Gorgeously Green cleaner recipes...

I found the recipe for this cleaner on the Oprah site.  She featured Sophie Uliano the author of Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life.  A wonderful book and website for all things green and pretty.  I recently picked up some small stainless steel spray bottles at a dollar store with intentions of making some general cleaners...this formula looks perfect!  It is a versatile, grease cutting blend of non toxic ingredients.

Gorgeously Green All-Purpose Spray

32-ounce plastic spray bottle

2 cups water

1/2 cup distilled white vinegar

1 teaspoon pure castile soap (peppermint is a favorite)

3/4 cup hydrogen peroxide

20 drops tea tree oil

20 drops of lavender or lemongrass essential oil Simply fill a large 32-ounce plastic spray bottle with the water. Add the vinegar, castile soap, hydrogen peroxide, tea tree oil and lavender or lemongrass essential oil. Lavender is lovely for the bathroom spray and lemongrass for the kitchen, so make two separate bottles at the same time. In the hot summer months, add about 10 drops of citronella essential oil to the spray, as it is an excellent insect repellent.

This spray is suitable for acrylic, ceramic tile, wood, marble and granite.

 

 

Here is another recipe from the book that sounds great....making these might even be a good Christmas gift idea.  Martha Stewart has some lovely craft paper adhesive labels that would be perfect on the steel bottles.

 

Sophie Uliano's Veggie Cleaner Spray

 

If you can't buy organic produce, you need to make sure you wash it thoroughly. Use this spray to make sure your fruit and vegetables are squeaky clean.

Ingredients:

 

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 20 drops grapefruit seed extract

Combine all ingredients in a large container. Then, transfer to a spray bottle with a pump. Spray mixture on produce, and rinse thoroughly after 5 to 10 minutes.

*Grapefruit seed extract is available at your local health food store.

Comments

[Bet]

I make all of my own cleaners. It's so much cheaper and better for the environment!

Great recipes. Thanks for sharing! I've got to try that all purpose one!

[Local Cleaners]

Thank you for the tips on making our own cleaning substance. Not to mention safe and easy to find materials.