Challenge #22: Make Your Own Green Cleaners

Grab your goggles & your gloves, but you won't be needing a face mask for this weekend activity. Today I'm challenging you to get rid of those cleaning chemicals you've been collecting in your cupboards for too long.

GREEN CLEANING RECIPES:

All Purpose Cleaner:

- 2 cups water

- 1/2 cup white vinegar

- 1 tsp peppermint castile soap

- 3/4 cup hydrogen peroxide

- 20 drops tea tree oil

- 20 drops lavendar or lemongrass

Method: Fill 32 oz bottle with water first, then add all the rest.

Floor Cleaner: 

- 1/2 cup white vinegar

- 1/2 cup water

- 20 drop essential oil of choice.

Method: Mix all ingred in squirt bottle & drizzle the floor before mopping.

Glass Cleaner:

- 1/4 cup white vinegar

- 1/2 cup Dr. Bronners (I use peppermint)

- 2 cups water

Method: Mix soap & water in spray bottle. Add vinegar & essential oil if you wish. 

Laundry Detergent:

- 2 capfulls of Dr. Bronners & that's it. Lavender is a nice option for laundry. 

Fabric Softener:

- 1/4 cup white vinegar added to the last rinse cycle of was load. {won't stink}
Pot & Pan Scrubber:
- mix baking soda & hydrogen peroxide together & use a lemon wedge as a scrubbie.

--> All natural products I use & love: Universal Stone, Norwex & Dr. Bronners.

RESOURCES:

~ Check out The Household Products Database to learn of all the toxic chemicals in every cleaner out there.{Similar to the EWG's database on beauty products}

~ Hidden Dangers of your Cleaning Chemicals

~ 1001 Uses for Vinegar

To looking cute in goggles,