I have white counters and sinks, so sometimes I need something stronger than my trusty all-purpose cleaner to get my surfaces sparkling white again. I was using some pricy store-bought bleach spray for those occasions, when it occurred to me that I could probably easily make it myself. After a quick bout of googling, I proved myself right by finding a lovely blog called Fake It Frugal, with instructions on how to make your own Fake Clorox Cleanup. As suspected, it's easy to make and cheap to boot (only 2 cents a bottle!). One thing to note however, is that apparently a homemade bleach mixture will start to break down after 24 hours unless you increase the bleach ratio. Even then, it will only be effective for a week after you make it, so make it in small batches. Yet with it only taking a few minutes to make, it's been no problem for me to whip up a small batch when I need it.
I don't know about you guys, but my shower gets dirty QUICK. I think it's because my shower is the type that has a glass door, so it's small and enclosed, meaning that it doesn't dry off as quick, allowing icky stuff to grow faster. Due to this, I have to do a thorough shower cleaning more than I'd like; using more elbow grease than my lazy body wants to do. I've thought about buying a daily shower cleaner to help with maintenance, but it's pretty darn expensive and full of chemicals. So I thought to myself...what if I just make my own?
A few weeks ago, my husband asked if I knew of any natural cleaning sprays that we could make. Since I have been so focused on natural food, hair care, and skin products, he assumed that I would have several natural cleaner recipes on hand. I told him that I hadn't really worried about it: my commercial all-purpose cleaner wasn't being applied to my skin or digested, so it wasn't a pressing concern. My husband then pointed out that we use that spray to clean our kitchen counters and tables, which food touches, and my child regularly eats directly off of; and when I do a thorough cleaning, the air is misty with cleaner for awhile, so we are probably breathing in a good portion of chemicals. Um.....good point.
