Cold weather brings snow and layers of ice that build up on driveways, parking lots and walkways. This is dangerous due to slip and fall incidents and the risk of sliding vehicles. There are multiple ways to deal with the ice around your home, but people can abandon costly store-bought solutions that surround their house with harsh chemicals. There is a homemade answer to ice build up.
This non-toxic, homemade solution consists of a simple mix: It’s a half a gallon of warm water, six drops of dish soap and two ounces of rubbing alcohol. Many people can find the ingredients already in their home. The amounts of each ingredient can be adjusted as needed for the size of the frozen area that’s being cleaned.
The simple solution is poured along the layers of ice, making it easy to break apart with an ice pick or even by hand. This works on both the concrete of sidewalks and the asphalt of roads.
So, people can feel free to pass up the ice melt at the store. They can even avoid shaking bags of salt along their driveway to stay safe during bitterly cold winters. This water, soap and alcohol mix is the cheap solution to an ice-free ground.