April 18, 2013
DIY Homemade Cleaners {Free Printable}
The key to homemade cleaning recipes is making sure that they actually work. You can spend a lot of time and money searching and making recipes that are so-so, when you need something that just works and does what it’s supposed to do. I have found that having a few good ingredients in correct ratios is the key. The recipes that I’m sharing with you in this series are ones that work great for me, they’re easy to mix up, and all use simple, all-natural ingredients. Earlier this week I shared with you my must-have ingredients for DIY Homemade Cleaners and today I have a free printable to go along with the series.
Grab the printable, pick one or all of the recipes to try, get the ingredients you need and follow along! I’ll be working my way through the recipes over the next couple of weeks on the blog – it’ll be fun.
You can go here to get your free DIY Homemade Cleaners Recipe printable.
You can put it on a clipboard, in your cleaning bucket, or in your cleaning binder – it’s a great reference sheet!
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Marie Says
I’ve never heard of ‘super washing soda’ or ‘castile soap’. What are they and can they be found in a typical grocery store?
Becky Says
Post authorYes, both can be found at grocery stores, Target, Wal-Mart, and Amazon.
xo, Becky
Sarah Says
Hi Becky,
I’m in the UK, and haven’t heard of super washing soda or Castile soap either. Please could you describe them more fully?
Thanks, Sarah
b r Says
Post authorHi Sarah! Castile soap is a vegetable based soap and super washing soda is a natural laundry booster (it’s just baking soda that has been heated).
Elizabeth Says
I love that you are sharing these recipes!! Thanks!! Just a word of caution about using vinegar and Castile soap in the same recipe: because the vinegar is an acid and the soap a base, they react and pretty much cancel each other out:
http://lisa.drbronner.com/?p=292
(I might have wasted some Castile soap myself this way 🙂
Becky Says
Post authorHi Elizabeth!
In my experimentation, I totally agree – with the exception of the recipes that include it (the vinyl and tile cleaner and the all-purpose cleaner) – the ratios of soap are small enough that there doesn’t seem to be a reaction.
xo, Becky
ivy Says
I think there is a typo on the list. White vinegar is on there twice.
Great list and recipes thanks for sharing.
Becky Says
Post authorIt’s corrected and updated 🙂 Thanks!
xo, Becky
ivy Says
Your welcome!
Amy L. Says
I’m super excited to try some of these recipes! Even though I’ve been making my own homemade cleaners for a while, I have never used these particular ones.
To Marie: I live in a very rural area and we have super washing soda at Wal-Mart in the laundry isle and Dr. Bronner’s liquid and bar castile soaps are at GNC and at Ingles (our only big grocery store chain) in the personal care section. Hope that helps.
Crista Says
My favorite recipe is 1/2 cup vinegar, 1/2 cup water, and a squeeze of lemon!
Joyce Says
Thanks for the printable. We are in the process of getting rid of our cleaners, and doing homemade. The smells of the others really give me a headache. Bleck.
Keia Lee Says
Thank you for the free printable! I have been thinking about trying homemade cleaners lately 🙂 I just wrote about how great your checklists are for cleaning on my blog improvingmewithkeialee.blogspot.com If you have time I would love if you checked it out! Thanks again!
Erin Hall {i can craft that} Says
thanks so much. i just had 2 questions.
1 is the essential oil just for scent or does it serve a higher purpose. if so which ones are good to use.
2) i have been making my own laundry soap with 1 c washing soda, 1 cup borax,1 grated ivory soap bar. have you tired this and do you find the castille soap to be superior? also you have a lower soap to soda/borax ratio
thanks so much
Becky - Clean Mama Says
Hi Erin!
The essential oils add a great scent – which is what I’m looking for when I use vinegar b/c I can’t stand the pickle-smell. Some also have antibacterial properties – so I use melaleuca or On-Guard in the disinfecting cleaner and sometimes I’ll add it to my floor cleaner to give it a germ-killing boost.
The ratio of soap to soda/borax is what works best for my laundry – cleans, softens, no residue and it completely dissolves.
xo, Becky
Lorna Says
Thanks so much for the pretty printable! I printed it out & laminated it. I also shared at my Mothers & More meeting tonight.
Melissa Says
Can you use the laundry soap in a front loading machine??? Thanks
Becky Says
Post authorYes!
Amber @ The Mom Road Says
Hi, fantastic! We’re starting to move in to homemade cleaners… as in I have a jar with vinegar and orange peels. So really really just starting. I’m glad I found your blog, you have some great posts I’m going to click through after this comment. I was wondering if you had a grout cleaner? I saw some on pinterest but a lot of the comments on them said they didn’t work.
Jonni Says
Thank you for this printable. I love making my own cleaning recipes.
Natural Cleaning Recipes Says
I really like your PDF. That is a great idea! I use a lot of those recipes, the laundry detergent and all purpose cleaner are some of my favorites.
Jill Says
Thank you so very much for these beautiful printables!! I really appreciate it!
Estee Says
Great Downloadable!
Do you have a recipe for cleaning Travertine Floors? (They can’t have vinegar or citrus in them)
Thanks!
Adrienne Leyva Says
Hi Becky! What brand of essential oils do you use? Do you purchase at Whole Foods or health stores or Target ( I saw they have essential oils but not sure on quality)?
Thank you so much!!!
Adrienne
Clean Mama Says
Post authorI use and sell Plant Therapy in my shop!