 2012 8:34 pm — "Andie" writes: Hey! I want to try this recipe but i can[...]
Nov 16th, 2012 12:29 pm — "Penelpoe" writes: “Then I get naked, hop in, wipe it dow[...]
Nov 18th, 2012 3:51 pm — "Meghan" writes: The vinegar heated up is what causes you[...]
Nov 26th, 2012 11:19 pm — "Jessica" writes: Why heat the vinegar? Just wondering.
Dec 2nd, 2012 10:30 am — "Clancey" writes: Tried many of the recipes for homemade s[...]
Dec 3rd, 2012 9:51 am — "Andrea" writes: Thanks for this recipe — I might have [...]
Dec 31st, 2012 10:18 pm — "Irene" writes: Fairy dish washing liquid is the Aussie [...]
Jan 13th, 2013 8:09 pm — "Karol" writes: I tried the vinegar dawn solution from a[...]
Jan 23rd, 2013 3:40 pm — "Phyllis Mays" writes: A few minutes ago, I found your site. (s[...]
Jan 26th, 2013 10:01 am — "Tonia" writes: Try sprinkling some Comet powdered clean[...]
Feb 1st, 2013 9:21 am — "Stacey" writes: I found a great way to clean my toilets [...]
Feb 12th, 2013 3:17 pm — "Angie" writes: I have commented on this cleaner before [...]
Feb 12th, 2013 4:17 pm — "Andrea" writes: That’s a great idea to put it in a ket[...]
Feb 13th, 2013 11:57 pm — "Taylor" writes: I haven’t done it yet but I think I ma[...]
Feb 22nd, 2013 3:12 pm — "Amanda" writes: You just saved me a bunch of time gettin[...]
Feb 28th, 2013 3:14 pm — "Mary" writes: If you use the blue dawn it will NOT hav[...]
Mar 1st, 2013 4:24 pm — "julie" writes: Do you think ANY dish liquid will work? [...]
Mar 5th, 2013 9:41 pm — "Tracy" writes: I used warm vinegar & woolworths select [...]
Mar 7th, 2013 3:12 pm — "Cat" writes: I did the same. Don’t heat the vinegar[...]
Mar 9th, 2013 4:44 pm — "Sara" writes: I just tried the recipe. I used 8 oz. of[...]
Mar 16th, 2013 5:50 pm — "Shelly" writes: I used the blue Dawn that says it is “[...]
Apr 2nd, 2013 9:35 pm — "Stacey" writes: I just tried this with Seventh Generatio[...]
Apr 7th, 2013 4:31 pm — "Desiree" writes: I made a mixture with the equal parts us[...]
Apr 7th, 2013 4:36 pm — "Desiree" writes: Thank you for sharing this. I just clean[...]
Apr 16th, 2013 5:47 pm — "Nancy Jo" writes: Try putting the vinegar dawn mixture in [...]
Apr 21st, 2013 5:29 pm — "Yarelis" writes: I finally tried this and I am so glad I [...]
Apr 23rd, 2013 10:34 am — "Sarah" writes: This might be why the vinegar is heated.[...]
Apr 27th, 2013 7:50 pm — "Lisa P" writes: Wow… this really worked great! I was s[...]
Apr 28th, 2013 9:59 pm — "Andrea" writes: Thanks Lisa, glad it worked for you! Enj[...]
Jun 2nd, 2013 6:04 pm — "Paula" writes: I can’t use this mix on our porcilan t[...]
Jun 13th, 2013 7:40 pm — "Sina" writes: Thanks for this post! After reading all [...]
Jun 13th, 2013 9:21 pm — "Andrea" writes: yay — so glad it worked for you!! I do[...]
Jun 18th, 2013 7:19 pm — "Laura C" writes: I made this mixture with Joy and it work[...]
Jun 21st, 2013 1:03 pm — "Kristen" writes: Do you know if this will hurt / damage m[...]
Jun 21st, 2013 1:22 pm — "Andrea" writes: I’m honestly not sure Kristen — I ha[...]
Jul 5th, 2013 8:40 pm — "Joyce T." writes: I have been using this “recipe” to c[...]
Jul 29th, 2013 7:44 am — "evi" writes: Living in Europe, Dawn-dishsoap isn’t [...]
Aug 9th, 2013 11:15 am — "Melissa" writes: I watched an episode of “How clean is [...]
