Glass Cooktop Cleaner (Natural)

Back in February, our whole family was sick with one or more of the following: a cold, an ear infection, pink eye, bronchitis, or strep throat. So when we had all gotten better, it was time to clean and disinfect the whole house.

When we got to the kitchen stove (glass top), I wanted to find an alternative to our Cerama Bryte Cooktop Cleaner.

(I tried to find out what the ingredients are in this, but most of it is "trade secret." What they do disclose are harmless ingredients - but what are they hiding with the rest of it? At the end of this data sheet, they classified it as "toxic material.")

In my online search, I found different suggestions for cleaning with natural ingredients, including baking soda, vinegar, dish soap and a combination of them. I've been experimenting with different variations and have found what works best, at least for me.

Note: I have found that it's much easier to clean up recent stains than to work on something that's been there a while. Even the Cerama Bryte didn't work very well on old stains. So it's best to get things up as soon as you can.

Natural Glass Cooktop Cleaner

My first step is to get up all the loose crumbs and wipe it as clean as possible with a wet rag.

Then I sprinkle some baking soda and work on the dark stains with the rag. This usually gets up most of it (again, not so well on old stains).

When you need a little extra cleaning power, put down a little liquid castile soap (I assume dish soap would work too) along with the baking soda. The two together seem to work a little better than just the baking soda alone.

Wiped with a wet rag.

Cleaned with baking soda.