Make Your Own Cleanser

Because you just aren’t busy enough, perhaps you’d like to whip up your own batch of homemade, non toxic household cleaners!


Window Cleaner
Ingredients: vinegar, water, spray bottle
In a spray bottle, mix 2 tablespoons of vinegar and one liter of water. Spray on your windows and wipe dry.

Bathroom/ Kitchen Cleaner
Ingredients: borax powder, baking soda
Mix ¼ cup of borax powder with ¼ cup baking soda. Add just enough water to make a paste. Use this for cleaning kitchen and bathroom surfaces. Alternatively, add less water for scouring.

Floor Cleaner
Ingredients: white vinegar, baking soda, borax powder
Mix together baking soda and a bit of borax powder and add to your mop water. The borax will keep away many insects, except ants. The white vinegar can be used for rinsing to add a natural shine and keep away ants.

Disinfectant
Ingredients: tea tree oil, water
Add up to 50 drops of tea tree oil to a bucket of water. Stir well. Use this for wiping floors, counter, sinks, bathroom tiles, shower stalls and toilet seats.

Borax powder can be found in some drug stores, grocery stores or craft stores.
Tea tree oil can be found at local health food store.
Keep these away from children.