Live on Less – DIY Household Cleaner Recipes

Over the past few months we’ve been testing out some of these homemade cleaner recipes.

This is a great way to live on less: make your own household cleaners, and save major dough! Some of you may have missed them, so I thought it would be nice to put them in one easy spot!  If you’re on Pinterest, feel free to pin this and share it with others!  And if you have another recipe you think we should try, email us at fabulesslyfrugal at gmail dot com and we’ll test it out and post it if we love it!

 Homemade Fabric Softener Recipe 

 Homemade Laundry Soap (or detergent) Recipe

 Homemade Dishwasher Detergent Recipe

 Homemade Tub or Shower Cleaner Recipe

 Homemade Stain Remover Recipe

 Homemade Granite Cleaner Recipe

 Homemade Window and Glass Cleaner

 

 

 

 

DIY Cleaning Wipes

 

 

 

 

Soap Scum Remover

 

 DIY Homemade All Purpose Cleaner Recipe

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DIY: Homemade Granite Cleaner Recipe {Picture Tutorial}

Marji here with another homemade cleaner. I have granite counters in my home and I love them, but have struggled with what to clean them with to keep them shiny and not streaky. Luckily pinterest saved me; I found a great recipe here. I have been using it for months and have LOVED it. It is super cheap to make with things you should have lying around.

How to make homemade granite cleaner:

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  • 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol
  • 2 cups water
  • 8 drops dawn dish soap
  • scented oil of your choice
  • Spray Bottle (I picked mine up for 99 cents at Wal-Mart)
  • It is really easy to make, just add all the ingredients to the spray bottle

rub alcohol

1/2 cup rubbing Alcohol

water

2 cups water {most cleaners contain more water than anything else, why pay money for water?!}

dawn

6-8 drops Dawn dish soap {I’ve tried other brands and the Dawn really does work the best}

oil

3-4 drops Scented Oil, to mask the rubbing alcohol smell{I have an assortment of oils that I got from Michael’s when I made some bath salts a few years ago, if you use a coupon you can get them for pretty cheap and they last forever}

Gently shake everything together and you are ready to clean. {I had to cut a vinyl label out for my spray bottle, I LOVE to label things}

granite bottle

It is safe to use on all your appliances and other countertops. I use it to clean my bathroom counters too. To help with the shine on the granite counters use a soft cloth or paper towels. I much prefer the less than 50 cents it cost to make this compared to the $7 I paid for granite cleaner at the store. Do you have any other homemade cleaning recipes you love?

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