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There are three reasons I have switched to homemade cleaning products in our home.
Homemade cleaners are a lot cheaper to make than store-bought equivalents, especially if you buy the ingredients in bulk.
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Here are the two main zero waste cleaners we now use in our home…
INGREDIENTS
Jar white vinegar
Water
6 Lemons
Lemon essential oil (optional)
METHOD
This all-purpose cleaner is really easy to make and you can use it to clean your kitchen, bathroom & glass. For the glass simply spray it on and then polish with an old rag.
If you’re not a fan of the smell of vinegar you may want to add a few drops of lemon essential oil to the mix.
I thought it was worth mentioning that if you don’t want to wait two weeks for the lemon peel version you can just use 50% vinegar with 50% water for cleaning.
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Really not a fan of vinegar? Try this all-purpose cleaner instead…
INGREDIENTS
2 tbsp Castile soap
1 tbsp bicarbonate of soda
2 cups warm water
Essential oil of your choice
METHOD
To use this cleaner simply spray it where it’s needed, leave it for a minute and then wipe clean using a cleaning cloth or rag.
I tend to use the vinegar based cleaner for cleaning our chopping board, cleaning our toilet and the sink in the kitchen. I also use it for cleaning glass.
I use the Castile based cleaner in the bathroom, it’s especially good for cleaning the bath after our daughter has used a bath bomb. They seem to have some sort of oil in them which can be hard to get off with the vinegar solution.
The good news is there are lots of ingredients you can use to make eco-friendly cleaning products. A lot of them you may already have in your home!
What about you? Do you make your own zero waste cleaners?
Gina is a content creator and award-winning blogger. Her aim is to help you live a more sustainable & simple life. Her blog covers zero waste, minimalism, wellbeing & thrift. She currently lives in Cornwall with her partner, two kids and Charles the dog.
Vinegar is one of those handy things that can be used for more than just on your chips. I descaled our work water heater urn (that we use for coffee for lots of people) recently and all it took was a bottle of vinegar and a couple of rinses. Easy peasy and no nasty chemicals!
Thank you for sharing about these, easy to make!
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Great cleaning recipes, I’ll be making some soon #GoingGreen
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I use the citrus cleaner and have just bought some castile soap to make detergent!! (Better than my use of green deodorants then!) #GoingGreen
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