DIY Household Products

An American family spends an average of $504 per year on cleaning supplies. In the spirit of saving, we’ve brought you some homemade household products.
美国家庭平均每户每年在清洁用品上花销504美元。本着节约的精神，我们介绍几样节约清洁成本的自制家用产品。

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Vegetable Wash

Vegetable wash might feel like an unnecessary splurge to some. Make it with disinfecting ingredients you likely already have in your home: water, white vinegar and lemon juice.
蔬菜清洁剂或许对有些人而言是不必要的花费。用水、白醋还有柠檬汁这些你家里已有的清洁成分来制作吧。

Deep Clean Scrub

Deep cleansing scrub is a miracle worker on sinks and tub in that it harnesseses the power of baking soda and castile soap to help you banish grime and stains.
深层清洁磨砂可以在水斗和浴缸里发挥奇迹般的功效, 利用苏打粉和橄榄油香皂帮你去除污渍污垢。

Oven Cleaner

This oven cleaner is nontoxic and fume-free, with baking soda and salt for ultimate grease-cutting, scouring power.
这款烤箱清洗剂无毒无烟，苏打粉和盐就可以用于终极去油去渍。

Wood Polish

This two-ingredient furniture polish employs olive oil for shine and lemon juice to help remove any buildup or stains.
这种家具上光剂含两重成分，用橄榄油保持光泽，用柠檬汁去除尘垢和污渍。

Refresher

Baking soda acts as a deodorizer, while essential oils add your favorite scent. Essential oils are another concentrated ingredient; a little will go a long way. Mix the two ingredients and place in a small jar to make this two-ingredient room freshener.
苏打粉可以用以祛除异味，精油可以加上你喜欢的气味。精油又是一种浓缩成分，一点点就可以用很久。把两者混合，放入小玻璃罐子里，两种成分就可以做房间空气清新剂。

Glass Cleaner

This glass cleaner is as simple as vinegar + rubbing alcohol + water! The gamechanging ingredient in this concoction is rubbing alcohol, which works to dissolve dirt and oil and dries quickly for a streak-free finish.
这一玻璃清洁剂很简单，只要醋+外用酒精+水就可以。调和试剂中扭转乾坤的成分是外用酒精，可以溶解灰尘和油污且快干无痕。

Dishwasher Tabs

The homemade detergent tabs use baking soda to cut grease, washing soda to clean, and kosher salt to reduce hard water buildup.
家用自制清洗剂用苏打粉来减少油污，并用洗涤碱和粗盐来减少硬水的沉积。

All-purpose Cleaner

This cleaner is the solution to so many messes -- in the kitchen, bathroom and the dinner table . Vinegar is a homemade cleaning heavyweight and the star of this potion, with disinfecting properties thanks to its acidity.
这款清洁剂可以解决多种厨房、浴室和餐桌脏乱问题。醋是重量级自制清洁剂；醋属酸性， 是明星级清洁试剂。