5 Easy Homemade Cleaners That Work Great

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Natural Toilet Bowl Cleaner

Many commercial toilet bowl cleaners use chlorine bleach, but not this natural toilet bowl cleaner. Instead, castile soap and baking soda get the job done. Plus, you won’t have to worry about accidentally exposing your pets or children to toxic toilet water.

Ingredients:

• Large squirt bottle;
• Small funnel;
• 1/3-cup liquid Castile soap;
• Two cups water;
• Two tablespoons baking soda;
• Lemon essential oil;
• Eucalyptus essential oil;
• Lavender essential oil.

Instructions:

1. Take the top off of a large squirt bottle, which you can find at most home improvement stores.
2. Place a funnel into the opening of the bottle, and pour in 1/3-cup of liquid Castile soap, two cups of water and two tablespoons of baking soda. Wait for the foaming to subside.
3. Add in five drops each of lemon, eucalyptus and lavender essential oils, which both freshen and disinfect.
4. Screw the cap into the squirt bottle, shake well and squirt into the toilet bowl.
5. Allow the homemade cleaner to sit for a few minutes, then use a toilet brush to scrub the bowl clean.

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Homemade Window Cleaner

Forget using chemical cleaners to wash windows. They’ll look clean as a whistle with this all-natural homemade window cleaner, which uses vinegar and cornstarch to buff those fingerprints away.

Ingredients:

• Empty spray bottle;
• Small funnel;
• 1/2-cup vinegar;
• One tablespoon corn starch;
• Two cups water;
• Lemon essential oil;
• Grapefruit essential oil.

Instructions:

1. Take the top off of an empty spray bottle, place a small funnel into the opening and pour in 1/2-cup of vinegar, one tablespoon of corn starch and two cups of water.
2. Add in five drops each of lemon and grapefruit essential oils.
3. Screw the spray top back onto the bottle,and shake well before use.

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An Old-School Remedy

A little research will show you cleaning wood floors with white vinegar and water is highly contested, but it’s definitely worth a try if you’re looking to avoid harmful chemicals.

Depending on the strength of acetic acid (the chemical component in vinegar that breaks down oils and sugars) you’re looking to apply to your floors, go for anywhere from a half cup to a full cup of vinegar per gallon of water.

Another plus side? If you’re into natural remedies, you likely already have a variety of vinegars in your cabinet or refrigerator. (Best to avoid the red wine variety.)