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White Vinegar: The Cleaning Elixir

White Vinegar has been used for centuries in everything from soothing sunburns to pickling cucumbers. According to Wikipedia, Vinegar consists mainly of acetic acid and water. The acetic acid is produced through fermentation of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria. White vinegar is produced through a fast fermentation process that adds ‘mother of vinegar’, otherwise known as bacterial culture, to the base liquid before air is added.  Vinegar is added to many things, including cleaning products. Put down that five dollar bottle of cleaning spray that claims to cut through grease while smelling like potpourri. Why not stick to the original cleaner that will cost you a fraction of the price and doesn’t have any added chemicals? Read more

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Clean It Like You Mean It List: How to Eliminate the Stress of Cleaning Your Home

Here’s a scenario: Aunt Bertha and Uncle Fred from Colorado just called to say they plan to visit you in sunny Florida in one week and would you mind if they stayed with you? Of course you say yes, but now your stress level rises as you realize the short timetable you have to clean your home before they arrive. You barely have time to vacuum twice a week between working your 9-5 job and taking care of your family’s needs. Don’t fret! There’s a way to manage your chores and still have time to fit the rest of your daily activities. Create, what I like to call, the Clean It Like You Mean It list. It’s a way to figure out exactly what you need to do and how to make it happen. Here’s how to set it up: Read more

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Tiny yet powerful, LEMONS are dynamo kitchen cleaners

Lemons are a great natural kitchen cleaner for a variety of household jobs. The citric acid in this tiny fruit cut through grease and stains easily. It may be the most affordable kitchen cleaner you’ll ever use.
According to Wikipedia, lemons are believed to originate in Southern India and China, and were brought to America by Christopher Columbus. Florida is known as one of the biggest growers of citrus fruit in America such as lemons, limes, and oranges. Lemons aren’t just for cooking, though. It was often used to combat against various poisons and that includes the nasty germs you pick up around your kitchen.
Here a few ways to use this small, but powerful cleaning tool. Read more

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The Home-Cleaning Possibilities of Baking Soda

Many people underestimate how many products they have sitting in their kitchen or bathroom can be used for a myriad of tasks. I previously talked about the wonders of Windex and all the tasks it can complete. Now it’s time to address the under use of a very important product in the average household: Baking Soda.

Sodium bicarbonate, the chemical term for baking soda, is used in baking and cooking as ways to thicken sauces and help dough rise. Yet there is so much more to it.

Just to give you an idea of how much it can do, one article written on the subject found fifty one ways to use baking soda in every day cleaning!

I will highlight three ways you can utilize this amazing chemical compound in your home cleaning.

  1. Grease and electrical fires, cleaning ovens- When baking soda is heated, it release carbon dioxide. One of the benefits of carbon dioxide is its effectiveness in dousing fires of all kinds. It’s perfect for cleaning grease out of your oven to prevent a possible fire. Sprinkle it on the bottom of your oven, spray some water to wet it, and then wipe (or scrub if it’s a hard stain) the solution up.
  2. Silver jewelry cleaner- The gritty texture makes a great abrasive cleaner, but it’s best to add a small amount of water to the baking soda before rubbing it on your silver. If it’s too abrasive, it can wear down the silver and damage it.
  3. Cleaning carpets- remember the article I wrote on creating signature scented oils for your carpet? I suggest once a week to sprinkle baking soda on your carpet and let it sit for a few hours before vacuuming it up. Not only does this deodorize your carpet, it also cleanses your vacuum. Do this if you have more than one oil mixture and you’re ready to switch up the scent. The baking soda deodorizes the old scent leaving it fresh and ready for the next one.

There you go! These are just a few ways to use baking soda for more than just cooking. If you have scents that just won’t come out of your carpet or stains that baking soda can’t get out, contact Immaculate Janitorial Services and let us do the hard work for you! Call (813) 506-4156 or (727) 320-5930 for a free estimate.

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Windex: Not Just For Cleaning Glass

For the next two articles, I’ve decided to educate readers on a few household cleaning products that have multiple uses. Let’s start with the popular household glass cleaner, Windex. Everyone knows what it’s sold for: cleaning glass and clear surfaces of stains and streaks. Did you know that Windex also is great for getting out liquid stains on fabric like sheets, clothes and those affordable sectional sofas we love so much? It even works on carpet! There is a method to using it, though, so listen carefully. Read more

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Take the Mary Poppins Approach to Home Cleaning

Mary Poppins was the icon for turning any experience, no matter how boring, into an adventure. Who can forget the scene in the children’s playroom when they complain about the dull task of cleaning their room? Mary Poppins replies,” In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun.” This attitude is what I call the ‘Mary Poppins approach to home cleaning’. Today, I will share one way to put a little bit of fun in a chore everyone hates to do: vacuuming. Read more

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Five Ways To Clean A Dirty Carpet

Consider this… In one hour, humans shed approximately 1.5 million skin flakes. Calculate that number by the amount of time the average person stays in their home.

Kind of blows your mind, doesn’t it?

That’s just the beginning of the mystery dirt your carpet accumulates on a daily basis. It doesn’t even include pet dander, dust mites, and whatever else your shoes drag in when you walk through the front door. Vacuuming takes care of some of the dirt, but it’s always good to get your carpet professionally cleaned. Depending on the type of residence you have (i.e. home, commercial, etc), there are different methods of cleaning. Read more

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Oven Cleaning Made Simple

Most of my customers have the hardest time cleaning one item in their homes: the dreaded OVEN!

The most difficult part of cleaning an oven is getting all that baked-on carbon and leftover scraps off the inside walls of the oven.  Here’s a few easy steps to clean that dreaded appliance: Read more

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15 Unexpected Uses for Scrubbing Bubbles Cleaner from Tampa’s Queen of Clean

Throughout my travels in Tampa Bay, many residential cleaning clients ask me what products I recommend they use until my next visit.  There is one product in particular that I adore because you can use it for so much more than what you think.

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Foaming Bathroom Cleaner

When it comes to cleaning those hard-to-reach places, sometimes you need a little help. That’s why Scrubbing Bubbles® Foaming Bathroom Cleaner is here. Its antibacterial formula foams as it expands into nooks and crannies, lifting dirt, fighting grime, attacking soap scum, and killing 99.9% of bacteria**. Read more

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How to Clean Mini-Blinds Easily in 2 Steps

Do you have a set of mini-blinds or large hanging blinds in your home?

Many believe that cleaning these types of hanging blinds require individual removal, but in fact, they don’t.  I have heard of people taking each blind down individually and cleaning them in bath tubs or even taking them outside to hose them down.  This is unnecessary and time-consuming.

If you wish to have clean mini- free-standing large blinds, here is a quick and easy way to clean them: Read more