This document provides recipes for homemade cleaners and other household products including all-purpose cleaner, disinfecting spray, soft scrub, homemade comet, oven cleaner/grout cleaner, mold and mildew cleaner, dish soap, foaming hand soap, window cleaner, floor cleaner, dishwasher detergent, dishwasher detergent cubes, dishwasher cleaner, homemade bleach gel and more. The recipes typically call for common ingredients like vinegar, baking soda, essential oils, castile soap and water that are mixed in specific amounts and proportions to create effective cleaners and other products for various household cleaning and laundry tasks.

1. All Purpose Cleaner
• 2 C. Vinegar
• Mix all together in a
spray bottle.
• 2 C. Distilled Water (can
boil tap water)
• Shake bottle before
each use.
• 10 drops Lemon Oil
(can use any other oils
as well, White
Fir, Lavender and Wild
Orange are a great
combo)

2. Disinfecting Spray
• 30 oz water
• Combine and shake
well.
• 2 squirts plant based
liquid soap
• 5-10 drops each of
lemon, lavender and
White Fir (can use
OnGuard as well if you
don’t want to use single
oils)

3. Soft Scrub
• 1C Baking Soda
• Liquid Castile Soap
Mixed with water so its
not “soapy”
• 10 drops Melaleuca
Essential Oil
• Place baking soda in
bowl. Slowly pour in
Liquid Castile
Soap stirring constantly.
Add Liquid Castile Soap
till consistency
resembles Frosting.
• Store in a jar or squeeze
bottle and use as you
would soft scrub

4. Homemade Comet
• 2 C. Baking Soda
• ½ C. Borax
• 10 Drops oil of Choice
• Dump the powders into
a large mixing bowl.
Mix thoroughly with
hands. Sprinkle Mix in
oils. Mix with hands
again
thoroughly, breaking up
any clumps. Spoon into
clean parmesan cheese
container. Use it to
clean like you would
‘Comet’ cleaner.

5. Oven Cleaner/ Grout Cleaner
• 5 Tbs. Baking Soda
• 4 Tbs. Vinegar
• 3 Drops Dish Soap
• 10 drops Lemon
• Measure Baking soda
into a bowl. Slowly add
Vinegar stirring as you
add it. Mix in soap and
oil. Coat over/grout
wait 15 minutes and
wipe off. Can use a
scouring pad if you
need a little more
elbow grease.

6. Mold and Mildew Cleaner
• Pour 2 cups distilled
white vinegar into a
spray bottle
• Add 2 drops lemon
essential oil and 2
drops melaleuca
essential oil
• Shake well and spray on
infected area
• For a little scrubbing
power use some
homemade soft scrub

7. Dish Soap
• 2 Cups of Castile Soap
• ½ Cup Warm Water
• 3 drops Essential Oil
(Recommended
Options:
Peppermint, Eucalyptu
s & Citrus Oils)
• Place ingredients in an
old, recycled, dish soap
bottle. Shake well
before each use.

8. Homemade Foaming hand
soap
• Water to fill the
dispenser
• 1-2 tsp peppermint or
Almond Castile Soap
• 3-5 drops essential oil
of your choice
• Add castile soap to
bottle
• Add Oils
• Fill remaining with
Water
• Can add a drop of food
coloring if you’d like
• Shake and enjoy!

9. Window Cleaner
• 1 1/2 C Vinegar
• 1/2 C Purified or
Distilled Water
• 8 drops Any Citrus
Essential Oil
• Mix in a spray bottle or
jar and apply to mirrors
or glass. Shake before
each use.

10. Floor Cleaner
• 1 gallon warm water
• ¼ vinegar
• 10-20 drops lemon
• 3 drops oregano
• Mix all in a bucket or
spray bottle and go to
town.

11. Dishwasher Detergent
• 1 C Washing Soda
• 1 C Borax
• 3 drops OnGuard
Essential Oil
• Mix thoroughly and
store in a plastic
container. Use
approximately 2
TBS/load. Tip use
vinegar in the rinse
compartment to help
prevent residue.
Shake well before use.

12. Dishwasher Detergent
Cubes
• 1 C. Borax
• 1 C. Washing Soda
• ½ C. Kosher Salt
• 2 Packets unsweetened
lemon kool-aide
• 10 drops Lemon or
Purify
• Water
• Mix all dry ingredients
together. Moisten just
enough to incorporate
all ingredients.
• Press into Ice cube trays
• Let dry about 24 hours
• Pop out and store in
airtight container.

13. Dishwasher Cleaner
• 2 cups white vinegar
• Mix baking soda and
oils together, sprinkle in
• ½ c. baking soda
bottom of dishwasher
• 5 drops purify, lemon or
• Pour vinegar in a pyrex
On guard
type measuring cup and
place on top rack of
dishwasher. Run
dishwasher on short
cycle or rinse cycle.

14. Homemade Bleach Gel
Ingredients
• ¾ cup water
• 3 Tbsp corn starch
• 4-7 Tbsp household bleach
• Mix water and corn starch
together in a small pan. Bring
to a boil, stirring continuously
until mixture becomes
translucent and pudding-like.
Let cool. If you need to make
it more than a few hours
ahead of time, cover the pot
with plastic wrap so it won’t
dry out. Start adding bleach by
the Tbsp, until you have the
consistency and strength you
desire. Gel will thin a little bit
after sitting. Use as you would
regular bleach gel.
• Store in a left over glue bottle.