Making your own cleaning solutions is an excellent way to decrease toxin exposure, do something good for the environment and save money. You will likely have all the ingredients already. It takes less than five minutes to make natural kitchen cleaners.
Out of habit or an effort to save time, you can easily over spend on cleaning supplies. Making your own cleaners and repurposing cotton T-shirts as cleaning rags can add up to a significant amount of savings. It doesn’t take long to realize that you don’t need a lot of different cleaners. You can go a long way with a bucket of warm water and a couple drops of dish soap.
Let’s start with the kitchen counters. It is best to avoid vinegar based cleaners on stone countertops. Don’t worry though, there is an easy option that only takes a moment to make. Just reuse your old cleaning spray bottle after rinsing it out. A funnel might be handy if you have one, but not necessary. Pour these ingredients right into the bottle and shake it up.
Natural Kitchen Cleaner For Countertops
- 1/2 rubbing alcohol
- 1 1/2 cup warm water
- 1/2-1 teaspoon of dish detergent depending on how concentrated the dish soap is.
Natural kitchen cleaners call for minimal ingredients. A 50/50 vinegar and water solution works well on stainless steel sinks and appliances. Baking soda does wonders on glass top ovens. Adding essential oil drops to your spray cleaner will add that clean smell you might be missing. Cleaning cabinets, walls, open shelves, or inside the fridge can all be done with a small bucket of warm water with a couple drops of dish soap.
Affordable Kitchen Cleaning Supplies
Now for floors, for a while there I spent a small fortune on those Swiffer Wet Wipes. I loved them but with five kids and two dogs, I was burning through those things. A microfiber dust mop works best but a broom and dust pan will get the job done. You can rinse out the dust cloth and use it a few times before throwing it in the wash. To mop the floors, use about a gallon of warm water with a 1/2 cup of vinegar and a couple drops of dish soap. When the water looks dirty, dump it out and refill.
Use up what you have first, then start making your own. You probably have more open bottles of cleaner than you think. Soon your cleaning cabinet will be a lot less cluttered but still have everything you need.
