All Purpose Cleaner

1 tsp borax

1 T castile soap

1/8 cup distilled white vinegar

2 cups hot water

5 to 10 drops of essential oil

Mix all the ingredients and pour into a 16-ounce spray bottle

Window Cleaner

¼ t liquid soap

3 T vinegar

2 c water

Put all the ingredients into a spray bottle, shake it up a bit, and use as you would a commercial brand. The soap in this recipe is important. It cuts the wax residue from the commercial brands you may have been using before.

Furniture Polish

1/2 teaspoon oil, such as olive (or jojoba, a liquid wax)

1/4 cup vinegar or fresh lemon juice

Mix the ingredients in a glass jar. Dab a soft rag into the solution and wipe onto wood surfaces.