Natural Cleaning Recipes to Keep Your Home Sparkling!

I always try and use natural ingredients when cleaning.  Strong ingredients and smells give me a headache and bother my asthma. When researching natural cleaning recipes it’s trial and error. I like to use things like:

•  vinegar 
• baking soda
• hydrogen peroxide
• tea tree oil (can be purchased here)
• lemon juice
• dish soap
• Dr. Bronners castile soap  

Toilet bowl cleaner:
Fill an empty dish soap bottle with half water and half dish soap.  Use it to squirt around the bowl.

Glass cleaner:
Mix 1 cup white vinegar and 2 cups warm water in an empty spray bottle.  Spray and wipe with newspaper.

Hand soap:
Wash out old hand soap bottle and add about 1 tablespoon Dr. Bronner’s castile soap .  Just a little bit of castile soap goes a long way!

If you have an old foaming soap pump you can save money by putting in about 1/3 hand soap and the rest fill with  water and it will foam.

All purpose cleaner:
Mix equal parts white vinegar and hydrogen peroxide.  Add a touch of tea tree oil.

Scouring powder:
Baking soda (Plain!) it’s a great natural scrub for sinks, showers and bathtub.

I have also used a half of a grapefruit with baking soda to clean my tub. You just pour some baking soda into your tub and use the grapefruit as a scouring pad then rinse! It helps get rid of soap scum and smells wonderful!

Glass cleaner:
Add a few drops of lemon juice to water. You can also use vinegar.

Disinfectant spray:

1 cup rubbing alcohol or vinegar

3/4ths cup water

20 to 40 drops essential oil such as grapefruit or tea tree oil

Making my  own natural cleaning recipes has really helped my headaches and my pocket book. What I love is that most of these items we already have in our home!

Hope these ideas help! What natural ingredients do you like to use to clean your home?