DIY Cleaning Products

All of our favorite DIY homemade cleaning products and tools in one place! These are effective and economical DIY recipes are sure to save you time and money.

  Who doesn't love to save time and money? Well, DIY cleaners do both of these things, so they're a staple in our cleaning kit here at the CMS HQ. From simple daily tasks to more specific cleaning jobs, these DIY cleaning recipes were created to get the job done...
We go through A LOT of vinegar in our home. This is not because we like to pickle things or eat a lot of fish and chips. Vinegar is an amazing cleaning product! It's inexpensive, it's readily available, and so many people already clean with it, but may not...
When you think of rubbing alcohol the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't cleaning. You typically think of it as something you find in a first aid kit. However, rubbing alcohol has many great cleaning applications. The main reason it's such a great cleaner is that it's...
If you are a regular visitor to our site then I know a few things about you. One, you love saving money and two, you love making your own stuff. So, I'm going to tell you how to replace 7 store-bought products with your own DIY cleaners for pennies...
I've talked about home scent signatures before; this is essentially what you smell when you walk into someones home. When it comes to your own home you typically don't notice it. When you walk into someone else's home, you most certainly do. So with the holidays upon us, you can...
There are few things I covet as much in cleaning as I do baking soda, and the incredible thing about it is it is so inexpensive! If they raise the price on baking soda, I'd still pay a premium for it because it does so much, not only for...
Rubbing alcohol is famous for being able to kill bacteria, but there are so many other uses for rubbing alcohol around your home, specifically in the realm of cleaning. One thing to note: in order for rubbing alcohol to be effective at killing bacteria it has to be at...
There are three key reasons why baking soda is so good at cleaning. First, it's a powerful deodorizer. Second, it provides mild abrasion, and third, it's a whitener and a brightener—the perfect cleaning combo! Clean a Stainless Steel Coffee Mug If your stainless steel mug looks and smells a little bit...
In many homes—I can't say all or most, but in many homes—there is at least one bottle of hydrogen peroxide. It always comes in a brown bottle because once exposed to sunlight it becomes unstable, it separates, and becomes useless. When buying it you will most often find it...
Can I tell you one of the hardest things to keep up with? One of the things Chad and I are constantly cleaning? The floors. They're easy to ignore until you find three-day-old shriveled cereal bits, tiny chunks of dried Play-Doh, or clumps of pet hair so large they may require...
If ants are a problem in your home, there are both lethal and non-lethal ways to get rid of them.
I’m on a roll with all things baby this week, and if you didn’t see it, check out my article Potty Training Tips and Clean Up: 3 Easy Steps. But if you’ve got some little ones who are still in diapers, or you’re expecting your first (congratulations!), this is...
Glass surfaces get dirty super quickly. And I get a lot of questions about how to clean glass. And what I get asked about most are windows, glass stove tops, and shower doors. I’ve written about some of this before, but I still get asked about this subject a...
We use all-purpose cleaner all the time. It’s basically the staple of the cleaning world. But what is all-purpose cleaner, how is it different from disinfectant, what’s the best all-purpose cleaner, what’s the best disinfectant spray, and how do you make DIY all-purpose cleaner? We have so many questions from...
Floors, the bane of the diligent cleaner's existence. Floors are prone to mess, dirt, dust, grime, etc. And hardwood floors pose a particular challenge, as they have particular cleaning needs.  I get a lot of questions about cleaning hardwood floors. Specifically, I get a lot of questions about how to...
Essential oils and I go way back. In fact, we’ve been a great team for over a decade. And if you’ve been reading Clean My Space articles, or watching Clean My Space YouTube videos, or following me or the company on Instagram (@cleanmyspace and @melissamaker) you probably know how...