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Has anyone tried this cleaning spray recipe?
Gorgeously Green All-Purpose Spray
32-ounce plastic spray bottle 2 cups water 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar 1 teaspoon pure castile soap (peppermint is a favorite) 3/4 cup hydrogen peroxide 20 drops tea tree oil 20 drops of lavender or lemongrass essential oil
Simply fill a large 32-ounce plastic spray bottle with the water. Add the vinegar, castile soap, hydrogen peroxide, tea tree oil and lavender or lemongrass essential oil. Lavender is lovely for the bathroom spray and lemongrass for the kitchen, so make two separate bottles at the same time. In the hot summer months, add about 10 drops of citronella essential oil to the spray, as it is an excellent insect repellent.
This spray is suitable for acrylic, ceramic tile, wood, marble and granite.
Simply fill a large 32-ounce plastic spray bottle with the water. Add the vinegar, castile soap, hydrogen peroxide, tea tree oil and lavender or lemongrass essential oil. Lavender is lovely for the bathroom spray and lemongrass for the kitchen, so make two separate bottles at the same time. In the hot summer months, add about 10 drops of citronella essential oil to the spray, as it is an excellent insect repellent.
This spray is suitable for acrylic, ceramic tile, wood, marble and granite.
Re: Has anyone tried this cleaning spray recipe?
Scientifically this seems off. Light breaks hydrogen peroxide down into mere water and oxygen, so unless you are storing this in a dark container, there is no point adding that to it.
Also, I would use shredded bar castille soap over liquid. Liquid kind+ vinegar= creepy greasy globules.
Looking for other green books? I love (and swear by) the recipes from the book Green Clean, and Organic Housekeeping: In Which the Nontoxic Avenger.. explains all of the science of green cleaning and gives loads of info and ideas.