I love to make homemade cleaners but I’ll admit that making simple sprays for general cleaning has been much easier than coming up with a good homemade toilet bowl cleaner. I’ve tried a couple different homemade liquid mixtures for toilet bowl cleaning in the past, but had a continuing problemRead More
Five Ways to Make Homemade Swiffer Covers
Do you love your swiffer but hate the cost of the disposable swiffer cloths? It’s a common frustration but there are a few homemade solutions that can come to the rescue. Here are five ways you can make your own homemade swiffer covers, all of which are pretty simple toRead More
Homemade Microwave Cleaner
For several years now I’ve been using this fast and frugal method to easily clean my microwave. In fact it’s one of those things that’s so simple that when I first wrote about, I debated on whether it was too simple of a strategy to even share! But so oftenRead More
Natural DIY Cinnamon Sink Scrub
If you like the idea of natural cleaners, you don’t have to look any farther than your kitchen cupboard for ways to make your own. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at the good job of cleaning you can do using some of the same ingredients you might use to bake aRead More
Homemade Cleaning Cloths
When it’s time to do the cleaning, what do you use to wipe your surfaces? Rags from old clothing? Microfiber cloths? Do you just grab the paper towels? There are lots of choices! I’ve always believed that the best things to wipe surfaces with should also be the most absorbentRead More
Easy Homemade All-Purpose Cleaner
Over the years I’ve tried lots of recipes and strategies for homemade solutions around my home, and I’ve always found homemade cleaners to be one of the easiest and most frugal things you can make. Homemade cleaners mix up quickly, usually cost just pennies per batch to make, and bestRead More
Homemade Eyeglass Cleaner
This post was originally published August, 2012 and was updated August, 2018. How do you clean your eyeglasses? With just plain old water? With window cleaner? Or maybe you just breathe on them to steam them up a bit and then grab the corner of your shirt and start rubbing?Read More
DIY Glass Spray Bottles For Homemade Cleaners
When you make your own cleaners, you of course need to find a good container to put them in too. Many times that container is a plastic spray bottle. BUT, what if you like the glass spray bottles? Did you find them to be a little too pricey for yourRead More
Homemade Disposable Cleaning Wipes {Version 2}
A few years ago I made my own homemade disposable cleaning wipes for the first time. And I liked them! They were a handy way to do a quick clean up and they were cheaper than than store bought disposable pop-up wipes too. The focus on that original recipe, however,Read More
The Problem With Borax and Spray Bottles
I’ve been writing this blog for several years now and that means I’ve tried and shared lots of recipes over the course of that time too. Today I’m thinking more specifically about the homemade cleaners I’ve tried and and how some of those recipes have been real winners that IRead More
Remove Sticky Label Glue from Glass with Homemade Goo Gone
It’s been five years already since I first wrote about how to make homemade goo gone and how it was an easy DIY strategy I like to use for cleaning the little glass jars that I love to recycle. And during the course of those five years I’ve still keptRead More
Things You Should Not Mix When Making Homemade Cleaners
Making homemade cleaners can be a great money saver and a fun creative outlet too. There’s a satisfying feeling to getting some ingredients out of the pantry and with just a bit of measuring and mixing, you’re able to make what you need for your household cleaning. But that beingRead More
DIY “Spray Before You Go” Poo Spray
Well, I never thought I would write the words “Make your own Poo Spray” but here I am doing it! Perhaps you too have seen this interesting product that a lot of people have dubbed Poo Spray and have wondered how you can make your own version. Or perhaps you’reRead More
Homemade Lemon Soft Scrub
Sometimes the best recipes come along by accident and this homemade lemon soft scrub is proof of that. Why? Because I broke one of my own rules . . . and now I’m glad I did! Because when I combined two things I don’t normally combine I ended up withRead More
Homemade Cleaners Recipe Cheat Sheet
Every now and then I like to make myself a little cheat sheet. They’re a nice way to gather often used information into one place. The world is filled with so much information now that a few little tricks like this can really help! One of the last cheat sheetsRead More
How Much Money Can You Save With Homemade Cleaners?
Homemade cleaners can be a great way to save money. They’re usually made with water and the addition of a few other basic household ingredients. I’ve always had a hunch that the money savings were pretty good, but I’d never actually sat myself down to do the math. Until thisRead More
My “No Vinegar” Cleaner for Hardwood Floors
It’s no secret that one of my favorite homemade cleaners is a basic 50/50 vinegar and water mixture. It’s usually my go-to homemade cleaner of choice and I’ve written about it several times here on the blog. In fact I sometimes worry I’ve written about vinegar too much and thatRead More
Homemade With No Chemicals? Not Really
Perhaps you’ve seen a recipe for a homemade cleaner where the author happily tells you it’s natural with *No Chemicals*. I think I might have used those same words back in the early days of this blog. But now I take a little more care with my words and usuallyRead More
My Unexpected DIY Window Cleaner
Some people like spring cleaning. Not me. I like fall cleaning. During the summer months I’m very prone to blowing off the house cleaning and can always think of something else that sounds better to do. Summer is short, I say. Enjoy the sunshine! Go to the beach! Take aRead More
7 Things Not To Clean With Vinegar
Since the early days of this blog, I’ve sung the praises of vinegar and water as one of the simplest and cheapest homemade cleaners you can make to use around the house. I’ve used my 50/50 white vinegar and water mixture on most of our home’s hard surfaces including sinks,Read More
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