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How To Make A Simple Floor Cleaner That Cuts The Grease!

Jill Nystul  ·  Updated on: September 17, 2020
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Grease-Cutting Floor Cleaner

Well, the kitchen/laundry room tile installation is complete and I couldn’t be happier!  To say it’s an improvement over our old linoleum floor would be a VAST understatement. I have spent the last several days trying to get things back in order and finally, this afternoon, I was ready to give my new floor it’s “first bath”. I have already damp-mopped it a few times in an attempt to clean grout residue and dust, but today I decided to give it a good old-fashioned cleaning. With an old-fashioned mop and everything! :-)

And I had just the cleaner in mind. It’s something I found on Food.com. I know….crazy huh? :-)  Turns out they have lots of great homemade cleaner-type “recipes”.

Grease-Cutting Floor Cleaner

The thing that “sold” me on this cleaner was the grease-cutting factor. I hate a greasy floor and over the last few days I have been experimenting with a cool idea for cooking the perfect steak on the stovetop that seems to be really greasing up the place. So with the floor freshly swept and all chairs, stools, etc. up off the floor….I was ready for the inaugural mopping of the tile floor!

Related: Clean Your Hardwood Floors Easily in 3 Steps

DIY Grease-Cutting Floor Cleaner

Grease-Cutting Floor Cleaner

Ingredients 

*Note: I do not recommend this recipe for waxed floors.

Grease-Cutting Floor Cleaner

Directions:

Add vinegar, dish soap and washing soda to a bucket.

Grease-Cutting Floor Cleaner

Add warm water from your tap and mix well.

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Grease-Cutting Floor Cleaner

Mop the area with the solution. When I first started mopping I was a bit concerned about the suds because typically I just steam my floors. But the more area I mopped and watched it dry, the less worried I was. The floor didn’t have any feel or look of soap residue at all. It just looked and felt clean! And grease-free!

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Jill Nystul is an accomplished writer and author who founded the blog One Good Thing by Jillee in 2011. With over 30 years of experience in homemaking, she has become a trusted resource for contemporary homemakers by offering practical solutions to everyday household challenges.I share creative homemaking and lifestyle solutions that make your life easier and more enjoyable!

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  1. Hi Jillee. I have a question about the floor cleaner. Don’t vinegar and washing soda neutralise each other? When I add the vinegar the solution fizzes. Isn’t this counterproductive???

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    • Hi Dominic, actually the 2 ingredients work well together. Just like when you mix vinegar and baking soda, the mixture fizzes. This combination is tried and true.

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  2. I still have a linoleum kitchen floor. Usually we steam it. This time I used peroxide, water and some Dawn lemon dish soap. Amazing ! Came out better than ever.

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  3. How to rid ants safely in the kitchen when you have cats?

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    • Put a square of Fells Naptha Soap in the outside door threshold. Rub it across the threshold. No crawling bugs for the summer. Our vet in MI recommended and said it would not harm our pets.

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  4. Hate a greasy floor also so will give this a try . Thanks !

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  6. Hi Jill I have been receiving your ideas for so long now. I am a fan of yours from Jamaica and I am surely enjoying your posts

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  7. Sorry but I read mostly all of these comments, first the very first picture of the post shows you exactly what Jillie used. An actual picture of the products. ‍♀️ I don’t get the confusion. Also, I don’t understand why everyone’s floors are so greasy. ‍♀️

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  8. How about using this on a laminate floor. My floor is not greasy…. but after I wash it with the specific cleanser for my floor…. it’s sticky like. You can hear your shoes come up when you walk. Ugh. Tonight when I mopped, instead of the spray, I just used pine sol and a fan to dry the floor quickly.

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    • The vinegar in this recipe prevents that sticky feeling!

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    • I just use a gallon of warm water and 1 cup apple cider vinegar on my floors. I rinse my mop pad before putting it back in the vinegar water and my floors aren’t greasy or sticky and come out clean. I don’t even have to rinse it off the floor. No buildup and safe for babies and animals.

