Natural All-Purpose Cleaner Recipe

Here is how I make my natural all-purpose cleaner!

Turtle's Natural Homemade All-Purpose Cleaner Recipe

1 16-20 oz. spray bottle
1/4-1/2 tsp. Sal Suds or castile soap
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 c. white vinegar
3-5 drops essential oil

Fill your spray bottle about 3/4 full of warm water. Add Sal Suds or castile soap and baking soda. Shake it up. Last, add vinegar and essential oil. This natural all-purpose cleaner will be a little bubbly at first. You may need to let it sit about 5-10 minutes before using it the first time. Store along with you other homemade cleaners until you run out.

I find this to be a VERY effective natural cleaner that is easily made at home for pennies. Typically, I use Sal Suds to make this all-purpose spray. I find that castile soap leaves a lot of residue and does not cut grease as well as the Sal Suds. Sal Suds also has Fir Needle and Spruce oil. This smells really fresh and leaves surfaces shining brilliantly. My counters, wood cabinetry, stove, oven, microwave, refrigerator, and bathroom have never looked better or been so easy to clean. I just spray on, let sit a few minutes and wipe away. If you go light on the baking soda (say, 1/4 tsp. for 20 oz) this will even clean glass streak-free. If you try this and you do happen to see streaks from the baking soda, just re-wipe with a vinegar rinse.

As for essential oils, I am still using lavender oil for the smell, but if you are worried about the homemade cleaner being a really good disinfectant, use tea tree oil.

Please leave some comments if anyone is out there! :)