You say yes to natural, non-toxic, safe bathroom cleaning and No to harsh smells with an all-purpose bathroom cleaner DIY. Besides, it is cheap and you have full control over the ingredients, you can decide to add a bit of fragrance and you may decide not to.
You can’t have such an advantage with the commercial cleaners. Moreover, getting your favorite bathroom cleaner can be difficult. Your imagined kind of bathroom cleaner may not be in the market just yet or may never be, and why settle for what you don’t like when you can make your own custom made all-purpose bathroom cleaner that works.
The beautiful thing about DIY bathroom cleaner is that the ingredients you need are common basic household ingredients, and if you don’t have it home, you can easily get it at a nearby store or better still, you can shop for it online.
The DIY all-purpose bathroom cleaner ingredients include Bastille soap, baking soda, and essential oil. You probably have these ingredients at home, and if you don’t, no worries, we have made it easier to get the ingredients, is just a click away.
How to Make your Own All-purpose Bathroom DIYÂ CleanerÂ
Making your own custom-made all-purpose bathroom cleaner is as simple as ABC. The job is as good as complete when the non-toxic ingredients are in place.
If you discover how cheap and easy to make an all-purpose bathroom cleaner the bathrooms will never be dirty again, even your kids will be willing to clean the bathroom- no harsh smells, non-toxic, all-natural. The DIY all-purpose bathroom cleaner can be used for deep cleaning and for daily cleaning
Before we give the recipe, it would be nice to have background info on the ingredients and the role each ingredient plays in cleaning the bathroom. Read on for the ingredients you need to make a DIY all-purpose bathroom cleaner with the recommended products.
Vinegar
Vinegar can be many things, as flavor in food, for food preservation, and it is popular for its cleaning prowess.
Vinegar is an acetic acid made by the fermentation of ethanol alcohol. It can be derived from beer, wine, champagne, or cider. What makes it possible to use vinegar for cleaning is its acidity.
Its acidity makes it such a good cleaner. Vinegar can dissolve soap scum, hard water deposits, and other bathroom messes.
It gives such a remarkable cleaning result when combining with baking soda or castile soap. Besides vinegar has some level of effectiveness for disinfecting because of its acidic nature, though not on the level of bleach or isopropyl alcohol or bleach. It also destroys mold to a certain degree.
Either the white or cider vinegar can be used for cleaning. That said, the best for cleaning is the plain white vinegar because it does not contain coloring agent, thus, it won’t stain the surface.
Note: while vinegar is good for cleaning, it does not work on all surfaces. Vinegar is not suitable for use on marble, stone floors, iron, and hardwood floors because of its acidity.
Castile Soap
You probably have the Castile soap at home already, for dish and laundry cleaning. The castile soap is essentially made form oils. The castile soap may not be able to kill viruses, but it can help remove bacteria, grease and all kinds of dirt. It makes a great combination with vinegar to get rid of soap scum and other bathroom messes.
Baking Soda
You probably have this at home too especially if you are a baker, but baking soda is not just for cake baking, it is also good for bathroom cleaning. Even if you don’t have it at home, you can easily get it from a nearby store or conveniently by clicking the link below.
Essential Oils
You may decide to add fragrances and you may not, but it gives the DIY bathroom cleaner a complete touch as it leaves your home smelling good and nice.
You don’t need the chemical perfumes that can cause allergies or complicate health issues, use the essential oils instead, and there is no limit to the varieties of essential oils you can choose to add fragrance to your DIY bathroom cleaner. There is the orange oil, eucalyptus oil, lemon or tea tree oil, you can even add up two varieties.
Other Essential Items
Besides the ingredients, you need these items too
Spray bottle: you fill the solution in a handy spray bottle for ease of use and spray your way into a clean bathroom.
Microfiber cleaning cloth: use the microfiber cleaning to wipe clean the surface after applying the solution.
