Wise Housekeeping: Try A Natural Stove-Top Cleaning Paste

Posted on: 5 November 2014

Your stove top endures a lot of spills that may be hard to clean. But you do not have to resort to expensive stove-top cleaning solutions. The following is a simple, inexpensive recipe for a stove-top cleaning paste that will make your stove-top shine.

The Secret Behind The Stove-Top Cleaning Paste

Salt is the first ingredient to pay attention to. The reason salt is important is because it aids in dissolving solvents in water. All the ingredients in your stove-top cleaning paste will mix well, mainly because of salt. The second reason salt is helpful is because it has absorbent qualities. Salt should help lift and remove the stains and grime from your stove-top.

The second ingredient that you will be using is baking soda. Baking soda is abrasive, so it should help break the adhesive biofilm that stains and grime create to stick to your stove-top. The pH level of baking soda is mildly alkaline. A positive alkalinity is helpful because it will dissolve grease and other organic matter that might be present. The pH level of baking soda also helps neutralize odors completely.

The last ingredient is just a simple but powerful essential oil. You can use any essential oil that you want. You can use orange, lavender, or any other aromatic oil that you want in your kitchen. The smell from the oil should last a while, especially since baking soda neutralized all the offensive smells.

Remember that the stove-top cleaning paste will only help you with simple tasks. You may need additional help from a professional home cleaner, like Kimberly's Kleaning Service, for tougher jobs. But remember to ask about the cleaning products they use, if you want to keep your home free of unnatural chemicals.

The Stove-top Cleaning Paste Recipe

You will need the following to make your paste:

  • 1 tablespoon of sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon of baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon of water
  • 5 to 10 drops of your favorite essential oil

Now you need to follow the next steps:

  1. Mix all the ingredients in a container. You can use a spoon or a fork to do so.
  2. Continue to mix until the solution resembles a paste.
  3. Dip a clean and slightly damp cloth into the solution.
  4. Use the paste as you would any other cleaning solution.
  5. Make more of the solution as needed. Run a clean and damp cloth over the stove-top to remove any residue.

As you can see, cleaning your stove-top can be done easily and naturally. But you can consider a cleaning service if you do not have the time to clean yourself. 

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