Homemade Wood and Laminate Floor Cleaner
The great thing about alcohol as a cleaning agent is that, like water, it has a nearly neutral ph—neither acidic nor alkaline. And it helps to dry the floor quickly. This makes alcohol the perfect ingredient in your homemade cleaner to clean, protect, and preserve beautifully finished wood and laminate floors.
Cost: $.50
Equipment
- bowl or bucket for mixing
- 1 spray bottle for dispensing
Ingredients
- 1 part alcohol isopropyl (rubbing), denatured alcohol, gin, plain vodka
- 4 parts distilled water
- a few drops Blue Dawn dishwashing liquid
Instructions
- Pour all ingredients into a small bucket or container. Mix thoroughly and pour the mixture into your spray bottle of choice or the recycled Swiffer WetJet container using a funnel.
- Working in small areas, spray the cleaner, then follow with a microfiber cloth or microfiber mop.
Notes
NOTES:
- Alcohol is a fantastic cleaning product—rubbing alcohol (70% is most common, but 91% works well, too), denatured alcohol, even gin, or plain vodka. Alcohol is also a disinfectant, as you know from visiting a doctor’s office or hospital.
- The great thing about alcohol as a cleaning agent is that like water, it has a nearly neutral ph—neither acidic nor alkaline. And it helps to dry the floor quickly. This makes alcohol the perfect ingredient in your homemade cleaner to clean, protect, and preserve beautifully finished wood and laminate floors.
- For more details: How to Clean and Care for Laminate Flooring to Keep It Looking Like New