Home DIY Cleaners

DIY Cleaners

Save money, save the earth. Featuring simple ingredients like essential oils, vinegar, and baking soda, these easy eco-friendly DIY cleaners will help you beat dirt, stains and all manner of mess—and we’ve got one for every day of the month.

People with showers, how much do you hate cleaning them?! I can almost hear you all yelling, “a lot!” Cleaning the shower is a total pain because soap scum and hard water buildup on walls leave you with a lot of scrubbing to get your shower clean.  Cleaning the shower...
Laminate floors oftentimes look streaky and hazy after being cleaned…which shouldn’t be the case after all your effort! Whip up this miracle laminate floor cleaner and use in a spray bottle with a flat head microfiber mop to get rid of those streaks for good. 1/2 cup water 1/2...
Are you looking for the best hardwood floor cleaner out there? Or maybe you’re looking for the best DIY cleaning products? Or you’re one of the many people out there who notices streaks after cleaning floors, and you want to know how to clean hardwood floors without streaks. Luckily,...
If you love the idea of hand sanitizer but want to make your own, try this gentle and moisturizing (and great smelling) solution.  Store in a squeeze bottle and keep in your purse, car, diaper bag or wherever you think you’ll need it! 2/3 cup Rubbing Alcohol (at least...
Cleaning your makeup brushes very regularly is a great way to keep your brushes lasting longer, your skin clear of breakouts and your makeup to be applied smoothly and without murky interference from previous makeup applications, especially if you’re changing colours.  Makeup artists will clean theirs after each use!  Using something very gentle...
Rather than purchasing specialty natural stone cleaners, which can get right up there price-wise,  make your own simple solution at home.  The rubbing alcohol dries quickly which helps with shine and offers you some disinfecting properties.  It won’t harm the stone, and the essential oils help make the mixture smell lovely and...
Soap scum is that icky grey stuff which forms on tubs and tiles after you’ve showered.  It is a combination of body oils, hard water and oils from soap and shampoos.  This slurry sits in your tub and shower, dries, and sticks to any surface.  Purchasing tub and tile...
If mildew is a problem in the bathroom, there’s a simple solution you can apply to the affected area to eliminate it.  The combination is quite powerful! 1/2 cup borax 1 1/2 cup white vinegar Create a paste, and apply to the affected area.  Scrub with a cleaning toothbrush and...
If you like making your own cleaning products, why not try making your own hand soap?  This is a great way to personalize the scent of the soap to your exact specifications and to experiment with what you really love.  Try several recipes and place them throughout your home;...
Glass cleaner and window cleaner don’t have to be your something blue to work well. It doesn’t even have to be your something new, well, not new from a store. In fact, store-bought glass cleaner and window cleaner cost approximately $4, while DIY window and glass cleaner can cost...
Having a little bottle of something to clean up daily spills and crumbs on the kitchen and bathroom counter makes on-the-go cleaning a cinch.  Keep a bottle of this handy along with a clean microfiber cloth for those quick in-between cleans.  It’s great to get in to a daily...
Sometimes, grimy windows require a next level solution.  Use what professional window cleaners use by mixing up this easy solution in a bucket and head outside with your double sided squeegee to make quick work of exterior windows. 1 cup of white vinegar 1 gallon of hot water 1...
If you notice your drains, be it in the kitchen or bathroom, aren’t working as well as they could be and emit an unpleasant odour,  it’s likely because there is a build up of grease, hair, decomposing food and other waste.  You want to break that stuff down and push it through...
Fabric softener helps to relax and soften fibres during the laundering process.  If you love the concept but don’t love the waxy coating and strong scent traditional fabric softeners leave behind, try this extremely simple method instead. 1 jug of white vinegar  50 drops essential oils (the scent will...
Removing something sticky or adhesive can be a challenge, and if you don’t want to stock a bottle of the double G in your cleaning cabinet, whip up your own on an as-needed basis to quickly remove adhesive.  Now, because it is a greasy product by nature (oil helps to deactivate...
Castille soap is a great natural cleaner on its own, it is made from olive oil. Greasy messes occur in the kitchen mostly, and this is a cleaning product you can whip up as needed to tackle those greasy situations.  Baking soda helps to provide natural abrasion, and citrus...