Aug 26th, 2013 11:27 am — "Donna" writes: I’ve tried this and it does work wonde[...]
Aug 27th, 2013 6:39 pm — "katie bobbitt" writes: how do you rinse this recipe,it just kee[...]
Sep 8th, 2013 12:50 pm — "Jennifer" writes: Don’t use concentrated dish soap with [...]
Sep 16th, 2013 9:13 am — "BJ" writes: Why do you have to heat the vinegar?
Oct 29th, 2013 5:49 am — "Dumblabrat" writes: I have been using vinegar and dish deter[...]
Nov 17th, 2013 8:39 pm — "Sandy" writes: The recipe I had first heard of also cal[...]
Nov 17th, 2013 8:45 pm — "Sandy" writes: BJ, I would say it so the solution will [...]
Jan 5th, 2014 1:50 pm — "Jamie" writes: The green and blue dawns both work equal[...]
Jan 15th, 2014 6:47 pm — "Debbie" writes: Did you ever find a solution? I’ve had[...]
Jan 25th, 2014 11:03 am — "Margaret" writes: Vinegar us an acid , si it may be ‘eat[...]
Jan 25th, 2014 11:35 pm — "Kristie" writes: We get the heavy-duty spray bottles from[...]
Jan 26th, 2014 3:56 am — "Hester" writes: Ooooh! I LOVE the two ladies from How cl[...]
May 31st, 2014 3:11 pm — "Diane" writes: The difference in the colors of Dawn is [...]
May 31st, 2014 5:00 pm — "Andrea" writes: wow — I never knew this Diane! Thanks [...]
Jun 25th, 2014 5:37 pm — "moya" writes: I have only three cleaning agents for ev[...]
Jul 5th, 2014 7:00 pm — "Cathy Hammoud" writes: This was GREAT! I used about 2T of Dawn [...]
Jul 6th, 2014 4:45 pm — "Andrea" writes: glad you liked it Cathy!
Jul 17th, 2014 10:23 pm — "Linda" writes: Colleen, never use acidic products on ma[...]
Aug 1st, 2014 2:46 pm — "Debora Peterson" writes: You know if a spray bottle doesn’t wor[...]
Aug 1st, 2014 3:14 pm — "Andrea" writes: oh my word — this has to be one of the[...]
Aug 5th, 2014 12:30 pm — "April" writes: I LOVE this cleaner!! I’ve used this a[...]
Aug 15th, 2014 1:31 pm — "Liane" writes: Our shower is cultured onyx. So basicall[...]
Aug 17th, 2014 7:06 pm — "Jim" writes: Debbie….Turn your atomizer upside down[...]
Sep 1st, 2014 11:42 pm — "Heather" writes: I like to save $ by letting my vinegar d[...]
Sep 5th, 2014 2:49 pm — "Erin" writes: What about using this homemade solution [...]
Sep 12th, 2014 9:32 am — "Denise" writes: I have tried this twice now, and it does[...]
Sep 17th, 2014 3:04 pm — "Dora" writes: I’ll try, thanks for sharing with us!
Sep 22nd, 2014 6:22 pm — "Pete" writes: What is a T? A teaspoon? What is a C? A [...]
Sep 22nd, 2014 7:31 pm — "Andrea" writes: in general: T. = Tablespoon t. = teaspoo[...]
Sep 22nd, 2014 11:36 pm — "Sue" writes: I use vinegar and water 1/1 with a squir[...]
Sep 24th, 2014 8:30 am — "Tammy @ SkipperClan" writes: what an interesting note! I am trying th[...]
Sep 28th, 2014 6:37 pm — "Susie" writes: Andrea, did you have any trouble with th[...]
Sep 29th, 2014 12:37 pm — "Andrea" writes: Hey Susie — no I’ve personally never[...]
Dec 7th, 2014 8:35 pm — "Cesar" writes: Does it have to be dawn soap
Dec 12th, 2014 4:44 pm — "Elisabeth" writes: Nope. I used Seventh Generation free ‘[...]
Jan 9th, 2015 4:50 am — "Sherri" writes: What is the point of heating the vinegar?
Jan 9th, 2015 12:41 pm — "Andrea" writes: to help it better dissolve the soap
Jan 31st, 2015 7:54 pm — "lisa" writes: i use a different recipe: one cup of vin[...]
