15 ways to clean your home with products you already have in your pantry

Matthew WilsonMay 4, 2020, 22:14 IST

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Some supermarket shelves across the US are still empty, so you might have to keep your home clean with products you already have.
An all-purpose cleaner can be made from rubbing alcohol and white vinegar.
Baking soda and vinegar can be used to unclog drains.
Hand sanitizer can be made by combining rubbing alcohol and aloe vera.
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With much of the country still at home and some supermarket shelves still empty, you might be looking for alternative ways to keep your house clean. These cleaning product recipes use common household items that many people already have in their pantry.

Here are 15 home remedies to keep your house — and yourself — clean.

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Out of laundry detergent? Make your own using Borax and washing soda.

Laundry detergent. Saroj Khuendee/Shutterstock

Clean your floor with various home remedies.

Cleaning hardwood floor. T3 Magazine/Getty Images

To clean stainless steel appliances, just add a few drops of olive oil.

Cleaning stainless steel. Daniel Krylov/Shutterstock

Use rubbing alcohol to sterilize your sink and other surfaces.

Kitchen sink. Pop Paul-Catalin/Shutterstock

Unclog a kitchen drain with baking soda and vinegar.

Kitchen sink. Renan Teuman/Shutterstock

Using rubbing alcohol or liquors like vodka and aloe vera, create your own hand sanitizer.

Hand sanitizer. Rachel Askinasi/Insider

In a saucepan, simmer water with ingredients such as lemon and rosemary to create a natural air freshener.

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To clean windows or mop floors, use citrus-infused vinegar.

Cleaning a window. Tiko Aramyan/Shutterstock

Lemon thyme can be used to clean porcelain in the bathroom.

Bathroom sink. Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images

Or combine vinegar and baking soda to clean your toilet.

Cleaning the toilet. rawf8/Shutterstock

Using another baking soda recipe, you can create a scouring powder to clean your bathroom.

Bathroom. Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images

Baking soda mixed with water can also clean grease from the inside of an oven.

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Clean your mattress using baking soda, a kitchen strainer, and a vacuum.

Messy bedroom. Justin Paget/Getty Images

To remove stains, apply lemon juice and baking soda.

Lemons. Tom Kelley/Getty Images

Make an all-purpose cleaner by combining rubbing alcohol and white vinegar.

Cleaning solution. Dragon Images/ Shutterstock

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