The 5 best cleaning products - which grandmother already used
Who has never whined until it shines? The term "wiener"? comes only indirectly from the Austrian capital, in fact, has the brand name? Wiener Kalk? independent. What is known today to only a few was formerly found in every household: a scouring and polishing agent that is highly effective and costs little. Such as core and gall soap, washing soda and benzine.
1. Vienna lime
Wiener Kalk is a universal cleaning, polishing and preservative agent for all metals, for stainless steel, enamel, hotplates, glass, porcelain and ceramics. For plastics and paints, however, you should exercise caution and make the Viennese sample first!
Vienna lime is pure nature: ground dolomite in such a size that it removes stains and deposits, but leaves the area untouched. It is biodegradable and suitable for allergy sufferers.
Vienna lime gives in powder form and for around 5 to 8 euros for 500g to have.
The application is very simple: Put some powder on a damp cloth and clean the area in a circle. Rinse with clean water and polish with a dry, soft cloth.
By the way: Originally, Vienna lime was whiting chalk with which the soldiers dyed and cleaned their white leather goods. What do they wiener? called.
2. Washing soda
For less than a euro a pound you have a one-for-all stain remover in the house. Washing soda consists of sodium carbonate and forms with water a strong alkali and thus a fat solvent. The application is quite simple: a tablespoon of washing soda in a liter of warm water and off you go. Either apply with a sponge on surfaces or pour into containers to be cleaned. But always: rinse well afterwards with clear water. Wear gloves. And do not inhale vapors or the powder. And keep in mind that soda has a bleaching effect.
Washing soda is perfect for ovens, baking trays, greasy surfaces (for example, in the kitchen, think of the fume hood!), Stain removal or bleaching for white laundry, cleaning vases, thermos and teapots, cleaning for the window and even drain cleaning. Be careful with wood.
3. Kernel soap
Somehow going out of fashion and crying out as old-fashioned, does not change their effectiveness: Kernseife is a special basic soap that has a very high content of fatty acids and contains no more glycerine or fat. This makes them the ideal degreaser, which even absorbs them with chain fat or motor oil. Best dissolve in boiling water and work with the soap solution. Such a lye is also evil against pests and distributes, sprayed on the leaves, aphids or thrips. Core soap has a drying effect due to its high acid content, so a household soap soap should only be used for washing very dirty hands. Tip: It is easier to remove the splits if you soak the skin in a soap solution. Kernseife is perfume-free and costs about 50 cents a piece.
4. Gall soap
As the name implies, Gall soap consists of curd soap and bovine bile. The emulsifying salts of bile acids enhance the blotting effect? in the case of fat, starch, blood, fruit and protein stains. The gall soap comes as a piece, you moisten the stain and rub the soap directly on it. Then rinse with clear water. Gall soap costs about 1 Euro the piece and lasts forever!
5. Benzine
The hardliners under Granny's stain remoteness. Really stubborn stains have no chance with benzine, which is also called white spirit or turpentine substitute. Benzine is a thinner and solvent. Grease, paint, oil, felt-tip pen, red wine, mold on the wall, even dried chewing gum can be removed with benzine. And yet you should only use the devil's stuff as a last resort. It stinks, is harmful to your health? always air well! ? and not good for the environment. But as a means of emergency with 3 to 5 euros per liter a cost-effective alternative.
