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DIY Homemade Window Cleaner – The Best Streak Free Window Cleaner!

DIY Homemade Window Cleaner – The Best Streak Free Window Cleaner EVER!

DIY Streak Free Glass Cleaner

One would think that living with six people would mean that there are plenty of people to clean up the house.

Well, that one would be wrong.

Living with six people…four of which are teens/tweens REALLY means that there is six times the mess, fingerprints, and junk….with one mom yelling and bribing people to help.

That’s just real talk.

But have no fear fellow mom-mers….I put them to work.  Sorry, not sorry has become a mantra around this household.

One job that nobody seems to mind though, is washing the windows.  Weird.  I don’t know why.  But they actually will argue about whoever gets to do it.  Maybe they love my awesome DIY Homemade Window Cleaner just like I do.

When we started our cleaning business we made the switch to DIY homemade cleaners.  One, they were way more cost effective.  After all, saving money on cleaning supplies means bigger profits.  Also, the homemade cleaners work just as well if not better than the store bought cleaners!  Plus, it is so nice if you run out of something to just make another bottle.  They take just a minute to make with ingredients that are common in the house or used in many other homemade cleaners.

DIY Streak Free Glass Cleaner

Ingredients to make DIY Homemade Window Cleaner

  • 1 cup vinegar
  • 1 cup alcohol
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • Essential Oils/oil blend of your choice
  • Funnel
  • Spray bottle (I REALLY love these glass bottles!)

Instructions to make DIY Homemade Window Cleaner

DIY Streak Free Glass Cleaner

In a jar or bowl, mix together vinegar and alcohol.

DIY Streak Free Glass Cleaner

Stir in cornstarch and mix well.

DIY Streak Free Glass Cleaner

Choose your oils!  I have done just lemon, a lemon basil, lemon lavender and a pine cedar wood mix.  Other yummy mixes include orange or grapefruit.

DIY Streak Free Glass Cleaner

Using a funnel, pour into your clean spray bottle.  

If desired, print out a free label and cut it to size.  Using a sticker maker, turn it into a sticker and put on your bottle.

*Note: These sticker makers are awesome!  We use ours all of the time for things around the house, art projects and school projects!  Totally worth having it!

DIY Streak Free Glass Cleaner

That’s it!  Just give it a quick shake before using.  Seriously, this is the best glass cleaner I’ve ever used!

Need more DIY cleaners?  Check these out:

3 Ingredient DIY Toilet Bombs

Hands Down The Best DIY Cleaner

The Best All Purpose Cleaner

DIY Streak Free Glass Cleaner

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DIY Homemade Toilet Bombs

DIY Homemade Toilet Bombs

This is a post all about my favorite way to keep your bathroom clean.

We have five kids.

No more needs to be said on that.

DIY Homemade Toilet Bombs

But seriously.  I have literally a bazillion other things to do with my day than to clean the bathroom.  So to help keep things sparkly clean (and not stinky…that part is very, VERY important) I swear by these DIY Homemade Toilet Bombs!

First of all, they are so simple to make.  They only take three ingredients.

Second, to use all you have to do is to drop them into the toilet.  The fizz up, clean it and deodorize it.

Third, even the kids like to use them.  SCORE!

To make these DIY homemade toilet bombs you will need a few things.

  • A silicone mold.  You  can get fancy if you want, but I’m lame and just used a square one.
  • A glass jar.  Again, be fancy if you want.  I’m lame. I got a big jar at Hobby Lobby for about $3.  (Yay for 50% off day!)
  • Citric Acid.  I totally Amazoned this.  To be honest, no clue where you would find that at Target.  LOL  The citric acid will create the fizzing effect and also help breakdown water stains.
  • Baking Soda.  You will want the big box!  Baking soda is a common household cleaner.  It’s also a deodorizer.
  • Essential oils.  I use a mix of lavender, peppermint and lemon.  Different oils do different things, but this mix helps to clean, kill germs and of course, smell good!

