With young kids in the house, I am continually trying to find cleaning products or “hacks” that I can make or use that will not throw so many chemicals onto our home’s surfaces, or into the air. Another big draw to most homemade cleaning products, for us, is that most of the ingredients are those we already have around the house, meaning less store runs and less out of pocket expenses.
One of those cleaning products that I have recently replaced with a homemade formula is our glass cleaner. The homemade glass cleaner we use is not only made entirely of products we keep in the house at all times, but it is also made with inexpensive products and can be “customized” to suit your own families needs and preferences.
Take a look at the ingredients listed in a popular blue glass cleaner:
- Water
- 2-Hexoxyethanol
- Isopropanolamine
- Sodium Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate
- Lauramine Oxide
- Ammonium Hydroxide
- Fragrance
- Sky Blue Dye
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 cup Rubbing Alcohol
- 1/4 cup White Vinegar
- 1 TBSP Corn Starch
- 5-6 drops Essential Oil of your choice (I use Lemon Oil, but think Peppermint or Lavender would work well too)
- Mix well in a bowl so that all Corn Starch is emulsified and transfer to a spray bottle for use
**A quick note on the Essential Oils- if you don’t have them in your home, or use them, I highly recommend them! We love our doTerra Family First Aid Kit…and use it for everything from headaches and allergies to wound care and cleaning.
This glass cleaner produces great results and is safer for the family (note that it does still have Rubbing Alcohol). No way would I go back to the blue stuff…
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