Comments on: Homemade Furniture Cleaner http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/homemade-furniture-cleaner.html simplicity, creativity, self-sufficiency,...minivans Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:26:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: USA furniture manufacturers http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/homemade-furniture-cleaner.html/comment-page-1#comment-3318 USA furniture manufacturers Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:43:32 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2018#comment-3318 Natural solutions are great, there are just too many chemicals in our environment. But would it be possible to use mineral oil instead of olive? Usually this is what is used on wooden kitchen items (cutting boards, etc.) because it doesn't go rancid. Olive oil can smell bad after a while. Natural solutions are great, there are just too many chemicals in our environment.

But would it be possible to use mineral oil instead of olive? Usually this is what is used on wooden kitchen items (cutting boards, etc.) because it doesn’t go rancid. Olive oil can smell bad after a while.

]]> By: jan http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/homemade-furniture-cleaner.html/comment-page-1#comment-2522 jan Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:38:36 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2018#comment-2522 Wow! This just looks so easy! Going to mix up a batch in just a few minutes and try. I absolutely LOVE your home-made laundry detergent. Everything comes out so clean! I added 1/2 a cup of lemon juice to the finished product and stirred it up real good for a fresh "lemony" scented wash. You have some of the best ideas. Keep them coming....I am getting greener every day! Wow! This just looks so easy! Going to mix up a batch in just a few minutes and try. I absolutely LOVE your home-made laundry detergent. Everything comes out so clean! I added 1/2 a cup of lemon juice to the finished product and stirred it up real good for a fresh “lemony” scented wash. You have some of the best ideas. Keep them coming….I am getting greener every day!

]]> By: Jackie http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/homemade-furniture-cleaner.html/comment-page-1#comment-2498 Jackie Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:28:01 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2018#comment-2498 Just the other day, I busted my behind polishing with what I *thought* was Orange scented furniture polish. DH comes home, and I, like a smiling dope, ask, "Honey, can you smell that?" He says, "Yeah - it smells like a mechanic's garage in here." :-O That's when it occurred to me, that the polish is petroleum oil based! Grr - So, your recipe is just in time! Tomorrow, I'm testing it out! Thanks! Just the other day, I busted my behind polishing with what I *thought* was Orange scented furniture polish. DH comes home, and I, like a smiling dope, ask, “Honey, can you smell that?”
He says, “Yeah – it smells like a mechanic’s garage in here.”
:-O
That’s when it occurred to me, that the polish is petroleum oil based! Grr -
So, your recipe is just in time! Tomorrow, I’m testing it out!
Thanks!

]]> By: Tomato Lady http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/homemade-furniture-cleaner.html/comment-page-1#comment-2464 Tomato Lady Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:38:03 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2018#comment-2464 GardenRetreat--Exactly. They make us feel like only their special formula will do. GardenRetreat–Exactly. They make us feel like only their special formula will do.

]]> By: GardenRetreat http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/homemade-furniture-cleaner.html/comment-page-1#comment-2459 GardenRetreat Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:22:00 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2018#comment-2459 We sure have been sold that we need store bought cleaners to do the job right. Thanks for tip. It did make me think that I have to clean my outdoor furniture soon, ugh.. We sure have been sold that we need store bought cleaners to do the job right. Thanks for tip. It did make me think that I have to clean my outdoor furniture soon, ugh..

]]> By: Tomato Lady http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/homemade-furniture-cleaner.html/comment-page-1#comment-2457 Tomato Lady Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:25:55 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2018#comment-2457 Suseon--That sounds really fantastic. I have to get some flaxseed oil. Thanks a lot. Suseon–That sounds really fantastic. I have to get some flaxseed oil. Thanks a lot.

]]> By: Suseon http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/homemade-furniture-cleaner.html/comment-page-1#comment-2455 Suseon Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:55:12 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2018#comment-2455 If you want to avoid attracting dust to the olive oil try flaxseed oil instead. Old time remedies for furniture polish used linseed oil which comes from the same plant as flaxseed only not food grade. The polyunsaturated fatty acids in flaxseed oxidize rapidly at room temperature (which is why you should always refrigerate it so you don't consume free radicals). This oxidation causes it to polymerize with the wood creating a nice finish that won't attract dust. The monounsaturated fatty acids in olive oil are too stable at room temp and take too long to polymerize, thus leaving a sticky mess that attracts dust. If you want to avoid attracting dust to the olive oil try flaxseed oil instead. Old time remedies for furniture polish used linseed oil which comes from the same plant as flaxseed only not food grade. The polyunsaturated fatty acids in flaxseed oxidize rapidly at room temperature (which is why you should always refrigerate it so you don’t consume free radicals). This oxidation causes it to polymerize with the wood creating a nice finish that won’t attract dust. The monounsaturated fatty acids in olive oil are too stable at room temp and take too long to polymerize, thus leaving a sticky mess that attracts dust.

]]> By: Tomato Lady http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/homemade-furniture-cleaner.html/comment-page-1#comment-2451 Tomato Lady Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:42:08 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2018#comment-2451 Whit--I like that idea a lot. Ready made cloths sound very convenient. Whit–I like that idea a lot. Ready made cloths sound very convenient.

]]> By: Tomato Lady http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/homemade-furniture-cleaner.html/comment-page-1#comment-2450 Tomato Lady Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:41:24 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2018#comment-2450 kate--Exactly. Maybe add a little garlic . . . kate–Exactly. Maybe add a little garlic . . .

]]> By: Tomato Lady http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/homemade-furniture-cleaner.html/comment-page-1#comment-2449 Tomato Lady Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:40:42 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2018#comment-2449 Jenny--Yes, there was no where to go but up with this one! Jenny–Yes, there was no where to go but up with this one!

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