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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (50g) Recipe makes 1 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: liquid soap
Calories 0
Calories from Fat 0		(0%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 0.0g	0%
	Saturated Fat 0.0g	0%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 0mg		0%
Potassium 0mg		0%
Total Carbohydrate 0.0g		0%
	Dietary Fiber 0.0g	0%
	Sugars 0.0g
Protein 0.0g		0%
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Soft Scrub

Recipe #85197 | 5 min | 5 min prep | add private note

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By: Sully7
Feb 27, 2004

This is great for sinks, showers and even hands. My husband fixed our roof and his hands were full of tar. He used this and the tar "melted off!" He said it was better than the hand cleaner mechanics use to get the oil off their hands! It shines my stainless steel sink, it doesn't scratch my stovetop and it is awesome on the tub. Best of all it is easy and cheap! I found it on a make your own cleaner website and it works!

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Ingredients

1/2 cup borax
4 tablespoons liquid soap (I use Murphy's Oil Soap)
essential oils, as desired

Directions

1
Put the borax in a container with a lid. Add the liquid soap a bit at a time.
2
The borax won't dissolve.
3
Mix (I use a fork to mix.) When the mixture is the consistency of frosting it is ready to use.
4
Add essential oils if desired.
5
I am going to try orange next time!
6
Scrub away!
7
You can make as much or as little as you like.
8
Keep covered so it doesn't dry out.

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From: Fabbie

On Nov 3, 2009

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From: adopt a greyhound

On Oct 28, 2009

Excellent recipe. It works great for one cleaning of kitchen, bathroom sink plus the shower. I put in orange oil and it smells great.

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From: MzMombo

On Nov 13, 2004

Thanks for a fantastic (and cheap) cleaner! It melts away tree sap and wax (really!), and I like the gentle scent of Murphy's Oil Soap. It's also excellent for instantly removing difficult odors (like canned tuna, onion, and moldy sponge) from hands. And it does a good job of removing soap scum from the tub. The mixture may dry out over time; just add a bit of water and it's good as new!

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From: Charishma Ramchandani

On Mar 4, 2004

This is VERY VERY GOOD. I just finished using this in my kitchen sink that was looking somewhat dirty, greasy and lustre-less. Now after using this and scrubbing it real well, my sink is GLOWING stainless steel white in appearance!! It actually looks BRAND NEW!! We could do this on the TV you know, its so cool!!! I'd also like to add that I used this on my very greasy stovetop(that was very greasy with all the frying of French Fries for dad and bro, but this scrub fought the grease like it was NOTHING!! Also, this sparled my teapot holder which is of stainless steel and which I hadn't cleant in days thereby it was dirty with tea stain marks. But now, it looks wonderfully clean and it shines! A big {{{hug}}} and thank you for posting this!

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