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This oven cleaning gel tackles your

least favourite job without the

caustic fumes that come from

conventional oven cleaners.

Makes 1-oven’s worth

1 tsp xanthan gum

2 tsp glycerine

2 tsp washing-up liquid

300ml just-boiled water

1 tsp salt

5 tbsp soda crystals

1 Put the xanthan gum and glycerine

in a large bowl and stir well to combine.

Add washing-up liquid and stir again.

2 Put the just-boiled water in a jug

and add the salt and soda crystals.

Stir until the crystals dissolve.

3 Pour the warm solution into the

A pine-scented, diluted detergent

your mop (and floors) will love. Use

borax substitute with care.

Makes about 4 litres (single use)

150ml witch hazel

1 tbsp borax substitute

40 drops pine essential oil

3–4 litres very warm water

Add the witch hazel, borax substitute

and essential oil to the warm water

and stir well, ensuring the borax

substitute dissolves fully. This is for

use immediately.

How to use

Dip your mop into the mixture. Wring

out as much liquid as possible, then

wipe over your floor as normal.

Clean & green

oven gel

Forest fresh

solid-floor cleaner

bowl with the gum mixture and use a

hand-held blender to pulse for 1 min,

until fully combined. Use immediately.

How to use

1 Switch off your oven at the socket

and remove the racks from the inside.

Wearing rubber gloves, use a sponge

or scrubbing brush to apply the gel

liberally to the surfaces of your oven,

including the door.

2 Leave the gel on overnight. In

the morning, again wearing rubber

gloves, use a scrubbing brush to

give your oven a thorough clean. If

burnt-on spots remain, sprinkle over

some bicarbonate of soda to give you

extra scouring power.

3 When you’re satisfied, wipe the

oven down with a clean, damp cloth,

rinsing the cloth in fresh water as

necessary. You can use this solution

on the oven racks and trays, too, but

avoid use on aluminium surfaces.

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