Safe and Fresh Window Cleaner Recipes

I don't know about you, but I used to have serious issues with the window cleaning at some point. In the neighbourhood I live in we have lots of birds around, and sometimes I even get special dry surprises, which are very difficult to be cleaned. I have used all kinds of glass and window cleaners, but the most effective solution I found were the home made cleaners I make myself. At first when I read about them, I was quite reluctant, because they are made of products which are quite common in every home. But once I tried, I never went back. So now I would like to share with you these nice, safe and fresh window cleaner recipes, which will help you maintain the spark in your windows and glassware for longer.

Vinegar and water. You can easily make a general window cleaner, using only distilled water and white vinegar. The vinegar is a strong disinfectant, and it can also remove films from glass surfaces, which makes it perfect for your purposes. Once you're done, your windows will be left perfectly cleaned and free of smudges and streaks. You'll only need to find a spray bottle and mix these two ingredients in it. Shake it well, to make sure that they have mixed together perfectly. Than spray the solution onto the windows and wipe the entire surface with a soft and lint-free cloth, so there won't be any marks left behind. If your windows are very dirty, you'll have to pre-wash them, using warm soapy water. If you want to remove hard water spots, you can use undiluted vinegar to rub the spots with. When you're done cleaning, you can polish everything with a dry cloth.

Borax and cornstarch. You can also make a natural window cleaning solution, using some borax and warm water. Just mix 3 cups of water with 2 tablespoons of borax and stir it well, so the ingredients mix almost completely. Apply this solution to the glass surface and wipe everything clean. After you clean your windows with borax, you can fill a bucket of water and mix 3 tablespoons of cornstarch and half a cup of vinegar in it, apply and wipe dry to leave the surface polished and the glass streak-free. Alternatively, if you don't have any cornstarch, you can rinse the glass with a solution of equal parts vinegar and water. It will do the same trick.

Non-liquid cleaning. This is used when the windows are not exactly dirty, but they are still dusty and need a little cleaning. In this case you can just get a lint-free cotton cloth to polish and leave a streak-free shine on your windows. Newspapers can also work quite well for polishing windows, but the ink can affect some people through skin contact. To remove light layers of dust, you'll just need to dampen a cloth a little and rub down the window panes.

Other window cleaners. If none of these options work well for you, you can try the countless other natural window cleaners offered nowadays. For instance, if you don't like vinegar, you can try with lemon juice. It works pretty much like vinegar, because it cuts grease and polishes glass surfaces, and it also smells better. You'll just have to mix 1 tablespoon of lemon juice into one litre of warm water. Put it all in a spray bottle, spray the solution over the windows and wipe them dry. You can also use toothpaste to polish out scratches on the glass. Just apply it to the surface using a cotton ball or a rag and slowly work it into the affected area. Then polish the scratch with a soft cloth.