How to make homemade toilet bombs:

DIY Homemade Toilet Bombs
In a bowl, mix 1 1/3 cup of baking soda and 1/2 cup of citric acid.  

DIY Homemade Toilet Bombs

In a spray bottle, mix the water and essential oils.  

DIY Homemade Toilet Bombs

Spray the water and oil mix into the baking soda and citric acid.  It will fizzle a little bit, but that’s ok. (If you don’t have a spray bottle just be sure to add the water mix VERY slowly!)

DIY Homemade Toilet Bombs

Mix around until it is all damp.  

DIY Homemade Toilet Bombs

Press into mold and allow to sit out and harden for a few hours.  

DIY Homemade Toilet Bombs

Transfer to a jar or an airtight container.  I have ours in a pretty glass jar in our bathroom.

That’s it!  They are so easy to make.  Once you use them, I promise you will make sure that you always have a batch ready!

DIY Homemade Toilet Bombs

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Want more homemade cleaners?  Check these out:

Hands Down, The Best All Purpose Cleaner

Let’s play a game.  Have you ever played 3 truths and a lie?  It’s super easy.  I say four statements and you pick out the one that isn’t truthful.  Ready?  Except this time…it’s cleaning edition.

  • We own a cleaning company.
  • I hate to clean.
  • We have 5 kids and 2 dogs….who all make keeping things clean super difficult.
  • I have to do the dishes right after dinner or it drives me crazy.

Do you know?  The last one was the lie, but it does drive Dustin crazy so he normally gives in and does them.  :)

Hands Down The Best DIY Cleaner

Having a cleaning company means we have gone through a on of different cleaners looking for the right ones.  But nothing has ever compared to this homemade cleaner.  It really is hands down, the best all purpose cleaner ever!  And it’s so inexpensive to make.

Supplies:

Instructions to make the best all purpose cleaner EVER:

In a clean bottle, pour the borax, washing soda and castile soap. Fill with warm distilled water. Add whatever essential oils you wish to the bottle of your cleaner. I sometimes use just lemon or just orange. But other times, I like to do a mix of grapefruit, orange and lemon or lemon and basil. Put the lid on tightly and shake. Print out our free labels and pick which one you want. Run the label through a sticker maker and attach it to your bottle. (PS. Sticker makers are inexpensive and so handy to have! I use mine all the time for various things around the house or with the kids for school projects.)

In a clean bottle, pour the borax, washing soda and castile soap.  

Hands Down The Best DIY Cleaner

Fill with warm distilled water.  

Hands Down The Best DIY Cleaner

Add whatever essential oils you wish to the bottle of your cleaner.  I sometimes use just lemon or just orange. But other times, I like to do a mix of grapefruit, orange and lemon or lemon and basil.  

Hands Down The Best DIY Cleaner

Put the lid on tightly and shake.  

Hands Down The Best DIY Cleaner

Print out our All Purpose Cleaner Labels and pick which one you want.  Run the label through a sticker maker and attach it to your bottle.  

Hands Down The Best DIY Cleaner

(PS. Sticker makers are inexpensive and so handy to have!  I use mine all the time for various things around the house or with the kids for school projects.)

A few important things: 

  1. I REALLY love these glass bottles.  I’m not a fan of plastic and we have been trying to eliminate as much as we can in our house.  Plus, I feel fancy.  And since I hate to clean, I take my victories when and where I can.  :) PS If you are worried about them breaking, I’ve been using them for over a year now and we haven’t broke any.  (And remember, we have a small army!)
  2. Get the washing soda at the store if you can.  It’s cheaper.  I found mine in with the stain removers on the very bottom shelf.
  3. Don’t like lemon?  Use grapefruit!  Not a fan?  Use orange!  Not a fan of any of them?  You can make a fragrance free version!
  4. Distilled water works best.  But I’m not going to lie, there have been a few times I used regular old tap water.
  5. It will keep for a few months, but we go through it much faster than that!

Hands Down The Best DIY Cleaner

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