Homemade Eco DIY surface cleaner

I don’t know if you have heard, but the levels of air pollution inside the house match and surpass the pollution in the streets sometimes! This is due to the massive amounts of cleaning products that we use, like sprays and detergents that contain damaging chemicals for the human body. You can read about indoor air pollution and how it affects our health from the British Lung Foundation

From the all-surface cleaning spray to the conditioner you put in the washing machine, all those chemicals are making their way into your blood stream through the air or the skin. But as usual, there are plenty of eco and human friendly alternatives in the market to palliate this or you can also learn how to make your own 🙂

I have slowly started to make changes at home and the first cleaning product that I have tackled is the ever present all surface spray cleaner. This is possibly the product we use the most in the house and I spray it very close to the kids (for example, cleaning the table while they are still around there, even that I have always used eco friendly products) so I felt it was the most urgent to change.

I have watched and read many articles and blogs on how to make cleaning products and after a couple of tries, this is what has worked best for me, please bear in mind that this spray cleaner does not work on granite or marble (we have quartz surfaces and its fine on those) but you can make the same recipe excluding the vinegar or replacing by fresh lemon juice (filtered after squeezing) if your surfaces are ok with that. Always test your cleaners in an inconspicuous section just in case.

1 amber glass bottle with spray nozzle ( I ordered mine from here)
2 cups distilled water (I use the water that my dryer collects with a good result)
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons castile soap (like this one)
1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda
10 drops lemon essential oil
10 drops tea tree oil

I used those essential oils for their smell as well as for their disinfectant properties. Once the mixture is ready, simply pour it into the bottle and spray away at the dirt!