I'm kind of on a "homemade" product kick right now. I'm attempting
several new projects to save money and be more earth friendly. Homemade
products can be super easy to make, save TONS of money, and many are so
much safer to use around your family! I really love the convenience of
Lysol or Clorox (or store brand ) clean-up wipes. They are super
fast and easy and get the job done!
What I do NOT like
them is they are expensive ($3 for one small canister!!) and have lots
of chemicals and ingredients in them that I can't pronounce. PLUS they
just end up in a landfill.
Enter in......HOMEMADE
cleaning wipes! I was skeptical about the cleaning power of these at
first, but saw several posts where people where raving about the ease of
making your own and the fact that they work well!
Here's what you need:
*An
old baby wipe container (or something with a lid that will be easy to
use for you to store them in; I used a cylindrical moist hand wipe
container)
*Some rags, cut up t-shirts, old washcloths, etc
*1 1/2 cup hot water
*1/4 cup white vinegar
*2 Tablespoons castille soap (I used tea tree castille soap due to the natural disinfecting properties of tea tree oil)
Mix
the liquid ingredients together. Put your cloths in your container and
pour the liquid over them. Ta-Da! That's pretty much it! When you need a
wipe, open your container and pull one out! (Side note: You may have to
wring the cloth out in the container due to the liquid; they tend to be
more "liquidy" than the ones you buy.)
I
also made a container for dirty ones. That way I can store them in the
container and wash them once it gets pretty full with some other
cleaning rags, hand towels, etc.
Try
them out and let me know what you think! I put them to the test and
they clean really well! EXTRA points- they don't leave a strong
chemically smell; it's fresh and light!
Great idea! I'm going to try this!!
ReplyDeleteThey work GREAT! Let me know what you think. And oh so easy to make!
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