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  9. Has anyone had any issues with the smell of vinegar lingering after cleaning with this recipe? I’d love to try it but I seriously can’t stand the smell of vinegar, so I seldom use it to clean! Thanks!

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    • The smell of vinegar dissipates very quickly! You won’t even notice it once the floors are dry :-)

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      • Works for me! Trying it tonight, thanks!!

  10. Hi, thanks for all the great tips. We don’t have washing soda, I don’t know what that is. Could I just use bicarbonate soda? or is it not the same thing? Thanks.

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  11. Love all your wonderful ideas! My only concern about this mix for a floor cleaner is that I have a small dachshund that is very low to the ground and the ingredients could be toxic for her. Any ideas for a safe, non toxic way to wash my floor. Thanks, Leslie

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    • Hi Leslie! You actually can use this mopping solution with a dog in the house! Vinegar is safe for both dogs and humans to consume. If your dog ate a lot of dish soap, he would have a stomach ache and possibly some vomiting. However, there’s only 1 tablespoon of soap in the whole bucket – there’s no way your dog would lick up enough off the floor to feel sick. The washing soda is also diluted enough that it won’t harm your dog. These are all natural ingredients that are safe for your family and pets. :-)

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  12. Could this recipe be used in an OCedar ProMist Microfiber Spray Mop? Or any type of Spray Mop?

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  13. Jillee, I don’t know why, but it drives me crazy that you, and almost everyone else, calls vinyl floors linoleum. They are very different!

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    • I agree they are completely different and real linoleum is awesome and has different care requirements than vinyl.

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  14. What do you mean by “waxed”? I had my tile floors sealed, should I avoid this recipe? My tile was just finished last Friday!

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    • Jenni – this will work perfectly on sealed floors! :-)

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  15. I only have a clorox ready mop, will that work as well as a regular mop?

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    • It should work just wonderfully! In fact, I would suggest using a microfiber rag (instead of the cloths they sell), with this solution. :-) That way, you can machine wash the cloth and you never have to buy the refills!

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      • Thank you :)

  16. Just used the floor cleaner on my tile floor and it looks great. Only problem I had was with my two cats because they thought it was play time with the mop.

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  17. How do you wash mop in picture? I Have one, don’t know how to clean it. Does it come off?

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  18. Does anybody know if this would be safe for a terrazzo floor?

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  19. Is there no rinsing after mopping the floor. Is it good for no wax hard wood floors

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    • No rinsing is needed, and it’s great on all wood floors! :-)

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  22. First off I love your site. Tried the rug cleaning for cat vomit where you use an iron after. Worked great.

    I want to try the floor cleaner but like several other readers I’d like to know what washing soda is.

    Thanks,
    Louise

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    • Hi Louise. See my reply to washing soda below. It’s wonderful.
      Kim.

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  23. Add Dawn to your mix. I use 1/3 cup vinegar, 1/3 cup alcohol, 1/3 cup water, 3-4 drops of Dawn and love the results. Google “Homemade Pergo cleaner” and it should be one of first results. I mix bigger batches for mopping, but keep spray bottle handy for spot cleanups.

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  24. Just finished my floors and they look fabulous!!! Thanks Jillee!! Will definitley be using this all the time! I did use baking soda, instead of washing soda but will try it next time. :D

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    • We had our hardwood floors finished with polyurethane, several years ago, the great fellow who finished our floors and they’re shiny, just as I had asked him to do, said to use water very sparingly, and to wipe the area dry where you used the water. He suggested only using Swiffer Dusting cloths on the device that hold the Swiffer cloths and they can be purchased at any Supermarket. They work like a charm, and once the cloth is dirty, toss it.

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    • You can purchase this at your local grocery store or target where they sell laundry soap items. It says on the box. Household cleaner and laundry booster. Used for bathroom, kitchen,upholstery,silver, and outdoor furniture. Great for grout toilets microwaves stainless steel. It’s wonderful. Get a box. It’s inexpensive. I add a scoop to my laundry. It’s pure and natural too.
      Kim

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      • Also you can find it at pool supply stores.

