Canola oil
A gentle cleaner that you can use as often as needed is a mixture or one half cup of canola oil and one quarter cup of water with a few drops of dish liquid.
Waxing recipe
A great recipe for waxing your wood floor: Use one cup of oil, ½ cup of vodka, 2 oz of grated beeswax and 2 oz of carnauba wax. Putting all of your ingredients into a pan with water, simmer until all ingredients are melted. Pour this mixture into a metal can and let it cool. Simply using a rag, dig your rag into the waxy mixture and polish your floor. You can even use this mixture on Pergo and other types of ‘faux’ wood. Using this mixture also helps to reduce the amount of static in your home.
Scented wood floor polish
You can add a scent to your floor wax that will last for weeks to come. Here is a simple recipe for when you want to wax your hardwood floor with an added scent. Use 2 oz of grated beeswax, 1 tablespoon of carnauba wax and 1 cup of mineral spirits and about 20 drops of lavender oil. Melting these together and cool you will make a great high gloss wax that you rub on with a soft cloth and let it dry.
Everyday cleaning
For everyday cleaning, use ammonia and water on a sponge mop to collect dust in corners of all your hardwood floor rooms.
Static free
To keep your flooring static free, rub a few dryer sheets across the floor on your feet at you walk around the room.
Cracks
Keeping the cracks of your hardwood floor clean is much easier when you apply extra wax to these areas when you are waxing your hardwood floor.
Quick shine
For a quick shine in areas where you have high traffic on your hardwood floor, you can use lemon oil and rub with a soft rag for a nice clean smell.
