4 ingredient, non-streak DIY glass cleaner with essential oils - and it smells divine!
Did you know that there are some genetic snyps that can impair your body’s ability to detox xenobiotics?
If this is you - you’ll likely have a hypersensitivity to chemicals - with symptoms like congestion, watery eyes and runny nose, sneezing, headaches, migraines, rashes/skin break outs, brain fog, fatigue, irritability, digestive troubles, inflammation and even weight gain.⠀⠀
Petrol fumes might induce a headache, you might taste someone’s perfume in the back of your throat, fly spray might be enough to start a coughing fit, your hands might burn after handling store bought cleaners...
We have a few sensitive peeps in our family! If I use a chemical-based product to clean the showers – my partner knows about it! His feet burn and turn visibly red, even after I’ve taken care to rinse, and rinse, and rinse.
If you are one of the sensitive types like him, then the good news is, you may notice a BIG difference after switching out all your cleaning products for gentle, natural alternatives. Cool right?
🏠Homemade glass cleaner – ingredients
- Distilled water (or boiled and cooled): remember – water is the perfect medium for bacteria growth
- White vinegar: acidic, disinfectant, breaks down mineral deposits
- Rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol): this is what makes our glass cleaner streak free – it will evaporate almost instantly without leaving any marks. Great sanitiser.
- Essential oils: peppermint and lemon – which together are cleansing and refreshing. Feel free to get creative, but I suggest picking from a list I put together here
✋Any precautions?
- Because alcohol is flammable, you will need to store your DIY glass cleaner somewhere cool, ie not in direct sunlight, on top of an appliance or in a hot water cupboard
- Clearly label and keep away from children and pets
- Make this recipe up fresh in a brand-new glass bottle. If you re-use another cleaning bottle, you run the risk of potentially harmful chemical reactions
- Don’t keep your rubbing alcohol in the kitchen – you don’t want to be mistaking it for regular alcohol
👛Cost effective
A quick costing in New Zealand dollars, excluding the cost of the glass trigger bottle because of course, you’ll be re-using it (mine was $7).
- Water: $0
- 125ml (1/2 cup) white vinegar: $0.40
- 187ml (3/4 cup) rubbing alcohol: $2.60
- 5 drops peppermint essential oil: $0.56
- 5 drops lemon essential oil: $0.32
Total: $3.88 for just over 500ml.
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DIY Glass Cleaner
Equipment
- 500ml (16oz) glass trigger bottle
Ingredients
- 1 cup distilled water (or boiled and cooled water)
- 3/4 cup rubbing alcohol Isopropyl alcohol
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 5 drops peppermint essential oil
- 5 drops lemon essential oil
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to your glass trigger bottle (a funnel may come in handy), screw on the lid, shake well.
- Spray over glass surfaces and wipe off with a microfibre cloth.
Notes
- Alcohol is flammable - store somewhere cool, away from heat
- Clearly label and keep away from children and pets
- Make this recipe up fresh in a brand-new glass bottle. If you re-use another cleaning bottle, you run the risk of potentially harmful chemical reactions
- Don’t keep your rubbing alcohol in the kitchen – you don’t want to be mistaking it for regular alcohol
Melanie Poirier
Thank you for this recipe! How much alcohol does the recipe call for please?
SUsan Cooper
HI Lauren, Thank you so much for this , I just wondered if this is okay on your reading glasses. Sue Mid north coast NSW, AUstralia.
Ascension Kitchen
Hi Susan, pleasure - I'm really not sure but am thinking probably not, I'd imagine the vinegar wouldn't be all that kind to the metal frames x