Conventional cleaning products contain a lot of chemicals and are packaged in plastic. To protect our environment, we rely on bathroom cleaners to do it yourself!
Almost everyone knows the problem with lime deposits in the kitchen and bathroom. The standard solution here is usually aggressive special sprays.
However, these sprays contain a lot of chemicals and are anything but good for our health and the environment.
But there is an alternative: make your own bathroom cleaner! It consists of purely natural ingredients and makes lime deposits disappear just as well.
You still save chemistry, plastic and money! A big plus for the DIY cleaning product.
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We'll tell you the best recipe for making your own detergent.
Why you should make bathroom cleaner yourself
There are many different cleaning agents for the bathroom. Bathroom cleaners, toilet cleaners, scouring agents, tile cleaners, limescale removers - the shelves in the supermarket are just so full of toxic agents.
It also tells us that you need an extra product for each application, so we quickly accumulate lots of colorful plastic bottles in our household.
Most of them are completely superfluous.
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With the homemade bathroom cleaner you have everything you need for cleaning. And you can make it yourself without much effort.
All you need are a few home remedies that you mix together. There is no trace of chemistry here.
This is not only better for your health, but also for the environment. Because our ingredients for the bathroom cleaner are not nearly as aggressive as the ingredients of purchased cleaners.
Another advantage is that you save a lot of plastic waste. Almost everything you need for the cleaning agent is packaged in glass or paper. In addition, the home remedies are not as expensive as the ready-made cleaning products.
You also no longer need to buy 10 different cleaning products. Our bathroom cleaner is a real all-rounder. You can get just about anything clean with it.
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What the cleaning agent can
All those plastic bottles that have been flying around in your storage room are completely superfluous from now on.
At the end of the day, you only need four ingredients to clean: Water, Citric acid*soft soap and essential oils.
The bathroom cleaner is ready in 5 minutes and can not much less than the conventional cleaning products from the supermarket.
The natural detergent removes soap residue and lime just as well as the chemical clubs from the shelf.
You can use it for the sink, faucets, shower, bathtub, tiles and toilet. Simply spray it on, let it work for a short time and clean it with a suitable cloth.
Only surfaces with natural stone should not be cleaned with it. Otherwise, individual components could dissolve out of the material and make the stone porous.
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How the individual ingredients work
Before you start making your own bathroom cleaner, you should know how each ingredient works.
Citric acid in bathroom cleaner
Citric acid* acts as a very simple descaler in the bathroom and supports water softening.
Unlike vinegar, the Citric acid* odorless and also less corrosive than acetic acid. Citric acid* and vinegar are easily biodegradable.
DIY cleaning detergent
For the bathroom cleaner to have full grease-dissolving effect, add a few drops of washing-up liquid. The washing-up liquid has a cleaning effect.
Bathroom cleaner make yourself with essential oils
You want your homemade cleaning product to smell good? Add a few drops of essential oils. This way you can make the bathroom cleaner according to your own personal desired scent.
Essential oils and their effect
Tip: In the book, The Glow - Naturkosmetik selber machen, you will find many great instructions for DIY cosmetic projects. From creams, shampoos, scrubs, oils, you will find many step-by-step instructions with photos.
When I started to deal with the topic, I stumbled across the book. It offers a lot of great instructions for beginners and also advanced. And for every skin and hair type. I can highly recommend it to you and regularly prepare natural cosmetics with the book.
Anti lime bath cleaner make yourself
Du benötigst
- 50 ml hot water
- 50 g Citric acid
- 1/2 TL Soft soap Alternative: washing up liquid
- 450 ml Tap water
- 10 Drop essential oils
Anleitung
- Grab a bowl. Pour the hot water into the bowl and add the citric acid. Stir until the citric acid dissolves. Now add the soft soap.
- Add the remaining tap water. Stir until the last powder of citric acid and soft soap are dissolved.
- Now add the essential oil. For this, it is best to use tea tree oil, because it is particularly germicidal.
- Fill the cleaning agent with a funnel into the empty bottle. Screw on the spray head and you're done!
What essential oils you should use to make your own bath cleaner
Essential oils not only give your cleaning product a good scent, some also have a germicidal and disinfecting effect.
Therefore, you can also use in the home.
Oils that have a disinfecting effect and are really good in the bathroom cleaner:
- Tea tree oil*
- Lemon
- Orange
- Lavender oil*
- Eucalyptus oil*
- Sage
- Chamomile
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How long is the shelf life of the bath cleaner
As with all natural products, the shelf life of DIY cleaning products is limited. If you rely on DIY bath cleaners, it's best to make only as much as you can use up within a few weeks.
To extend the shelf life a little, you can add a few drops of high-proof alcohol. Nevertheless, use up the cleaning agent as quickly as possible.
Our conclusion
Bathroom cleaner itself is completely uncomplicated. With this recipe, you can keep harmful chemical ingredients away from you in the future. And save a lot of plastic waste and money.
Have fun making them!
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