DIY Toilet Bowl Cleaner
This is one of my favorite homemade cleaners! It is unique with the ingredient citric acid which cleans hard water stains and helps with odor absorption.
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Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup of concentrated dish soap (I always use Dawn because it performs best)
- 2 tablespoons citric acid
- 1 cup of water
- 15-30 drops of purify essential oil
- Squeeze Bottle
- Toilet Bowl Brush
*** -->> Don't forget to head to the blog post for details on what ingredients we use, why we use them, and possible substitutions! We have all these ingredients linked for you too.
Directions:
- Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl, then add to a squeeze bottle using a funnel.
- Shake the bottle gently before each use to distribute the ingredients.
We use Dawn in all of our recipes for DIY cleaners because it performs the best. You can use another concentrated dish soap, but the results might not be as good.
How To Use This DIY Toilet Bowl Cleaner:
You will use this just like a store-bought version. After gently shaking, lightly squeeze a layer at the top of the toilet bowl. Scrub with a toilet brush well.
Purify essential oil combines oils that help with odor removal and bacteria. Check blog post for other essential oil options!
Boost Your Toilet Cleaning Power
We love these squeeze bottles for easy application just like store-bought toilet cleaners. You can find these in our blog post or feel free to use anything you have!
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Suz Roberts on Jul 20, 2022
Thank you... I have been using dawn and bleach for my toilet bowl with good results. I also mix it in a spray bottle to use as a surface cleaner.
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Tbs55889387 on Jul 20, 2022
I use Dawn and vinegar, 1:1. Works great for hard water stains, showers, even dishes!
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Mam17036530 on Jul 20, 2022
dish detergent mixed with bleach releases toxic fumes, so be careful!
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Alexis @ Chemistry Cachet on Jul 21, 2022
This is very dangerous. Please read our post about it here and follow chemistry cachet for safe DIY cleaners: https://chemistrycachet.com/cleaning-products-you-should-not-mix-together/
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Brooke Hart on Feb 05, 2023
I use some bleach in my dish water mixed with my soap!! 😬 my dishes get clean and sanitized and no one in my house is ever sick ( like with even your typical flu, cold, etc) I clean everything with bleach! I didn’t know all of this, but I won’t stop using bleach, it’s the cheapest sanitizer and I use it for everything. I may quit adding it to my dishwater, or wash them and then rinse in hot bleach water to sanitize and then rinse rinse?
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Che20865212 on Feb 05, 2023
You can use your bleach in rinse where if you had 3 sinks, but not in wash water. That has been mandatory procedure for churches, guiding etc where several folks eat off the dushez
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Kris Wright on Mar 01, 2023
Where can I get your squeeze bottle?
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Alexis @ Chemistry Cachet on Mar 02, 2023
I have it linked in this post under the ingredient list :) https://chemistrycachet.com/diy-toilet-bowl-cleaner/
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