All Purpose Germ Fighting Cleaner
Well, it's the middle of July and we've been fighting a nasty stomach bug in our house. The way it typically happens in our family is this:
Someone will always get sick:
- When we are leaving for vacation or on vacation
- Family is coming to town for a visit
And in true form, my daughter was sick the whole week we were on vacation this year.
And now, my brother and his family are in town. We usually only see them once a year and we've been passing around this stomach bug.
Now who wants to be around that??
And with school starting back in a few weeks, it seemed like the perfect time to share one of my favorite germ fighting cleaners. It smells amazing and is just as effective as those other chemical filled wipes... I won't mention any names.
What You Will Need
- Glass Bottle with Spray Nozzle (I like to re-use Apple Cider Vinegar Bottles, Coconut Aminos or any other glass bottles that I can fit a nozzle on)
- Essential Oils
- Castille Soap
- Water
All Purpose Germ Fighting Cleaner
This Germ Fighting Cleaner is such a simple and easy recipe to make at home.
Materials
- 2 tablespoon castille soap
- 20 drops tea tree essential oil
- 10 drops lemon essential oil
- 10 drops orange essential oil
- 2 cups water
- Instructions
Instructions
Pour water into glass bottle.
Add essential oils and castille soap.
Shake well before each use.
Store in a cool dark place.
This recipe is awesome for fighting germs and cutting through grease!
Love to DIY, here are a few more recipes:
DIY Toilet Fizzie Bombs Recipe
DIY Alcohol Free Hand Sanitizer + Recipe with Alcohol
DIY Poo-Pourri Spray Recipe with Essential Oils
I hope your family is feeling better. Love making my own DIY household products with essential oils. This is great!
Thank you so much! We are all well again! 🙂
I have all of these oils, I will try this soon. Thanks for the idea.
It smells pretty amazing!
Love this recipe especially the lemon and orange combination.
Thank you Anna! I love anything citrus. 🙂
I like your recipe! I often combine castile soap, vinegar, etc with essential oils like these for great results. It doesn't need to be complicated, to work well!!
I love this simple combination as well. In the past I have just used the vinegar and essential oils. I really like the added power of the castile soap. 🙂
Is there any rinsing needed with this cleanser? I have just been using white vinegar and lemon essential oil, which does amazing things, but I can't use vinegar on marble and we have a lot of it in our apartment (we are currently on a work assignment in Italy). This might be the perfect answer!
Hi Juli! I don't feel the need to rinse with this cleaner. I don't have any marble, but maybe make a small batch and give it a try! Good luck! 🙂
I love how simple this recipe is!
We use a very similar recipe for our homemade all purpose cleaner. So simple, frugal, effective, and safe. What's not to love!
What a good recipe for all purpose germ cleaner. As a mother of two little boys I try to keep my house very clean. Sometimes I add vodka in my all purpose cleaner, it is a strong disinfectant. Don't worry about the smell, essential oils will fade it away. Thanks for the good tip! Greets!
Yes, I love that essential oils will cover even the strongest smells! Thanks for sharing!