Have you ever thought that a spirit like vodka could be useful for the creation of natural products for cleaning the house and for personal care? Like gin, vodka proves to be a precious ally when one needs to resort to versatile and ecological remedies as much as possible in household chores and beyond, driven by the desire to ban potentially harmful substances from one's home.
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Have you ever thought that a short such as vodka it could have been useful for the realization of natural products is preferably used for house cleaning and for personal care? Like gin, vodka proves to be a precious ally when one needs to resort to versatile and ecological remedies as much as possible in household chores and beyond, driven by the desire to ban potentially harmful substances from one's home.
Vodka consists of natural alcohol, normally obtained from the fermentation of cereals or potatoes. Its alcohol content is on average 45%. Its use as a drink and an ingredient in some of the most famous cocktails has come to us from Poland, Russia and the Nordic countries, where it is still handcrafted.
Her deodorant properties e disinfectants allow some of his alternative uses, in place of common commercial disinfectants or detergents or natural ingredients such as baking soda or lemon. In case you don't have them at hand, check if there is a bottle of vodka left in your pantry and try to use it in one of the ten ways we propose.
1. Like vinegar, vodka is an excellent disinfectant. You can use it as a basic ingredient for one multipurpose spray suitable for cleaning glass, mirrors and tiles. The smell will fade after you dry the surfaces. Just equip yourself with a spray container, pour a glass of vodka and two glasses of water and shake everything before use.
2. To eliminate bad smells from fabrics, if you have run out of baking soda, spray some vodka on the affected surface and let it dry in the open air. You will thus exploit the deodorant properties. You can also use this system as a pre-wash treatment for clothes, excluding the most delicate fabrics.
3. Vodka is able to enhance the cleaning power of yours dish soap, especially if you find yourself having to fight against the most stubborn encrustations of grease and grease and you do not have the always reliable lemon.
4. Vodka is suitable for use as solvent. She proves to be a precious ally in order to remove the glue residues left on glass bottles and jars that you would like to reuse after removing the labels.
5. Using a small amount as a mouthwash will help you endure a little better toothache sudden, waiting for the visit to the dentist. Our grandmothers used grappa; there's no harm in trying.
6. Mix 100ml of vodka with 500ml of water and 30ml of ecological dish soap you will get a spray cleaner suitable for cleaning floors and sanitary ware.
7. A few drops of vodka facilitate the jewelry cleaning, on which traces of soap may remain, a drawback that often happens in the case of earrings. To facilitate the operation, use a soft toothbrush and a toothpick.
8. Make a eau de toilette homemade and personalized by pouring into an empty perfume bottle 100 ml of vodka and a total of 30 drops of one or more essential oils different, whose fragrances you will combine according to your olfactory preferences.
9. To obtain an excellent air freshener, dilute 15 drops of lavender or eucalyptus essential oil in a spoonful of vodka. Pour everything into a spray container along with 500 ml of water. Just shake everything and your deodorant will be ready to use.
10 For a refreshing foot bath pour half a glass of vodka into a basin of water in which you have diluted 10 drops of mint essential oil.
Marta Albè
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