Bathroom Cleaner

I use baking soda and Castle soap to make my general bathroom cleaner. I use it to clean the bathtub, shower, toilets and the vanity.

I first start by putting about a quarter to a half of cup of baking soda in a cup. Not the best picture, but you get the idea. You do not need that much, as a little goes a long way.

 

I then pour some of the Castle soap into the cup with the baking soda and stir it up. You should put enough of the Castle soap until it gets to this consistency:

At this point it is ready to use. I simply put some on a wet cleaning cloth and clean what I need to. Remember that you will need to rinse off the cleaner. I usually just use a damp cloth to do this.

Toilet Cleaner

There will not be many pictures in this post, as I just do not think seeing pictures of my toilet is too exciting. To clean my toilets I use two simple ingredients: vinegar and baking soda.

To clean my toilets I simply pour in about a 1/2 cup of baking soda in the toilet. Then I pour in some vinegar - I do not measure how much, but I would say I use at least a cup of vinegar. At this point there are a lot of bubbles. I usually let it sit for about 15 minutes and let the baking soda and vinegar do their work. I then go back and scrub the toilet with my toilet cleaning brush. I usually clean my toilets this way once a week.

Homemade Cleaners - All Purpose Cleaner

In the first of my series about homemade cleaners I am going to talk about what I use for an all purpose clenaer in my home. Most of the time I use homemade cleaning products, but I do have few bottles of Method cleaners as well. However, I am slowly getting rid of those as well. The reason I choose to make my own is the amount of chemicals in the other cleaning ingredients does not make me feel comfortable to use and it saves me money.

I use to have a ton of cleaning products, one for every job, such as toilet cleaner, dusting, cleaning the bathrooms, window cleaner, ect. I know that it is hard not to resist all those cleaning products when they claim to do such wonderful things. However now I have learned that having all those products is just not necessary and can actually be harmful to you and your family (I will discuss this in future posts). The all purpose cleaner I use in my home is a mix of vinegar and water. I make it an equal mix of both, which I put in a spray bottle. Some people do not like the smell of vinegar, but I really do not smell it that much. If you like to make a scented cleaner you can add some orange peels to a container or big mason jar of vinegar and let it sit for a few weeks. After if has sat for a couple of weeks you can add it to your spray bottle with some water again 50/50 and you have a scented all purpose cleaner. Here is a picture of my mason jar with some orange peals. It does not have many peels in it right now though.

I use my all purpose cleaner in the kitchen, to wipe off tables, wife off dirt on the lightswiches, cleaning windows, ect.

In this series I will discuss more of my homemade cleaners and some ingredients you may want to avoid in cleaning products if you choose to buy your cleaning products. With that said for me making your own cleaning products is better for your family, better for the environment and not to mention cheaper.