DIY Cleaning Supplies

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Learn how you can make your own alternatives to common cleaning products right at home.

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Alcohol: Combine two parts isopropyl alcohol to one part water. Let the alcohol/water mixture sit on surface for 30 seconds before wiping the surface.

Distilled White Vinegar: Pour vinegar directly on the suface, let sit for up to 30 minutes, and wipe. Alternatively, create a vinegar spray by combining a 1:1 ratio of vinegar and warm water with 20 drops of lemon or tea tree essential oils in a spray bottle.

Hydrogen Peroxide: Use 3% hydrogen peroxide right out of the bottle to wipe down surfaces, or dilute by mixing 2.5 parts water to 0.5 parts hydrogen peroxide. Leave the mixture on the surface for at least one minute before wiping.

Essential Oil + Castile Soap: Tree oil is one of the most promising essential poils with antibacterial properties along with eucalyptus, thyme, and cinnamon. Combining antibacterial essential oils with a few drops of castile oil (commonly made from vegetable oils) can create a bacteria-fighting cleanser.

DIY Bleach/Disinfectants PDF

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You’ll need:

• Spray bottle

• Distilled water

• Liquid castile soap

• White vinegar (for disinfectant)

• Isopropyl alcohol or peroxide (for disinfectant)

• Essential oils (optional)

How to prepare:

• Fill your spray bottle with 2 cups of water.

• Add 1 tbsp of castille soap.

• Cover the bottle and shake well.

• For disinfectant, replace 1 cup of water for 1 cup of white vinegar.

• Add 2 tbsp of isopropyl alcohol or peroxide.

• Optional: Add 20 drops of essential oils.

DIY Surface Cleaner/Disinfectant Spray PDF

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You’ll need:

• 1 cup distilled or filtered water

• 1/4 cup rubbing alcohol

• 8-12 drops of essential oils, such as lemon, tea tree, lavender, or citrus

• 1 tsp liquid castile soap (optional)

How to prepare:

• Combine the ingredients in an air tight container and soak.

• You can use castile soap, a vegetable oil-based soap, to clean and disinfect surfaces.

• Essential oils like tea tree, peppermint, and lemon can be used to clean and disinfect surfaces.

DIY Disinfectant Wipes PDF

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You’ll need:

• 2 cups water

• 20-30 drops essential oil

• 2 tbsp baking soda

• Funnel

• Spray bottle

How to prepare:

• Add about 25 drops of your favorite essential oil to 2 tbsp of baking soda and stir to combine. Lemon, lavender, and eucalyptus are all great choices.

• Pour the baking soda and essential oil mix into the water and stir.

• Funnel the water into your spray bottle. Seal tightly and give the bottle a good shake to combine ingredients.

DIY Room Spray/Air Freshener PDF

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Method #1: Use the sun’s ultraviolet rays to whiten clothes. Install a clothing line outside and hang clothes.

Method #2: Add 1/2 cup of baking soda to washer drum before continuing with laundry as usual.

Method #3: Add 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide to the washer’s automatic bleach dispenser for every load. Note: Do not pour directly on clothes!

Method #4: Presoak whites in tub, sink, or washer drum. Create a solution of 6 parts warm water to 1 part distilled white vinegar. Soak overnight, then wash as usual.

DIY Bleach to Whiten Clothes PDF

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1. Pour 1/2 cup of baking soda down the drain.

2. Follow with 1/2 cup of vinegar down the drain (or use 1/2 of lemon juice depending on preference of smell).

3. Cover drain and let sit for 1 hour.

4. Finish by pouring a pot of boiling water down the drain.

DIY Drain Cleaner PDF

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Detergent: Add 1/2 cup of baking soda to your washer drum before adding in your clothes. Place 1/2 cup vinegar in the detergent tray or softener tray to be dispensed mid-cycle.

Fabric Softener: Add 1/2 cup to 1 cup of vinegar to the fabric softener compartment when starting a load for soft feeling clothes. To get clothes to your desired scent, add 20-30 drops of an essential oil to the vinegar in the softener compartment.

Dryer Sheets: For an affordable and household option, tear a sheet of aluminum foil about the width of the dryer, fold the corners, then ball it up. The ball should be about 3-4 inches in diameter. Toss the aluminum in the dryer drum and replace the foil once it starts to fall apart.

