ere are 12 natural homemade cleaner recipes to try:
1. Floor cleaner
Take a huge bucket and pour in a gallon of warm water, along with 1½ a cup of white vinegar, 1 tsp of natural dish soap (made of soapberries) and a few drops of lemon essential oil. Then, dip your hand mop into this mixture (mix it up a little), wring out the excess water and use this water to mop your flooring, once or twice a week. (do not use this on hardwood floors)
2. Mold/Mildew Cleaner
Into a mug or container, add in 2 cups of vinegar, along with 2 teaspoons of tea-tree oil. Give it a mix and transfer into a spray bottle for use. Spray the areas with mold or mildew generously and leave it to rest for 24 hours.
Mix 1/2 cup baking soda with 1/4 cup rubbing alcohol, 1/2 teaspoon tea tree essential oil and 1/4 cup water. Stir the mixture until it becomes a thick paste. and apply this over the mold/mildew infected area and use an old toothbrush to scrub out the mold/mildew and then wipe with a damp cloth to get rid of the mold/mildew.
3. Multi-purpose cleaner
Apart from glass surfaces, you can use this cleaner to clean any surfaces. You will need to mix together 3/4 cup of water along with 1 teaspoon of natural dishwashing liquid (made of soapberries), 1¼ cup of rubbing alcohol and a few drops of any essential oil of your choice. Mix well and transfer the contents into a spray bottle and use this to spray onto any surfaces and wipe it clean with a damp towel or cloth.
4. Sink cleaner
Into a bowl, add in 2 cups of baking soda, 10 drops of clove essential oil, 10 drops of lemon essential oil, 1 tbsp of castile soap liquid and give it a mix. Store this mixture in an airtight container and sprinkle this mixture al over your sink whenever required and scrub using a scrubber and rinse off with
plain water
5. Laundry detergent
Bring 4 cups of filtered water to a boil and add 1 cup salt to the boiling water. Mix well until the salt is completely dissolved.
Add 1.5 cups of baking soda to the water along with 1 cup of Sal Suds or castile soap. Add in 1 tsp of lemon essential oil to the mixture. Mix really well and add in 16 cups of filtered water to it and pour everything into a large container. Use 1/4 cup of this detergent for your laundry and in the fabric softener compartment use distilled vinegar for a natural fabric softener.
6. Kitchen cleaner
For heavy-duty kitchen cleaning, you can mix together ½ cup of dishwashing soap liquid (preferably one made from natural ingredients), along with 1 teaspoon of water, a few drops of clove essential oil and 1/4 of a cup of baking soda, in a bowl. Give it a mix and apply this on kitchen surfaces using a rough sponge and then scrub. Lastly, wipe it dry using a damp kitchen towel or cloth.
