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Homemade All Natural Disinfecting Cleaner

Ok- This is a super simple one, but I absolutely LOVE it so I figured I would post it for you!

Ingredients for Homemade All Natural Disinfectant Spray

Pull out one of your disinfectant sprays from under your kitchen sink....look at the ingredients...can you pronounce half of them?  Maybe you can...but do you know what they are?


Here is what I found on Lysol All Purpose Disinfectant Cleaner:


Detergent/dispersant additive 
Benzalkonium chloride 
Alkyl (C12-C18) dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride


Does that sound something you really want to be using around your family? Well, for me it doesn't. I hate using chemicals. I hate being "stuck" having to use them because it's about all you can buy without spending an arm and a leg. Do you think 200 years ago people were using as many chemicals on a daily basis as we are? I don't think so. They were dependent on much more natural ingredients. Sure, if you are in a hospital and need things sterile...probably chemicals are the way to go for now unfortunately....but for cleaning up everyday messes around the house, I opt to avoid them where I can.


Here's my recipe for All Natural Disinfectant Cleaning Spray.

I used an empty spray bottle (you could even reuse one from your chemical products if you clean it out really thoroughly)...

List of Ingredients:

Hot Water (to just about fill your spray bottle)
1 tbs baking soda
2 tbs liquid castile soap (I used Dr. Bonner's Eucalyptus)
30 Drops Lavender Essential Oil
20 Drops Tea Tree Oil
30 Drops Thyme or Eucalyptus Oil (I didn't have either but since I used the Eucalyptus soap I was ok)


Just add all ingredients to the water in the spray bottle...shake and you are good to go!


No need to worry about your toddler getting into the cabinets now...while some of these things won't taste very yummy....they won't warrant a call to the poison control center either!


There are many studies being done that show that essential oils such as Lavender and Thyme are more antiseptic than commercially used products such as phenol. 


And Tea Tree Oil is rapidly growing as my favorite essential oil that I use in just about every homemade product! It is a great antibacterial disinfectant that is great for killing all 3 infectious organisms: bacteria, virus, and fungus. Do some research on all the other things Tea Tree oil is great for! 


Enjoy! 
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