Natural Cleaning Solutions ?

[CrystalMoon]

If you mix vinegar, an acid, with bicarb, an alkali, you get a neutral ph. So in effect, which ever one you put the most of in the pot is what is softening the burnt on food.

I dont know which is the better ingredient or which of the 2 works, personally I just like the way it fizzes up when you add it together lol I know I know small things amuse small minds at any rate the pots are still usable

 

[mje772003]

I think i will use vinegar water solution most of the time and every few months use F10

 

[artolicus]

I would definitely warn against using Eucalptus solution just because it is a really harsh cleaner... it burns on your skin and isnt nearly as friendly as Tea Tree Oil. Peter I use Tea Tree oil for all manner of things around the house, as I do Lavender oil, but I dont know much about its neurological effects on pets with exposure... the truth is that Vinegar is just Ethanoic Acid, which is why it would be a good disinfectant in the correct ratios, for some not all bacteria and fungi I suppose.

I would be afraid that if I used vinegar the whole Viv would smell of sour vinegar lol. Does anyone here find that?

Around the house I use Euc (Benchtops, floors etc because its so powerful) but on my own body I would use Tea Tree and Lavender, and I would be inclined to do the same in a Viv to keep in hygienic. A weak solution

 

[mje772003]

Thanks artolicus for that info

 

[Schnecke]

I would be afraid that if I used vinegar the whole Viv would smell of sour vinegar lol. Does anyone here find that?

Once dry, even straight vinegar = no residual smell. Love it for this reason

 

[CrystalMoon]

Once dry, even straight vinegar = no residual smell. Love it for this reason

+1 with that

 

[Darlyn]

I use straight vinegar. Pick up poo (which dries quick uo here) clean astro turf with straight
vinegar. Works fine. I bleach the enclosure after each shed and remodel but spot cleaning is always
vinegar. Smell subsides quickly.