Feb 3rd, 2015 3:14 pm — "kg" writes: Does it have to be Dawn?
Feb 22nd, 2015 5:28 am — "Jaimie" writes: My sister made a cleaner off of facebook[...]
Feb 22nd, 2015 9:43 am — "Andrea" writes: Hi Jaimie, Sorry, but I honestly don’t[...]
Mar 2nd, 2015 4:30 pm — "Janet" writes: It looks like you have a ceramic tile sh[...]
Mar 16th, 2015 4:11 am — "Rachael" writes: Brilliant! Works a treat!!
Mar 26th, 2015 4:53 pm — "Debbie" writes: We have fiberglass shower and wondering [...]
May 21st, 2015 4:18 pm — "Julie" writes: If there is a vinegar smell it should di[...]
Jun 1st, 2015 4:35 pm — "GG" writes: Do you have to wipe the spray on/off the[...]
Nov 29th, 2015 3:59 am — "Yvonne bryce" writes: In your recipe for shower cleaner ….wh[...]
Jan 6th, 2016 7:40 pm — "Corinne" writes: Hi I use 4oz washing up liquid, 6oz lemo[...]
Apr 20th, 2016 12:57 pm — "Patty T." writes: Andrea, I tried the vinegar/Dawn liquid [...]
Apr 20th, 2016 3:18 pm — "Andrea" writes: hmmmm… I honestly don’t know. Our ti[...]
May 4th, 2016 9:17 pm — "Trena" writes: FYI per professional stone and tile comp[...]
May 9th, 2016 7:28 pm — "Marcia" writes: I moved to Florida about a year ago. We [...]
Jun 21st, 2016 7:22 pm — "Fran" writes: Ihave bought 7year old house and looks l[...]
Jul 28th, 2016 4:26 pm — "Jill" writes: Doesn’t the Dawn add soap to the soap [...]
Aug 9th, 2016 10:45 am — "Tammy" writes: C is for cup, T is for Tablespoon, and t[...]
Oct 17th, 2016 10:50 pm — "KT" writes: We have clear glass doors on our shower,[...]
Oct 31st, 2016 5:25 pm — "David" writes: I tried this showe cleaner. We have a la[...]
Nov 6th, 2016 12:50 pm — "Robin" writes: The recipe says 1-2 c. of vinegar. Does [...]
Mar 11th, 2017 12:52 pm — "Lori" writes: Atleast you’re breathing vinegar and n[...]
Jun 27th, 2017 4:50 pm — "Mogie" writes: If the vinegar smell is too much for you[...]
Aug 6th, 2017 4:31 am — "Julie" writes: Doesn’t putting the plastic bottle in [...]
Nov 17th, 2017 11:24 am — "Diana" writes: Does that mean 1 to 2 cups or one-half c[...]
Jun 10th, 2018 12:47 pm — "Karen S Jerread" writes: I add several drops of tea tree oil and [...]
Jun 11th, 2018 9:42 pm — "Andrea" writes: good to know! Thanks!
Jun 15th, 2018 4:59 pm — "Pat" writes: I also have tried this on the shower and[...]
Jun 15th, 2018 5:01 pm — "Pat" writes: Oh, just remembered to mention, don’t [...]
Aug 18th, 2018 11:57 pm — "Ann" writes: Baking soda works wonders on old soap sc[...]
Aug 24th, 2018 9:39 pm — "Karen Ackerman" writes: Would your Vinegar/Dawn shower cleaning [...]
Aug 24th, 2018 9:50 pm — "Karen" writes: Please explain “washing up liquid”. [...]
Aug 25th, 2018 3:23 pm — "Andrea" writes: I’m guessing it would work well. Dawn [...]
Apr 11th, 2019 10:55 am — "Katy" writes: Why do I not see a direct answer to this[...]
Jan 12th, 2021 9:21 am — "Patti" writes: Do you have a recipe for a shower cleane[...]
Jan 12th, 2021 10:26 am — "Andrea" writes: hmmm… I don’t personally, but I’m [...]
Sep 20th, 2021 5:34 pm — "Michelle" writes: My secret is using something like Rain-X[...]
Sep 21st, 2021 9:35 am — "Andrea" writes: wow — I would not have thought of the [...]
Jun 9th, 2022 3:41 pm — "Marilyn" writes: I hv used the orange hand cleaner in the[...]
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