Homemade Holistic Cleaners for the Home - Recipes

Laundry Stain Cleaner:

• 1 /4 cup Liquid Castile Liquid soap
• 1/2 cup Hydrogen Peroxide
• 32 oz spray bottle

Mix together in a spray bottle and top with water.  Spray directly on the stain.

Laundry Detergent:

• 1 bar castile soap
• 1/2 box baking soda
• 1/2 box baking soda baked at 300 for 40 mintues to make soda ash
• 1/4 cup sea salt
• 20 drops essential oil of your choice

Grate the soap into a 1 gallon mason jar.  Add the rest of the ingredients.  Seal the lid and shake.  Use 1 tablespoon per load.

Liquid Dish Soap:

• 1 1/4 C boiling water
• 1/4 C (tightly packed) grated (homemade) soap
• 1/4 C castile soap
• 1-1.25 T super washing soda (I use baking soda baked at 300 for 40 minutes)
• 10-30 drops essential oils (optional)
   
  

In a pint jar, (with a homemade dispenser top), combine soap flakes, (an old-fashioned lye soap works well), and boiling water.  Stir with a fork until all flakes are dissolved.  Add super washing soda and stir.  Add castile soap.  Stir.  Allow to cool and add essential oils of your choice.  I like to give it a shake or a stir every now and again.  Over time it gels up a bit, and I like to shake things up a bit to keep it all incorporated.  Also, we have noted that if our house gets too cold, the soap gets super thick, so if you keep your house cold you may want to use less super soda.

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Dishwasher Soap recipe:

• 1 cup baking soda 
• 1 cup washing soda (I used baking soda baked at 300 for 40 minutes instead) 
• 1/2 cup kosher salt 
• 20 drops of your favorite essential oil ( I like lemon, orange and grapefruit together)

Use 1 tablespoon for each load.  Fill the rinse cup with vinegar to keep them sparkly.

All Purpose Cleaner:

• 32 oz. spray bottle
• 2 cups vinegar (I use vinegar soaked in orange/lemon peels for a couple of weeks so it smell yummy)
• 2 cups water
• 20 drops of essential oil (Thieves is recommended here as it will kill EVERYTHING) - optional 

Combine in spray bottle and go.  This disinfects, degreases, and everything else you need.