3 Recipes for Homemade Linoleum Cleaners

There are a great many products available for cleaning a home, but sometimes it’s not easy to know how best to clean your linoleum. There are products you can buy in the shops, but do you really know how friendly they are to the environment? This is not to mention the fact that many industrially produced cleansers can be harmful to the skin.

Perhaps you’ve wondered whether some homemade recipes for cleaners might be as effective or even more so. If so, we’ve got some tips to help you.

First Recipe for Homemade Linoleum Cleaner

Ingredients:

• ¼ Cup baking soda
• 2 Gallons hot water
• 1 Tablespoon dish soap
• ¼ Cup vinegar

Method

Allow the baking soda to dissolve in the water, and when it’s almost full, add 1 tablespoon of dish soap. Adding the soap too early can lead to lathery water that will leave unwanted marks on floors. When you have 2 gallons of hot water, you can add the ¼ cap of vinegar and you’re ready to mop.

Second Recipe for Homemade Linoleum Cleaner

Ingredients: 

• 5 Gallons hot water
• 1 Cup white vinegar
• 1 Capful baby oil

Method

For this recipe, you’ll need to pour the vinegar into a five-gallon container and add just a capful of baby oil. Get to a source of hot water and fill the container. Blend the contents of your container with a wooden spoon to ensure that it’s mixed well.

Third Recipe for Homemade Linoleum Cleaner

Ingredients:

• 2 Gallons hot water
• 1 Tbsp dish soap
• ¼ Cup baking soda
• Few drops of essential oil 

Method

Mix the ¼ cup of vinegar with 3 gallons of hot water and add the ¼ cup of baking soda. Mix it well with a wooden spoon and add a few drops of essential oil to give your floor a fresh scent when the job is done. 

For Best Results

To get the best results when using any of the above methods, there are some basic principles to follow.

• Always start in one corner of the room and use a broom or brush to sweep any dust or dirt from the floor. Sweep towards yourself and repeat until you’re confident that all debris has been collected in a neat pile. Do this for every section of the room until all dust, debris and dirt has been collected. Then, place a dustpan next the dirt you’ve collected. Use your brush to sweep the debris onto the dustpan and make sure you’ve collected it all by moving the pan back a little and doing the same thing again.
• Get a clean mop and soak its head in the hot solution you’ve prepared. Rinse the head and start at one corner of the floor, pushing the mop away from yourself and then bringing it back toward you.
• Dip the mop back into your solution every so often and rinse to ensure that you get good results.
• Do this for the entire floor and then give it some time to dry, or polish it with a suitable cloth.  

With these recipes, you can achieve clean linoleum floors without the need for chemicals.