Less Rubbish :: Homemade Surface Cleaner

Another way we reduce rubbish in our household is to make our own simple cleaning products.  I started doing this years ago, admittedly not out of concern for waste management, but because I wanted to limit chemical exposure in our home.

Vinegar, bi-carb soda, lavender and eucalyptus oil are staples in my cleaning cupboard. I do own some Tri-Nature disinfectant but more often than not I use vinegar and lavender when a bit of germ warfare is called for.

My homemade spray-and-wipe is a general all purpose cleaner. I use it in the kitchen mostly; spraying the surface and then wiping it over with a soft flannel rag (over bench-tops, the sink, placemats, tabletops etc). It's so easy to make it almost feels silly to be posting a recipe. But here goes...

600 mls of white vinegar

300 mls water

20 to 30 drops of eucalyptus oil

You really don't need to be very precise. 

To be honest, I don't ever formally measure out the necessary ingredients.

Pour all ingredients into a spray bottle and voila! Home-made multipurpose surface cleaner. It's cheap, it's safe and it smells great. Sometimes I use lavender in place of eucalyptus, another essential oil which kills germs and viruses with gusto!