Tile and Grout Cleaner

Wow, I am stunned. Easy, inexpensive, and best of all - it works! I made 1/4 of a batch and put it in a well-rinsed Kaboom bottle. The Kaboom had never touched the soap scum, but this formula dissolved it in under a minute. I took a tip offered by another reviewer and added two drops of air freshener oil so the scent was pleasant. I'm never going back to those harsh chemicals that trigger my asthma and don't work well - this has just become *my* cleaner! Thanks so much for sharing.

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I have a medium gray textured tile kitchen floor with a very light gray grout. Five years of grime, coffee, tea, etc. has left it pretty nasty looking. Found this recipe and thought I'd give it a try. And WOW! It not only works, but it works great! My floor now looks like it did when new. I submitted a picture of the floor half done to show the results. Hopefully it'll be approved and posted.
Thank you for a great recipe.

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A MILLION STARS - This is AWESOME! We are renting a house with old yucky kitchen tile. Throw in 2 yrs of living here with 3 kids and yucky grout!! I had tried a ton of products including an entire can of Scrubbing bubbles on just the grout and nothing even made a tiny dent. Now I have gone from black to white grout!!!!

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This just did not work for me...I tried scubbing with a tooth brush after letting it sit for a couple of minutes and I only saw a small difference;(

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100 stars. . .ummm, can you say LIFE SAVER. You all will not believe this, but my hubby uses a LOT of Dial soap and that grease/soap scum has been lingering in our shower downstairs for about 4 years now as I try EVERY cleaning product on the market. Today out of desperation (because we need to re-grout it), I tried this recipe and didn't have any ammonia, but thought I might as well give it a whirl. . .it WORKED!!!! I so wish I would have taken before and after photos. This is fabulous and I will be using this from now on. You seriously made my day!!!! THANKS

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This is a wonderful recipe, my light grey grout looks like new. I used a small toothbrush type wire brush and just wiped up the dirty solution. The only drawback is if you have a glazed shiney tile, the baking soda leaves a white haze on it that needs to be rinsed off. Well worth the trouble.

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Excellent! My kitchen floor looks as good as new. For those who complained that it does not clean the grout. It did for me... with a little elbow grease. Yes, you have will to use a brush and scrub, but if you use the spray bottle and soak the grout really well and let it sit for a few minutes, you do not even have to scrub that hard. After this dried, it looked like it did when we first moved in.

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This worked just as well as any purchased brand cleaner. I did find that it wasn't as tough on the grout staining as I would have liked, will have to stick with bleach for that, but great on the tiles, shower & bath.

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This cleaner concoction works very well. We went to ceramic tile throughout the house last year, and the only complaint I had was that the grout got grungy looking from kitchen spills, pets, etc. This really does the trick, I just sprayed it on the grout, once over with a scrub brush on a handle, and then went over it with my Hoover Floor Mate. The Floor Mate washes the tile, sucks up the washing water, and also the residue from the scrubbed grout. Before using the grout cleaner, the Floor Mate did a great job on the tile but didn't get down to the grout, and now it does, as the cleaner and brush loosens the dirt and grime, and I don't have to get down on my hands and knees. I also added 5-6 drops of essential lavender oil, and the lavender scent covers the ammonia/vinegar smell. I also tried this out on our toilets and it works as well as those harsh bathroom cleansers, much cheaper too. I wrote the recipe down on the side of the spray bottle with a Sharpie, too, so I wont have to try to remember or look it up next time I make it. Thanks so much for the recipe.

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Love it! Tried it out today on my kitchen floor. Got everything on the cheap. Ammonia from Target 1.19, gloves, bottle and scrub brush from the Dollar Store. One of my dogs is a super messy eater and the grout was pretty dirty by the food bowl. This mix cleared it right up. I will use it regularly!! Thanks!!

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I was skeptical, but not after I used the first batch!
1. This is the best floor cleaner I've ever tried; by a mile!
2. It got my stainless steel sinks absolutely gleaming with just a wipe
3. It renewed (actually lightened and deep cleaned) the ancient faux marble vanity tops in the bathroom
4. When I was done, I poured the bucket out in the toilet and it got that gleaming too!
5. I think I love you for sharing this 'recipe' :)

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I didn't know how discoloured the grout was until we had to replace the built in dishwasher and I saw the original colour that was under there. I tried just about everything you could think of to clean it, even used magic erasers which helped, but not much. I didn't really think this simple concoction would work, but my gosh it sure did. The crud that came off was shocking and I now have much cleaner grout. It is not the exact original colour, but it is certainly quite close. Thanks very much, I am very pleased!

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great

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Great stuff! I recently bought Scooba® because I have tile floors. Scooba is wonderful.. but doesn't clean the grout. My grout isn't sealed (big mistake when I had it installed). It's tough getting the grout clean. This mix worked really well. I definitely recommend using a grout brush.

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This stuff is awesome! Thanks for the "recipe"

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It worked like a charm on my rock like ceramic entryway. I made too much and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of what else I should use it for.

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