Scrub bristle brush: use the scrub brush to erase tough stains, there are some stubborn stains that won’t leave instantly after applying the cleaner until you add a bit of elbow grease. The perfect scrub brush for this operation is the Soft-bristled brush– it won’t scratch the surface and it does leave any streak behind.
DIY all-purpose bathroom cleaner: baking soap, castile soap with essential oil
Ingredients
- 2 cups warm water
- 1 tbsb castile soap
- 1 tbsb baking soda
- Essential oils: 30 drops tea oil
 Recipe
- Warm 2 cups of water, preferably distilled water
- Pour the warm water inside a spray bottle
- Add the baking soda, and shake well to mix
- Then add the castile soap, shake the bottle again
- Then add the essentials oil and that completes the preparation
- Then shake vigorously again for the ingredients to combine
- This should not be able to take more than 5 minutes.
After preparing the cleaner, you can use it to clean the tile, tub, floor, sink even clean the interior and exterior of the toilet. You can as well use it to make the kitchen surfaces sparkling. This bathroom cleaner also works well to clean the carpet and rug. You can as well use it to wipe down the counters. This cleaner also works for drain cleaning.
How to use
- Spray the surface to be cleaned
- Let it stand for some minutes
- Apply a little scrubbing if necessary
- Then wipe clean with a damp microfiber cloth
DIY all-purpose bathroom cleaner: baking soda, vinegar, essential oils
- 1 cup of warm water
- ½ cup of vinegar
- Essential oil
- 2 tablespoons baking soda
Recipe
- Pour the warm water in a spray bottle
- Add the vinegar
- Add the baking soda and shake the bottle well to mix the ingredients
- Not necessary, but can make a difference, add a 15 drops of eucalyptus, or orange or tea oil
- Then shake to mix again
- You can use this solution to clean the tile, tub, sink, bathroom floor, and even the toilet.
How to use
- spray the cleaner over the bathroom surfaces
- Let it sit for some minutes for the solution to penetrate the grime
- Then wipe clean with a damp microfiber cloth
You can use it to clean any surfaces besides marble, stone, granite, wood. You can also use it to clean the wall and windows. It can even be used to clean coffee mugs and teacups.
Note: a combination of baking soda and vinegar produces a fizz. The bubble anyway is the real deal in cleaning, but make sure you pour the baking soda into the spray bottle slowly.
What is all-purpose bathroom cleaner DIY
Perhaps you are wondering what is the all-purpose bathroom cleaner DIY about, for the record, DIY all-purpose bathroom cleaner is “do it yourself” bathroom cleaner. You prepare it yourself by following the recipes; it is simple and it won’t take less than 10 minutes to prepare a DIY bathroom cleaner.
What can you achieve with the DIY all-purpose cleaner?
You can achieve a lot with the DIY all-purpose bathroom cleaner and it is different from a homemade cleaner.
As an all-purpose bathroom cleaner, you can use it to clean almost every item in the bathroom even in the kitchen and other areas in the home.
On the other hand, you may need up to four homemade cleaners to handle just the bathroom. Homemade cleaners are for specific purposes, such as bathtubs homemade cleaner to clean the tub, or the homemade cleaner for tile, or a homemade cleaner for the drain that is having close to three bathroom cleaners just for cleaning the bathroom. Moreover, chemicals are included in some homemade cleaners
However, you just need one DIY all-purpose bathroom cleaner to clean the bathroom fixtures, even kitchen fixtures and other areas in the home, without chemicals or strong odor. It is safe to use throughout the house.
Conclusion
All-purpose bathroom cleaner DIY is simply making your own bathroom cleaner from the comfort of your home, and the ingredients you need are around the house, you probably just don’t know they are useful for bathroom cleaning. The ingredients include baking soda, Bastille soap, vinegar, and essential oils. Effectively combination of these ingredients produces a DIY all-purpose bathroom cleaner that works. You can use it to clean the tile, bathtub, sink, floor even drain.
