I have long used ready-made scouring cream that I bought in the supermarket.
And then I realized that I could make it myself, with easy to find and inexpensive ingredients.
Unlike industrial scouring creams which are toxic, this homemade scouring cream is natural!
How do you know how to make it? So here is the recipe for homemade Cif. You'll see, it's very simple:
- 375 g baking soda
- 250 g of salt
- 1 tablespoon of liquid soap
1. I fill a large empty bottle halfway with baking soda. For the bottle, I recycled an old 750ml CIF bottle.
2. I add salt and liquid soap.
3. I fill the bottle with water, up to the neck.
4. I close the bottle and shake it to mix the ingredients well and dissolve the baking soda and salt.
There you go, my homemade organic scouring cream is ready :-)
Personally, I use it on all surfaces, including for scouring and polishing the sink and washbasin.
Exactly like a Cif... but natural!
But it also works for cleaning the gas cooker, except the glass ceramic, because baking soda may damage it.
This DIY scouring cream is used like traditional products:pour a little cream on the surface to be cleaned, leave to act for a few minutes and then clean with a damp sponge.
Pleasant surprise:we need 2 times less of product, thanks to an impressive cleaning power.
If I want to leave a good smell in each piece, I pour a few drops of essential oil in my ecological cream.
My favorite is the lemon , but you are spoiled for choice:mint, pine, lavender...
You will pay an average of €2.50 for a bottle of traditional scouring cream. For a year, you easily need 4 or 5, for a total of €12.50.
My homemade scouring cream costs me:€1.49 of baking soda, €2.65 of salt and €0.16 of organic liquid soap. A total sum of €4.30. On average, I use twice as much for the same cleaning result, i.e. 2 bottles per year, or €8.60 per year.
That's an annual saving of €3.90 . As I use baking soda for other recipes, I do not hesitate, because I accumulate several small savings to make a big one at the end of the year!
