7 natural ingredients to clean your house with — including chili and white rice!
By Home & Decor Team -
Tea leaves: Store dry, used tea bags in the refrigerator or at the bottom of your trash bins to neutralise the lingering odours from food. The smell of tea also deters pests like spiders and rodents.
Cucumbers: They don’t just make great DIY face masks, you can also use slices to clean the mirrors in your bathroom. The juice keeps the fog away.
Chilli: Get rid of lizards by leaving dried chilli out near suspecting areas. Lizards hate their spicy scent!
Walnuts: Walnuts can repair small nicks and scratches on your wood furniture. Simply rub a walnut, shell removed, on the affected area in a circular motion. The natural oils in the walnuts will seep into the wood, masking the damage.
White rice: Swish some uncooked grains with warm water and detergent in your vases, grinder or hard-to-reach areas. The rice works as a brilliant scouring pad.
Onion: Scrub a gunky pot with an onion slice, or a paste of crushed onion and water; it will get the grease and grime out. It can give your metal cutlery a new shine, too.
Mayonnaise: A glob of mayo can be used to remove water ring stains. Rub it on the stain, allow it to sit, and then buff the area to remove it. You can also take the sticky out of stickers by rubbing mayo over bottles.