Store-Bought Alternative to Dryer Sheets: To get clothes feeling soft and fluffy, add wool dryer balls or tennis balls to your dryer drum.

DIY Detergents and Fabric Softeners Alternatives PDF

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You’ll need:

• 1 cup Epsom salt

• 5-10 drops essential oils

How to prepare:

• In a small bowl, mix the salt and the oils together. Only use the oils if you’d like a natural scent! Otherwise they are optional.

• Add 3 tbsp of the mixture to each load of laundry that needs fabric softener. Add directly into your washer during the rinse cycle or right before the final rinse, not into the softener dispenser or the dryer.

DIY Fabric Softener Crystals PDF

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You’ll need:

• Bar soap

• Washing soda

• Borax

How to prepare:

• Mix equal parts of grated bar soap, washing soda, and borax in a container. You can add a few drops of essential oils for scent if you’d like.

• Use a tablespoon per laundry load depending on how dirty your clothes are.

DIY Powder Laundry Soap PDF

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Bleach for Disinfecting

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Misapplied bleach or the mixing of bleach with other chemicals can be harmful or even lethal. A 2010 pediatric study found that–in a 16-year period–there were nearly 270,000 US children, under the age of five, were injured by household cleaners. Bleach was the leading source of injury amongst these children and usually through ingestion.

According to Planet Ark, the instability of the chlorine in bleach, which makes it a strong disinfectant, is the exact reason why bleach is dangerous when it enters the outside environment. While individual consumers may use small amounts of bleach at a time, it is the mass production of bleach and large-scale industrial uses of bleach that harm the environment. In waterways, bleach can form dioxins (a known carcinogen), which seriously harms aquatic life, wildlife and humans. Ozone depletion is a long-term atmospheric consequence that is associated with the production and use of bleach. While individuals use small amounts in the home, the purchase of these products supports the destructive industrial process.

Learn more about the dangers of bleach and what alternatives you can make yourself! 

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Using Bleach to Whiten Clothing

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Using bleach causes eye irritation, irritation of the mouth and throat. An especially dangerous risk associated with bleach occurs if bleach is mixed with other household cleaners. This is especially true for toilet bowl cleaners and ammonia. The mixture of these cleaners result in the release of chlorine gas which is an asphyxiant. When chlorine gas comes in contact with the moist tissues of the eyes or lungs, hydrochloric acid (HCl) results. This acid can damage airway tissues, lead to asphyxiation, and can result in death.

Bleach toxicity is a preventable injury. Follow these steps to prevent injury from bleach:
* Never mix bleach with other cleaners
* Always wear protective gloves, goggles, and long-sleeves when using bleach
* Use only in well ventilated areas with plenty of fresh air
* Keep children and pets away from treated site for 8-12 hours
* Store Bleach in well-ventilated areas and away from children and pets

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Drain Cleaner

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Chemical drain cleaners contain very powerful chemicals that may cause harm to one’s body, the environment and even drain pipes. Some common drain cleaner ingredients include: hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid which are both highly corrosive to metal and harmful to the human body. Other common ingredients include bleach and lye, which are harmful to the skin and body tissue. Drain cleaners have an extremely high pH reading and acid-based chemicals have very low pH readings. Chemicals with pH at far ends of the scale are very intense and can cause increasing damage to your body with increased exposure and are especially dangerous to children.

Drains lead right into the natural world. Before they reach treatment facilities, they have the potential to reach and contaminate groundwater nd eventually enter waterways where fish and wetland organisms are vulnerable.

Learn more about the alternatives to drain cleaners you can make yourself!

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Alternatives to Detergents and Fabric Softeners

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Fabric softeners are used to leave clothing smelling good and feel soft. To accomplish this, the softener product coats our clothes in a waxy substance that makes clothes smell good right out of the dryer. The coating on the fibers also deposits a layer of electrically-charged chemical compounds to make the fibers fluff up and feel softer. This is also what causes static cling. The waxy substance from the softener also clogs your washing machine via a negative feedback loop. The softener builds up in the drain lines and slows down the drain time of the washing machine, thus leading to more build-up of grime. The addition of fabric softener inevitably shortens the lifespan of your washing machine.

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