Jen's Cleaner Recipes

Just in case you don't check the comments section, I thought I'd give this one it's own post...Thanks, Jen!

I'm really glad I asked for your tips...Keep them coming.

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I LOVE the all-purpose spary, the tub cleaner, the toilet cleaner and the scrub.

I still use windex for glass and once in a while I find I do need the strong stuff but these are much easier on your lungs and wallet because you can make a lot of cleaner with one bottle of castile. And you can find most of these at the grocery store now, mostly in the whole foods section. happy-er cleaning!

The other thing we've just done is to buy the canvas bags for groceries.

All-Purpose Antiseptic Soap Spray

Liquid soap (castile)
Purified water (have never used!)
Tea tree oil
16 oz squirt or spray bottle (old, clean cleaner bottles work)

Fill bottle almost full with water THEN add 3 Tbls castile to prevent bottle from sudsing up. Add 20-30 drops tea tree oil. Shake to mix.

Toilet Bowl

Vinegar
Tea tree oil
16 oz squirt bottle (i'm using the ole castile bottle)

Mix 16 oz vinegar and 8 drops tea tree oil.

Tub/shower

8 oz peppermint
castile soap
4 drops tea tree oil
8 oz spray/squirt bottle (i use an old dish soap bottle)

Squirt around tub and scrub. you don't need a lot and use a very wet rag.

Scouring Powder
1 cup baking soda
¼ cup dried rosemary (antibacterial)
¼ cup dried rose petals (scent) (colored roses will stain rag)
shaker

I got a shaker like they use for parm at papa ginos. You really don't need the roses and even just baking soda does wonders if you let it sit overnight

Furniture Polish

Olive oil
White distilled vinegar
(Lemon) pure essential oil or vanilla extract
8 oz flip-top bottle

Put ¾ cup oil into bottle. Add ¼ cup vinegar. Add 50 drops or ¼ cup lemon oil or ½ tsp vanilla. Test on small area. i don't really polish my furniture so...


Glass Cleaner

Club soda in spray bottle (make sure to dry)
OR Lemon juice and purified water
16 oz spray bottle
1-2 tsp lemon juice to 16 oz water (fresh lemon juice works best but strain well). Lemon juice will spoil so refrigerate.

Floors
2 Tbls castile
15 drops sweet orange essential oil
8 drops lemon essential oil OR ¼ cup lemon juice

Add ingredients to 1 gallon hot water. No rinsing needed. If you have a wood floor, murphy oil soap is great. it does work on other surfaces too. Not sure how 'natural' it is...it says 'pure vegetable oil soap'...I didn't know vegetable oil came as soap naturally!