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If you’re searching for a frugal minded, easy to make, and non-toxic cleaner, this homemade all-purpose cleaner is a great alternative to conventional cleaners. Made with only a few ingredients, it works well and will get your home clean!
I used to have a cabinet full of different cleaners for tons of different things: oven cleaner, glass cleaner, comet, bleach, etc. Every time I cleaned anything, I breathed in what seemed like, horrible toxic air.
Scrubbing my floors, toilets, and every other nook and cranny of my home would leave me feeling light headed. I knew breathing in the fumes wasn’t good for me. After having my first child, I decided that toxic chemicals weren’t going to cut it. I wanted to use something that would be safer, less toxic and wallet friendly.
Making This Great Homemade All-Purpose Cleaner
With that, I finally went searching for a solution. I scored the different options on Pinterest and I found a few recipes that seemed promising. Although none of them were perfect, I finally put together a concoction that made a real difference. It is made of just 3 ingredients, you probably have them at home and they don’t cost much. So if you don’t have them at home I would suggest you go out and buy them right away.
Below is the recipe for the best all-purpose cleaning solution. It will work on pretty much everything. I use it in my kitchen and bathrooms, to take soap scum and mold off of showers, and even on my walls and base boards. Not only is it better than all the harsh cleaners I have used in the past, it is also so much cheaper and more versatile. Best of all, it’s safer than most other cleaners on the market.
Non-Toxic All-Purpose Cleaner
Ingredients and Items:
1) distilled white vinegar
2) hydrogen peroxide
3) blue dawn dish soap
4) glass sprayer
How to make it:
Fill your sprayer with 1/2 hydrogen peroxide, 1/2 white vinegar and 1 tablespoon of dawn dish soap. Mix by shaking and use!
That’s it! It is really the simplest recipe for all-purpose cleaner. Hydrogen peroxide is a bleaching agent and if you use it on fabrics, it can bleach it out. I have not had experiences with this, but I know that’s a general concern when using hydrogen peroxide. There are a lot of people who just use dawn dish soap and vinegar. This combination works. However, I do not find it as effective as using the all-purpose cleaner recipe with the hydrogen peroxide above.
Related: 5 Homemade Household Cleaners
If you have some hard gunk really building up, sprinkle some baking soda on it first, then spray it with this cleaner and scrub. That mixture takes off pretty much everything. Now, get to cleaning!
Have something in your carpet or on your upholstery? Check out my Non-Toxic Carpet Cleaner. It will even remove the smell of urine! (If you have kid or animals you that it’s a thing).
Or, you can mix similar ingredients for a safe, Non-Toxic Weed Killer!
Grandi says
I love this! I am also looking for better, safer ways to clean – that actually clean! 😉 We have 4 kids in the house ranging from 2 to 14 and a husky so ‘family friendly and pet friendly’ is super important to us. I have started using lavender in my cleaning products – not only does it smell yummy, it promotes relaxation. 😉 It’s a win-win for our busy house.
Semi-Crunchy Mama says
This has been my go-to for years! Yes, I still use bleach on occasion, but I can use this for basically everything. And the best part is, it’s super cheap!
Gina says
This stuff is amazing! The hydrogen peroxide bleaches out the stains safely. I also make a second batch & add isopropyl alcohol to the mix. This makes removing baked-on grease from stoves that much easier, Isopropyl alcohol is relatively non-toxic, compared to alternative solvents, and it is used widely as a solvent and cleaning fluid, especially for dissolving oils.