  27. I have used this mix for over a year now and it works wonders!!! I like a nice clean, smooth surface for bare feet and this does it in my kitchen and bathrooms. I am considering trying it on some wanna be wood floor as well. My expectations are high.

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    • Don’t you think the recipe mentioned above by Randa might work on our wanna be wood floors (the pergo recipe)?

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      • BTW, I love the term “wanna be wood floor.” So apropo…

  28. Try adding 3 tablespoons of Epson salts, you’ll be amazed.

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    • Sounds great but what is the difference with Epsom salts? Thanks.

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  29. Haha, not a silly question! I think wood an linoleum can both be waxed.

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  30. For anyone who wonders, washing soda and baking soda are different forms of sodium carbonate. If you have baking soda, you can use to to make washing soda. All you do is put it in the oven and heat (although I don’t know specific details-there are how-tos all over Pinterest!) baking soda is considerably cheaper! Hope this helps!!!!!!

    Ps Jillee, I always read your awesome ideas and I’m gonna give this one a try!!!!

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  31. I second this one. I have had hardwood for 8 years. I have never used anything but Avon bubble bath.

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    • Me too, since my mom was an Avon lady in the 60s! Any floor type as well. In Canada in the winter, you m ight not want to go out…

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  32. I heard several years ago, from a cleaning company employee, that you should not use vinegar on floors that have a finish as this would strip the finish. Has anyone heart the same thing? This sounds like it would do a wonderful job, but I would hate to strip down the finish on my floors. I like to use murphys oil soap mixed with hot water.

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  34. Hands and knees scrubbing with a nylon brush. Use cleaner of choice. Only thing that works for me and a 1yo, 3yo and 5 yo messes. I only do this when I notice it is really bad in the grout. Otherwise I steam mop. I want to try this jillee cleaner for greasy floor days

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  35. Just used this in my laundry room where my 90 lb kab resides. Holy cow!! No more funky wet dog smell or sticky floor. YAY!

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  36. I just tried this on my floors and my water turned WAY more disgusting than usual, so I’d say it works! Thank you so much! :)

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  37. Happy with the results on my tile floors, but can’t say the same for my prefinished hardwoods. Left water spots and a white film once it dried.

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  38. I have those “faux wood” laminate floors (they also have a texture to them, like ridges), and I can NOT get the spots off them no matter which cleaner I use, which mop I use, and how hard I scrub with them. It is so frustrating. I am going to try your formula. If this works, I will be one happy woman!

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  39. awwww….I felt so bad! lol! Didn’t seem to phase him though. :-)

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  40. Carole Burnett mop! lol! Love it. :-) I do pull the ole Carole Burnett mop out on occasion. Mostly when I want to really “soak” the floor. And yes, I did wring it with my hands! Right after my manicure even! Which reminded me why I don’t often GET manicures! lol

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  41. washing soda is a highly alkaline “laundry booster” product, sodium carbonate not sodium BIcarbonate so don’t confuse the two. ;) It’s often sold in the laundry aisle in a dishwasher detergent sized box.

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    • It’s caustic. Keep away from mucous membranes n skin. I’d stick to baking soda.

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      • It’s actually very similar to baking soda! In fact, you can make your own washing soda out of just baking soda. Check it out: https://jillee.co/2IUg3ed :-)

  42. Thanks for this Jillee! I am about to clean my floors so I will try your recipe. Cheers!

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  43. Bill Nye the Science Guy!! Yessss!

    Perfect timing this post as I was just contemplating a new way to clean the kitchen floor. Thanks!

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  44. I also use the washing soda as a laundry booster and for polishing silver. DID YOU NEED TO RINSE THE FLOORS?

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  45. Your new floor is gorgeous! We have travertine floors in our kitchen and foyer. I always just spray it with some white vinegar than use my steam mop on it. It seems to work pretty well. But as we’re moving soon, I may try this recipe just to make sure the floor is really clean before we go. Thanks for sharing!

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    • I believe that the soda neutralizes the vinegar, so it shouldn’t do any harm

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  46. Oh your floor is just gorgeous! Isn’t it the best feeling to wake up and look at a pretty new floor every day?! Enjoy!

