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Cleaning applications for the humble lemon

Lemons have so many uses in every day to day life from making lovely lemonade to adding a little sharp freshness to a dish when cooking. Using lemons, however, is also known as one of the best home cleaning tips. They are useful in so many ways. Here are a few examples.

 

Eliminate odours

The first of many is to freshen up the smell of various kitchen appliances and tools. Chopping boards can often build up smells from the things we cut such as meats, fish or veg. Cutting a lemon in half and rubbing it over the surface of the board can neutralise bad smells. A similar technique applies for the fridge. Soaking a cotton wool ball with lemon and leaving it in the fridge overnight can also help to remove those lingering smells. These tips come from “Reader’s Digest”

 

Git rid of grease

The next great use of lemons in cleaning is to cut through grease on stubborn stains on countertops and stove tops. Thespruce.com recommends Leaving the stain to soak in lemon juice for approximately 5 minutes then scrubbing the stain with baking soda should remove the stain without making your elbows run out of grease.

 

The microwave trick

Next, it can help remove food stains from the inside of your microwave. “Trish Barber” from Readers Digest suggests adding 3 tablespoons of lemon juice to 1 ½ cups of water and microwaving the solution at a high temperature for 5 minutes. The steam will loosen any food items stuck to the inside leaving it easy to just wipe away.

 

Fresh clean windows

The final use of the day for lemons while cleaning is from “Sarah Aguirre” from The Spruce who says to use lemon juice to clean your glass windows. The acid in the lemon will eat through any grime on the windows whilst leaving a fresh and pleasant smell. After you have washed the windows with the lemon use a dry cloth to polish and buff the glass.

So there you have it: the tip of the iceberg when it comes to lemon usefulness. For more tips and tricks stay tuned to our blog.

 

For more great ways to use lemons around the house, see:

How to use lemons for green cleaning – The Spruce

34 useful reasons to load up on lemons – Reader’s digest

 

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COVID-19 5th January Update

 

Just to let you know we are open for business as usual and you can continue to have your cleaner clean your house.

The government has made it clear that cleaners are still permitted to work inside peoples' homes as long as Government Guidelines on social distancing and staying safe are followed (see below). In summary:

You can be outside of your home for work purposes where your place of work remains open and where you cannot work from home, including if your job involves working in other people's homes.

The full text can be found here New National Restrictions from 5 January (in England; there are similar texts available for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). Specifically relating to cleaners, the guidance continues: 'This guidance applies to those working in, visiting or delivering to home environments. These include, but are not limited to, people working in the following areas:

  • 'This can include work in other people's homes where necessary - for example, for nannies, cleaners, social care workers providing support to children and families, or tradespeople (this is not an exhaustive list)'

Note this guidance is for people who are fit and well, and is dependent on the following social distancing guidelines being followed:

  • No work should be carried out in a household where people are isolating or where an individual is being shielded.
  • The cleaners can continue work, providing that they are well and have no symptoms. No work should be carried out by a cleaner who has coronavirus symptoms, however mild, or when someone in their own household has symptoms.
  • No work should be carried out in a household where any occupants are clinically extremely vulnerable to coronavirus, or households with a possible or confirmed case of coronavirus.
  • Whilst in the house. a cleaner should maintain a safe distance of at least two metres from any household occupant at all times, and ensure good ventilation in the area where they are working, including opening the window.
  • Upon entering the home, cleaners should wash their hands using soap and water for 20 seconds.
  • Cleaners should wash their hands regularly, particularly after blowing their nose, sneezing or coughing, and when leaving the property.

The good news with regard to cleaning is that the cleaners can social distance from their clients very easily, and we would advise that, if you are at home when they are there, that you remain in a separate room to your cleaner.

If you are happy to adhere to the government guidelines - and if your cleaner has not been in touch already - then please just call the office and we will ensure that your cleaning continues.

Best regards

The Cleanhome Team