Homemade Upholstery Cleaner
You could go to the store and buy a good upholstery cleaner, or keep the cash and make it yourself! This quick and easy recipe is surprisingly effective. Use it to hand clean or machine clean spots and stains on upholstered furniture.
Servings: 8 cups (approx)
Cost: $.75
Equipment
- cheese grater
- whisk, egg beater, or electric mixer
- medium mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 6 tbsp grated Fels Naptha Laundry Bar Soap
- 2 tbsp borax
- 2 cups boiling water
Instructions
- Place the Fels Naptha, borax, and boiling water in the mixing bowl.
- Using the egg beater to whisk, carefully mix until all ingredients are dissolved and well incorporated.
- Allow to sit on the counter for about 30 minutes, or until cool enough that the mixture begins to gel.
- Using an egg beater, whisk, or electric mixer, whip the mixture until it looks like whipped cream or shaving cream. It will start out bubbly but then become foam.
- Transferred the remaining amount of foamy cleaner to a food storage bowl with a tight lid and store in a cupboard.
Notes
If you don't want to make more cleaner than you need for a specific job, you can easily cut this recipe in half: 3 tbsp grated Fels Nathpa, 1 tbsp borax, and 1 cup boiling water.