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  47. What is Washing Soda? I’ve never heard of it or seen it. Is this recipe okay for linoleum? With the humid summer days my floor is sticky even though it’s clean.

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    • Also, I don’t have a mop (my kitchen floor is small, maybe 6 feet by 3 feet? Can I use a Swiffer mop??

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      • And yes, you can use a Swiffer :-) I would put this solution in a spray bottle and just squirt as you go with a microfiber cloth over the Swiffer.

    • For some reason, Target where I am doesn’t carry it, but my local grocery store (Publix) does. Wish my Costco would start carrying it in bulk!

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    • You can find washing soda in the laundry aisle. And yes, this recipe is great for linoleum :-)

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  48. Love this and can’t wait to try it! Do you think it would get old wax from a floor also? My mom’s floor is so old and has the “residue” from all the waxing back in the day. We want it gone! lol

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    • Over a few moppings, the vinegar should eat away at the wax :-)

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  49. Looks great! I had to degrease my kitchen floor yesterday and just used white vinegar. Worked slick!

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  1. Hi Jillee. I have a question about the floor cleaner. Don’t vinegar and washing soda neutralise each other? When I add the vinegar the solution fizzes. Isn’t this counterproductive???

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    • Hi Dominic, actually the 2 ingredients work well together. Just like when you mix vinegar and baking soda, the mixture fizzes. This combination is tried and true.

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  2. I still have a linoleum kitchen floor. Usually we steam it. This time I used peroxide, water and some Dawn lemon dish soap. Amazing ! Came out better than ever.

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  3. How to rid ants safely in the kitchen when you have cats?

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    • Put a square of Fells Naptha Soap in the outside door threshold. Rub it across the threshold. No crawling bugs for the summer. Our vet in MI recommended and said it would not harm our pets.

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  4. Hate a greasy floor also so will give this a try . Thanks !

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  6. Hi Jill I have been receiving your ideas for so long now. I am a fan of yours from Jamaica and I am surely enjoying your posts

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  7. Sorry but I read mostly all of these comments, first the very first picture of the post shows you exactly what Jillie used. An actual picture of the products. ‍♀️ I don’t get the confusion. Also, I don’t understand why everyone’s floors are so greasy. ‍♀️

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  8. How about using this on a laminate floor. My floor is not greasy…. but after I wash it with the specific cleanser for my floor…. it’s sticky like. You can hear your shoes come up when you walk. Ugh. Tonight when I mopped, instead of the spray, I just used pine sol and a fan to dry the floor quickly.

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    • The vinegar in this recipe prevents that sticky feeling!

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    • I just use a gallon of warm water and 1 cup apple cider vinegar on my floors. I rinse my mop pad before putting it back in the vinegar water and my floors aren’t greasy or sticky and come out clean. I don’t even have to rinse it off the floor. No buildup and safe for babies and animals.

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  9. Has anyone had any issues with the smell of vinegar lingering after cleaning with this recipe? I’d love to try it but I seriously can’t stand the smell of vinegar, so I seldom use it to clean! Thanks!

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    • The smell of vinegar dissipates very quickly! You won’t even notice it once the floors are dry :-)

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      • Works for me! Trying it tonight, thanks!!

  10. Hi, thanks for all the great tips. We don’t have washing soda, I don’t know what that is. Could I just use bicarbonate soda? or is it not the same thing? Thanks.

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  11. Love all your wonderful ideas! My only concern about this mix for a floor cleaner is that I have a small dachshund that is very low to the ground and the ingredients could be toxic for her. Any ideas for a safe, non toxic way to wash my floor. Thanks, Leslie

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    • Hi Leslie! You actually can use this mopping solution with a dog in the house! Vinegar is safe for both dogs and humans to consume. If your dog ate a lot of dish soap, he would have a stomach ache and possibly some vomiting. However, there’s only 1 tablespoon of soap in the whole bucket – there’s no way your dog would lick up enough off the floor to feel sick. The washing soda is also diluted enough that it won’t harm your dog. These are all natural ingredients that are safe for your family and pets. :-)

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  12. Could this recipe be used in an OCedar ProMist Microfiber Spray Mop? Or any type of Spray Mop?

