![]() ![]() All content contained herein is copyrighted. The contents of this site are the property of Better Hens and Gardens. Probably a lot of the costs are packaging and transportation, but at a savings of $5.00 for the non-toxic home version, we’re going to try the easy homemade glass cleaner! When using it, I do find that you need to shake the spray bottle occasionally to keep the corn starch mixed into the solution.įor another easy, homemade (vinegar-based) solution to a common problem – weeds, try Weed-Be-Gone – A Safe & Easy Homemade Weed Killer. You can find out more information on it here. It also says to keep out of reach of children and pets. Well, the bottle doesn’t identify what’s in it, but the Windex® website says it’s made of water, carriers (isopropyl alcohol, ethylene glycol), cleaning agents (2-Hexoxyethanol, ammonium hydroxide, Mirapol Surf S-210, Videt EGM), wetting agent (sodium C14-17 Sec-Alkyl Sulfonate ), and dye (Liquitint® Sky Blue Dye). Now I’m wondering what on earth they’re putting in the commercial stuff to make it cost so much? So, how does it stack up on cost? Well, I figure about $0.20 for the vinegar, $0.25 for the rubbing alcohol, $0.05 for the cornstarch, and our water is from a well (essentially free) – so a grand total of $0.045 for a bottle of glass cleaner – versus $5.50. I know, cornstarch? But, having tried recipes of vinegar/water, vinegar/water/alcohol, and vinegar/water/alcohol/cornstarch, the last concoction is the clear winner – and it really works – you won’t miss the commercial glass cleaner. Homemade glass cleaner recipes generally start with vinegar and water, and then add alcohol and/or cornstarch. And, be so inexpensive that you’d be crazy to go pay $5.50 for it (that’s what a bottle of Windex® was going for at the store). I wanted to find an easy, non-toxic homemade glass cleaner that would work just as well as the commercial version.
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