Recipe - All Purpose Cleaner

Not only are essential oils great for cleaning, but they also are a natural way to have your home smell amazing without toxic ingredients.

A simple all-purpose cleaner that can be easily made at home with a couple of basic ingredients that you will probably already have on hand.  Water or Hydrosol and white vinegar plus your choice of essential oils.  As this is a water-based product you will want to remake every few weeks.  Always shake before use to mix the oils in as water & oil do not mix together.   

This is the first green cleaning product I made and have never looked at going back to commercial products.

I prefer to use glass bottles over plastic as they can be reused.

To make a 500ml bottle

1 cup water or hydrosol

1 cup white vinegar

2 tsp castile soap (optional)

30 drops essential oil of your choice

500ml Amber Glass Spray Bottle

You want to look for essential oils that have antibacterial &/or antifungal properties.  Some essential oils to choose from are.

Lemon (Citrus limon)

Lime (Citrus aurantifolia)

Wild or Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis)

Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia)

Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus)

Kanuka (Kunzea erocoides)

Peppermint (Mentha × piperita)

Eucalyptus Radiata (Eucalyptus radiata)