Most homeowners are using tiles for flooring almost every location in their home including rooms, bathrooms, and kitchen etc. due to their classy looks and ease of cleaning as compared to carpet flooring. But tile floors lose their shine after some time even after small deteriorations. They look discolored, distracting and stained due to the accumulation of grime and dirt in the damaged parts of the tiles. They also get stained due to an infestation of mildew and mold caused by lack of ventilation and high level of moisture. Spills absorbed by porous grout and soap froth buildup by bathing, mopping or shower can also help the tiles to lose their shine. In this situation, you must know how to clean the floor tiles naturally. The tips provided hereunder can help you in this regard.
How to Clean Floor Tiles Naturally
You can maintain the sparkle of your tile easily, before and after cleaning then through professional cleaners, by using certain items available in almost every household. The natural DIY solutions discussed here under can be considered to maintain the sheen of your tile floors.
Scrub with baking soda:
Baking soda can help you in removing stains from your floor tiles. You can use the DIY cleaning solution made by combining 1 tbsp liquid dish soap, ¼ cup white vinegar, 2 gallons of warm water and ¼ cup of baking soda, to mop your floors. To get freshly scented floors you can also add a few drops of lavender essential oil to this solution.
Citrus cleaner with orange peels:
Combine Orange peels and a quart of white vinegar and allow it to stay for two weeks. After two weeks, add this solution in spray bottle half filled with water, to clean all of your floors, tiles, and fixtures in your bathroom, kitchen and rooms. It will not only clean your tiles but also provide them a good smell.
Mildew and mold remover:
You can mix baking powder and lemon juice in equal quantity to get rid of mold and mildew on your shower curtain and bathroom tiles easily and quickly. This mixture should be spread over the infected area and rinsed after 1-2 hours. Baking powder in this solution will remove mold and mildew and lemon will give a good smell to your bathroom.
Kill the germs:
You can easily kill germs on your tile floors naturally by using the mixture of a capful mouthwash in a gallon of warm water. This mixture will help in killing germs from vinyl and tile flooring but on wood flooring, it may not work as expected.
Minty wash:
You can also use the mixture of rubbing alcohol, white vinegar, and water in equal quantities along with a few drops of peppermint essential oil and ½ tsp of liquid dish soap, to mop your tile floors. You can fill this mixture in a spray bottle or a bucket for dispensing it easily. Along with cleaning your tiles, it will also help in getting rid of mice and ants due to peppermint oil in it.
Thus, by knowing how to clean tile floor naturally, you can make a painstaking task easier and effective.
