Homemade cleaners are better for you, your family, the environment, and your pocketbook. This particular cleaner is perfect for just about all messes, and it's antibacterial too. The best part of all is how easy it is to make.
Prior to this cleaner, I had been using a simple 1:1 mixture of vinegar and water, but I wasn't satisfied with it for a couple of reasons. The smell was awful, and it took a long time to dry - even after wiping it off with a towel.
Here are the reasons it works so well:
The best part of this cleaner is that you can change the castile soap you add, which changes the scent of the cleaner you make. Dr. Bronner's has some wonderful smelling soaps! My personal favorites (after lavender, of course) are the peppermint soap and the Almond soap.
Prior to this cleaner, I had been using a simple 1:1 mixture of vinegar and water, but I wasn't satisfied with it for a couple of reasons. The smell was awful, and it took a long time to dry - even after wiping it off with a towel.
Armed with just a few common household ingredients, I created a spray cleaner that is perfect for surface cleansing. The ingredients kill bacteria, and the final product is superior to commercial cleaner (in my humble opinion). It smells GREAT too!
Give it a try - and be sure to check back here and let me know how you made out!
Antibacterial Lavender Surface Cleaner
2 Cups of warm water in a measuring cup
2 teaspoons of Dr. Bronner's liquid Lavender castile soap
Give it a try - and be sure to check back here and let me know how you made out!
Antibacterial Lavender Surface Cleaner
2 Cups of warm water in a measuring cup
2 teaspoons of Dr. Bronner's liquid Lavender castile soap
1 teaspoon vinegar
2 teaspoons rubbing alcohol
8-10 drops of lavender essential oil - optional
Mix well, add to your favorite spray bottle.
Here are the reasons it works so well:
- Dr. Bronner's contains essential oils that also kill bacteria
- The vinegar also kills bacteria
- The rubbing alcohol makes the solution evaporate quicker by reducing the surface tension of the water and it kills germs too!
The best part of this cleaner is that you can change the castile soap you add, which changes the scent of the cleaner you make. Dr. Bronner's has some wonderful smelling soaps! My personal favorites (after lavender, of course) are the peppermint soap and the Almond soap.
Comments
It smells so good in my apt. now. I made it because I had to clean a cabinet that I had outside that had bird dropppings on it and was looking for a healthy, environmentally safe way to sanitize the piece. I think your cleaner will do the trick. Thanks!! I also follow FlyLady which means you are always using a spray cleaner. Thanks so much!
I use full strength vinegar and sometimes peroxide, but with my extreme OCD that kicked in 2 years ago, I've been using the 'bad' stuff, 409, bleach (diluted), wipes and anti-bacterial soaps, even on my body, which I KNOW is extremely BAD!
But, OCD rules my 'cleaning life' and I can't help but think anything 'natural' isn't doing the job.
Although, I did purchase Dr Bonners Tea tree soap and used it for a while, I switched back to the 'bad' stuff.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!