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  13. Jillee, I don’t know why, but it drives me crazy that you, and almost everyone else, calls vinyl floors linoleum. They are very different!

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    • I agree they are completely different and real linoleum is awesome and has different care requirements than vinyl.

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  14. What do you mean by “waxed”? I had my tile floors sealed, should I avoid this recipe? My tile was just finished last Friday!

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    • Jenni – this will work perfectly on sealed floors! :-)

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  15. I only have a clorox ready mop, will that work as well as a regular mop?

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    • It should work just wonderfully! In fact, I would suggest using a microfiber rag (instead of the cloths they sell), with this solution. :-) That way, you can machine wash the cloth and you never have to buy the refills!

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      • Thank you :)

  16. Just used the floor cleaner on my tile floor and it looks great. Only problem I had was with my two cats because they thought it was play time with the mop.

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  17. How do you wash mop in picture? I Have one, don’t know how to clean it. Does it come off?

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  18. Does anybody know if this would be safe for a terrazzo floor?

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  19. Is there no rinsing after mopping the floor. Is it good for no wax hard wood floors

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    • No rinsing is needed, and it’s great on all wood floors! :-)

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  22. First off I love your site. Tried the rug cleaning for cat vomit where you use an iron after. Worked great.

    I want to try the floor cleaner but like several other readers I’d like to know what washing soda is.

    Thanks,
    Louise

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    • Hi Louise. See my reply to washing soda below. It’s wonderful.
      Kim.

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  23. Add Dawn to your mix. I use 1/3 cup vinegar, 1/3 cup alcohol, 1/3 cup water, 3-4 drops of Dawn and love the results. Google “Homemade Pergo cleaner” and it should be one of first results. I mix bigger batches for mopping, but keep spray bottle handy for spot cleanups.

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  24. Just finished my floors and they look fabulous!!! Thanks Jillee!! Will definitley be using this all the time! I did use baking soda, instead of washing soda but will try it next time. :D

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    • We had our hardwood floors finished with polyurethane, several years ago, the great fellow who finished our floors and they’re shiny, just as I had asked him to do, said to use water very sparingly, and to wipe the area dry where you used the water. He suggested only using Swiffer Dusting cloths on the device that hold the Swiffer cloths and they can be purchased at any Supermarket. They work like a charm, and once the cloth is dirty, toss it.

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    • You can purchase this at your local grocery store or target where they sell laundry soap items. It says on the box. Household cleaner and laundry booster. Used for bathroom, kitchen,upholstery,silver, and outdoor furniture. Great for grout toilets microwaves stainless steel. It’s wonderful. Get a box. It’s inexpensive. I add a scoop to my laundry. It’s pure and natural too.
      Kim

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      • Also you can find it at pool supply stores.

  27. I have used this mix for over a year now and it works wonders!!! I like a nice clean, smooth surface for bare feet and this does it in my kitchen and bathrooms. I am considering trying it on some wanna be wood floor as well. My expectations are high.

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    • Don’t you think the recipe mentioned above by Randa might work on our wanna be wood floors (the pergo recipe)?

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      • BTW, I love the term “wanna be wood floor.” So apropo…

  28. Try adding 3 tablespoons of Epson salts, you’ll be amazed.

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    • Sounds great but what is the difference with Epsom salts? Thanks.

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  29. Haha, not a silly question! I think wood an linoleum can both be waxed.

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  30. For anyone who wonders, washing soda and baking soda are different forms of sodium carbonate. If you have baking soda, you can use to to make washing soda. All you do is put it in the oven and heat (although I don’t know specific details-there are how-tos all over Pinterest!) baking soda is considerably cheaper! Hope this helps!!!!!!

    Ps Jillee, I always read your awesome ideas and I’m gonna give this one a try!!!!

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  31. I second this one. I have had hardwood for 8 years. I have never used anything but Avon bubble bath.

