Why Use Natural Homemade Cleaning Products
If you’ve decided to switch to natural homemade cleaning products for your home you’ll be pleased to know that you can use the same cleaning ingredients to make up cleaning recipes for the whole house. And, you can use the same general 50/50 white vinegar and water spray for the Kitchen and Bathroom.
However, if you’re specifically looking for bathroom cleaners then these 5 natural homemade cleaning recipes for the bathroom will be perfect for you.
Using natural homemade cleaning recipes will also help you reduce your plastic waste and have a greener healthier home with less chemicals. I think you’ll love these natural homemade cleaning recipes for the Bathroom.
Ingredients You Will Need for these Natural Homemade Cleaning Recipes
To start making natural homemade cleaning recipes for the Bathroom you will need:
1. Bicarbonate of Soda (bicarb) – this has so many uses and is made from a naturally mined mineral trona, which apparently there is plenty of.
2. White Vinegar – this is basically an alcoholic liquid that has been allowed to sour, it’s bee around for a long time. Apparently around 5000 BC the Babylonians were using the fruit of the date palm to make wine and vinegar to be used as food and a preservative or pickling agent. For cleaning purposes, I would use Distilled White Vinegar. Remember – never use vinegar based cleaners on granite, marble, stone or ceramic surface.
3. Rubbing Alcohol / Surgical Spirit – is usually isopropyl alcohol or in the UK it’s equivalent is surgical spirit. It is used as an antiseptic and cleaning product. All rubbing alcohols are unsafe for human consumption so should be kept out of the reach of children and make sure you clearly label any cleaning products you make that include it.
4. Castile Soap – named after the olive oil-based soaps originating in Castile, Spain. Castile soap can be either liquid or solid bar form, but it is made only from vegetable oils such as coconut, olive, and hemp oils and never from animal fats. Don’t mix Castile Soap and Vinegar as they cancel each other out and won’t work.
5. Washing Soda – also known as soda ash, can be an irritant so wear gloves when using.
6. Essential Oils (or fresh woody herbs) – naturally occurring plant compounds that are useful for adding a lovely scent to your homemade products and are also antibacterial, just be careful not to use them neat. My favourites are lemon, tea tree, rosemary and lavender.
You can find the perfect Natural Homemade Cleaning Starter Kit in my shop, it has everything you need to start making your own Natural Homemade Cleaning Recipes (doesn’t include rubbing alcohol but you can use Vodka).
5 Natural Homemade Cleaning Recipes for the Bathroom
1. Bathroom Wipes
Handy for wiping down surfaces in between weekly cleaning
YOU’LL NEED:
- Glass jar with lid
- 1 cup of cooled boiled or distilled water
- ¼ cup of white vinegar
- 12 drops of Tea Tree essential oil
- 12 drops lemon essential oil
- 15 to 20 cloth squares
HOW TO:
- Put the cloths in the jar
- Mix the water, vinegar and essential oils
- Pour the mixture over the cloths and allow to soak in
- Wash after use and make a new batch
Remember – Never use vinegar based cleaners on marble, stone, ceramic or granite surfaces and when making cleaners with water make small batches and use within 1 week
2. Bathroom Scrub
This is great for giving your bath a good deep clean
YOU’LL NEED:
- 50g Bicarbonate of Soda
- 1 Tbsp Castile Soap or Eco Friendly Washing Up Liquid
- Warm water
HOW TO:
- Combine everything together to make a soft but not too runny paste.
- Use with a non abrasive unsponge to clean bathroom surfaces.
- Rinse with warm water
- You can finish off with a general spray
3. All Purpose Castile Cleaning Spray
This recipe doesn’t contain vinegar so is great for using on stone, granite, ceramic or marble surfaces
YOU’LL NEED:
- Glass spray bottle
- ½ Tbsp washing soda
- 1 Tbsp castile soap
- 2 cups of hot water
- Approx 20 drops of essential oils (not citrus if using on granite)
HOW TO:
- Add washing soda & castile soap to the bottle.
- Pour two cups of hot water in and shake well to mix (use cooled boiled or distilled water)
- Add the essential oils to the bottle when cool and shake again.
- Rinse surfaces with warm water after use
4. Toilet Bombs / Fizzers to freshen your loo
YOU’LL NEED:
- Glass jar
- 100g Bicarbonate of Soda
- 45g Citric Acid
- 1 Tbsp Eco Washing Up Liquid or Castile Soap
- 20 drops of essential oil – your choice
HOW TO:
- Mix Bicarb and Citric Acid together in a bowl
- Add the eco washing up liquid or Castile Soap
- Drop in the essential oils
- Mix together with a spoon until it holds together when squeezed in your hands, spray a little water or witch hazel on if it’s too dry
- Press into a silicone mould / ice cube tray or mould in your hands and place on baking paper
- Allow to dry overnight and then store in an airtight container
- To freshen your loo just drop a bomb into the bowl and allow to fizz, leave and flush.
Be careful not to add too much liquid as it will start the fizzing reaction prematurely !
Note: be careful if you store in an airtight container as the citric acid and bicarb may start to react if they get damp and start to give off carbon dioxide; that’s what makes them fizz 🙂
5. Bathroom Spray
YOU’LL NEED:
- Glass Spray Bottle
- 1 ½ cups water
- ¼ cup Rubbing Alcohol
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- Essential oils
HOW TO:
- Mix the water (cooled boiled or distilled) rubbing alcohol (surgical spirit) and vinegar in a spray bottle and shake.
- Add your essential oils, Tea Tree or 4 Thieves Blend have antibacterial properties.
Remember – don’t use vinegar cleaners on stone, granite, ceramic or marble and don’t keep cleaners diluted with water for more than 1 week, make small batches
Let's start Cleaning
Happy cleaning but remember to keep all your cleaning products out of the reach of children, even the lovely natural ones.
I hope you find some of these recipes useful and I’m sure there are lots more ways that we can use Natural Cleaning products around the home. I have some more tips in my Natural Cleaning Tips and Tricks Blog and you can buy all the natural cleaning ingredients you need in my online Shop.
And, just remember you may need to tweak the recipes a little bit depending on how soft or hard your water is and always test on a small area first.
Please share you favourite recipes I’m always keen to try out new ones.
I’ve never thought of making my own cleaners before but it all looks quite easy. What a good idea.
This brilliant! We’ve been talking about being more eco friendly with our cleaning, so this is just what I need. Thank you!
I get through so many bathroom wipes, so will be giving these a go! Best bit is I have most of the bits lying around already.
These are great, I love using natural cleaners in my home. They smell lovely and so much cheaper too
It’s great to see these homemade cleaning products in action. I’ve never really thought about making my own. It’s a very clever idea – and your results are fab.
Oh this is a brilliant resource. I’ve been looking to make my own cleaning products for a while now so going to get some of these ingredients and have a go.
They are so easy and so much better for us and the environment 🙂
I have never tried making cleaning products before but I do use baking soda for cleaning my bathroom sink.
I make mine too and also buy ecover which I will stop now since I’ve learnt that SC Johnson bought it. These are so much better for you and the environment too.
It’s so much better when you know what goes into them 🙂
The toilet cleaner fizzers look great, it’s definitely something I’m going to try!
They are good, you have to be careful not to add too much liquid when you make them or they start expanding and have a mind of their own!