All-Purpose - Homemade Cleaning Spray – No Nasty Chemicals
It's important to us to keep our Home as chemical free as possible, as well as the Vegetables that we grow at Freedom Forest, both for our health AND the health of our planet.
Cleaning sprays can have all kinds of nasty chemicals ingredients in them, most of which we probably have no clue what they actually are and some of them can be extremely harmful to our health when breathed in or if they make contact with our skin.
I find myself very sensitive to these sorts of things, even just smelling them from a distance can give me an instant headache and personally, I like to know exactly what it is that I am using, breathing and releasing into the environment as much as physically possible.
Just a reminder.... when you clean with chemical products that include bleach etc, it ends up going down the drain. The more nasties we flush, the more chemicals the treatment works have to use to clean the waste water before it can be released... sometimes it even gets released accidentally too soon.
Either way more and more chemicals are ending up in our waterways partly due to our “modern conveniences” and there is no doubt that this is affecting Rivers, Streams, our Ocean, Animals, Eco-Systems and the Planet as a whole… and the crazy things is … we don't even need to use them most of the time!!!
Bicarbonate of Soda, White Vinegar or Lemon juice work wonders as efficient, safe cleaning, grease removing and sterilising products, they are cheap to buy AND SAFE! With just a few added extras you can make yourself up some really effective and scrumptious smelling homemade cleaning products.
With that said, I would like to share with you the super All-Purpose DIY cleaning spray recipe that we have been using in our Kitchen and Bathroom at home for years.
What you will need:
Empty spray bottle (ideally 500ml)
A jug for mixing
Ingredients:
500ml Warm Water (filtered if possible to remove limescale, as this can block sprayer over time)
1 tablespoon Bicarbonate of Soda
2 tablespoons Castile Soap
(find this online or in local health stores - comes in a variety of scents – website link below)
30 drops Tea Tree or Eucalyptus Oil
20 drops Citrus essential Oil (Lemon, Orange, Lime etc)
Method:
Measure warm water into your jug, add all other ingredients and stir well.
Pour into you spray bottle and clean away – safe & fresh.
Makes sure to shake the bottle before each usage to avoid settling or separation of ingredients.
QUICK & EASY !
Happy cleaning my friends ✌️🌿
Link for castile Soap