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    • Me too, since my mom was an Avon lady in the 60s! Any floor type as well. In Canada in the winter, you m ight not want to go out…

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  32. I heard several years ago, from a cleaning company employee, that you should not use vinegar on floors that have a finish as this would strip the finish. Has anyone heart the same thing? This sounds like it would do a wonderful job, but I would hate to strip down the finish on my floors. I like to use murphys oil soap mixed with hot water.

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  34. Hands and knees scrubbing with a nylon brush. Use cleaner of choice. Only thing that works for me and a 1yo, 3yo and 5 yo messes. I only do this when I notice it is really bad in the grout. Otherwise I steam mop. I want to try this jillee cleaner for greasy floor days

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  35. Just used this in my laundry room where my 90 lb kab resides. Holy cow!! No more funky wet dog smell or sticky floor. YAY!

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  36. I just tried this on my floors and my water turned WAY more disgusting than usual, so I’d say it works! Thank you so much! :)

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  37. Happy with the results on my tile floors, but can’t say the same for my prefinished hardwoods. Left water spots and a white film once it dried.

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  38. I have those “faux wood” laminate floors (they also have a texture to them, like ridges), and I can NOT get the spots off them no matter which cleaner I use, which mop I use, and how hard I scrub with them. It is so frustrating. I am going to try your formula. If this works, I will be one happy woman!

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  39. awwww….I felt so bad! lol! Didn’t seem to phase him though. :-)

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  40. Carole Burnett mop! lol! Love it. :-) I do pull the ole Carole Burnett mop out on occasion. Mostly when I want to really “soak” the floor. And yes, I did wring it with my hands! Right after my manicure even! Which reminded me why I don’t often GET manicures! lol

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  41. washing soda is a highly alkaline “laundry booster” product, sodium carbonate not sodium BIcarbonate so don’t confuse the two. ;) It’s often sold in the laundry aisle in a dishwasher detergent sized box.

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    • It’s caustic. Keep away from mucous membranes n skin. I’d stick to baking soda.

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      • It’s actually very similar to baking soda! In fact, you can make your own washing soda out of just baking soda. Check it out: https://jillee.co/2IUg3ed :-)

  42. Thanks for this Jillee! I am about to clean my floors so I will try your recipe. Cheers!

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  43. Bill Nye the Science Guy!! Yessss!

    Perfect timing this post as I was just contemplating a new way to clean the kitchen floor. Thanks!

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  44. I also use the washing soda as a laundry booster and for polishing silver. DID YOU NEED TO RINSE THE FLOORS?

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  45. Your new floor is gorgeous! We have travertine floors in our kitchen and foyer. I always just spray it with some white vinegar than use my steam mop on it. It seems to work pretty well. But as we’re moving soon, I may try this recipe just to make sure the floor is really clean before we go. Thanks for sharing!

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    • I believe that the soda neutralizes the vinegar, so it shouldn’t do any harm

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  46. Oh your floor is just gorgeous! Isn’t it the best feeling to wake up and look at a pretty new floor every day?! Enjoy!

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  47. What is Washing Soda? I’ve never heard of it or seen it. Is this recipe okay for linoleum? With the humid summer days my floor is sticky even though it’s clean.

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    • Also, I don’t have a mop (my kitchen floor is small, maybe 6 feet by 3 feet? Can I use a Swiffer mop??

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      • And yes, you can use a Swiffer :-) I would put this solution in a spray bottle and just squirt as you go with a microfiber cloth over the Swiffer.

    • For some reason, Target where I am doesn’t carry it, but my local grocery store (Publix) does. Wish my Costco would start carrying it in bulk!

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    • You can find washing soda in the laundry aisle. And yes, this recipe is great for linoleum :-)

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  48. Love this and can’t wait to try it! Do you think it would get old wax from a floor also? My mom’s floor is so old and has the “residue” from all the waxing back in the day. We want it gone! lol

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    • Over a few moppings, the vinegar should eat away at the wax :-)

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  49. Looks great! I had to degrease my kitchen floor yesterday and just used white vinegar. Worked slick!

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