13 Natural Cleaning Products You Can Make At Home

The most used cleaning products contain toxic chemical ingredients: phthalates, perchloroethylene, 2-butoxyethanol…

Contact with these synthetic ingredients poses serious health risks. For example, phthalates are endocrine disruptors, they alter the hormonal balance. They are present in all those products with “fragrances” and “perfumes”, from all-purpose cleaners to dishwashers. And also in many personal hygiene items.

13 homemade detergents to clean the whole house

It is very easy to prepare homemade cleaners based on natural products.

He sodium bicarbonate It is used to clean, deodorize, soften water, dissolve dirt and grease, eliminate odors… and it does not scratch surfaces.

With lemon juice Not only do you end up with fungus and mold, but it also helps you to whiten clothes and aromatize them naturally.

Always have a handy natural plant-based soap. It can be made of glycerin, coconut, from Marseille, in pills, liquid, in flakes… It is biodegradable and can be used for everything.

He White vinegar it is very versatile. Kill bacteria and grease. Eliminates mold, bad odors and stains.

1. All Purpose Cleaner

Mix white vinegar and water equal parts in a spray bottle and add a few drops of tea tree essential oil.

You can use it on metals, tiles, polished surfaces…

2. Shiny floors

To clean terrazzo or ceramic floorsAdd 1 cup of white vinegar to 4 liters of water.

If you have parquetdilute 1 tablespoon of potassium soap in 5 liters of water and then pass a dry mop.

3. Window cleaner

Mix vinegar and water in equal parts, add salt.

After dry with newspaper.

4. Very natural air freshener

In 1 liter of water boil 1 lemon slicedvanilla and 1 branch of rosemary.

Once cold, strain and fill the sprayer. You will enjoy a scent refreshing and natural.

5. For countertops and appliance surfaces

You can clean all these surfaces directly with hydrogen peroxide.

spray and then a cloth.

6. Cutting boards and sinks

In this case we are going to use also vinegar.

Spray first with hydrogen peroxide and then with vinegar.

7. Grease remover for ovens

The grease that adheres to the oven walls is really difficult to remove.

Baking soda is a great alternative conventional cleaners, which are very toxic and aggressive.

Uses 200 grams of bicarbonate and mix with water until you get a thick paste. Spread it on the walls of the oven, especially the lower one. Let act all night. Here is a list of 45 amazing uses for baking soda around the house and in the garden.

8. Polish for wood

make a polish for your furniture with 15 milliliters of olive oil, the juice of a lemon and 15 milliliters of water.

shake the mixture and spray.

For dustuse microfiber or damp cotton.

9. Carpet stain remover

The ingredients for this stain remover are: 15 milliliters of white vinegar, 30 milliliters of hot water and baking soda or corn starch.

Mix the vinegar with the water and spray on stains.

spread later a little baking soda or cornstarch on the carpet and vacuum.

10. Toilet Bowl Cleaner and Descaler

Use 1 cup of sodium bicarbonate and 1 cup of White vinegar.

spread bicarbonate and leave to act for an hour. Then pour vinegar and leave for 5 minutes. rub well with the brush.

11. Anti-limescale and cleaner for faucets and tiles

screw in Half lemon in the mouth of the faucet and let it act against the lime.

Put a few drops of lemon on a cotton ball and clean the chrome. Wait 1 hour before rinsing.

For the tiles Mix vinegar and water in equal parts.

12. Laundry detergent

The ingredients They are: 2 bars of natural soap, 2 cups of borax, 2 cups of baking soda, 9 liters of water and 15 ml of essential oil to taste.

grate the soap and boil it in a liter of water. Mix the borax and baking soda. Add everything to 8 liters of water and aromatize with the essential oil.

13. Fabric softener

Use 5 liters of White vinegar and 30-40 drops of essential oil lavender or rosemary

mix it up and use half a cup per pour.

Organic certified detergents

In addition to formulas that you can create yourself with safe products, there is currently a wide range of ecological brands that offer guarantees. Many are certified by the European Ecolabelalthough this does not limit the origin of raw materials and manufacturers may include some petroleum derivative.

The most demanding stamp is the ecocertsince it forces the raw materials to be renewable.

The first Spanish company with an Ecocert certificate for its many cleaning products is the ecological brand Biobel, from Jabones Beltrán, which uses surfactants obtained from vegetable fats instead of linear alkyl sulfonates derived from petroleum. They are products that are more respectful of nature and our health.

“Should be avoid petroleum-derived ingredientsas they are more incompatible with the environment: they break down very slowly, cause allergies and irritation, and even compete with living organisms for oxygen consumption,” explains Jaime Nácher, from the Jabones Beltrán technical department.

“We have one hundred percent alternatives based on plant resources that are as effective or more effective than conventional market products. Our alternatives are based on the use of soap with coconut oil and other 100% vegetable oils.”

The brand that paved the way in Europe it was cover. Although not all of their products have the Ecocert seal, they ensure that none have a known persistent effect on the environment or human health, and that the water mixed with their washing machine soap, if left to settle, is even used for irrigating.

Other brands with different types of ecological certification are: Almacabio, Equo, Sodasan, Prodefut (from Granada and serve at an industrial level) and Biocop.