DIY Solutions For Quick and Easy Cleaning
Over the last month I’ve been experimenting with making my own cleaning solutions. I was skeptical about the effectiveness of a homemade, natural-ish cleaner, but given the amount we were spending each month on ‘green’ cleaning products, I thought it was worth a go.
The good news is that I’ve discovered four recipes that are easy to put together and good at getting the job done. Below are a collection of recipes. And, pretty cleaning supplies make the scouring process more enjoyable, I’ve created a set of free printable labels for each solution!
Countertop Spray
1 cup water
2 tbsp. white vinegar
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
5 drops lavender essential oil
5 drops lemon essential oil
Bathroom Cleaner
*1 cup white vinegar
*2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup liquid dish soap
1 1/4 cups water
5 drops tea tree essential oil
5 drops lavender essential oil
*Combine first; add remaining ingredients after the reaction has settled.
Glass Cleaner
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup white vinegar
2 drops liquid dish soap
3 drops lemon essential oil*
3 drops litsea essential oil
NOTE: This spray will work on stainless steel as well!
* Citrus essential oils like lemon tend to dissipate quickly. If you want your lemon scent to last longer, we recommend anchoring it to another oil like Lemongrass or Litsea.
Stain Remover
1/2 cup Dawn Dishwashing Soap
1 cup Hydrogen Peroxide
NOTE: This multi-purpose stain remover recipe comes highly recommended from ModernDayMoms.com. While it’s not natural like the previous recipes, it is amazingly effective.
To pretty-up your new cleaning solutions, we created a set of custom labels (recipes are included).
We recommend printing the labels on a weatherproof label like this one. If you’re looking for a set of plastic bottles to house your cleaning solutions, this set has worked great for us.
Get the PDF from our “Downloads” tab on the Curbly Facebook page: https://crb.li/pdf-downloads (and if you do, please don’t forget to ‘Like’ our page!).
I hope you enjoy these recipes and custom labels. For more recipes, check out Faith’s Roundup of Easy, Affordable Natural Cleaning Products and click through to my "Natural Cleaning Recipes" Pinterest board.
Text and photos by Alicia Lacy for Curbly.com
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