DIY Toilet Bowl Cleaner
After much experimenting, I’m excited to finally share a DIY Toilet Bowl Cleaner that fights odors and leaves even the dirtiest (cough cough) toilet bowls sparkling clean.
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Ingredients
To make the toilet bowl cleaner:
- 1 cup water distilled or boiled water for long-term use
- 1/2 cup baking soda
- 1/2 cup castile soap
- 15-30 drops lavender essential oil or grapefruit, tea tree, lemon, or orange.
For cleaning WITH the toilet bowl cleaner:
- hydrogen peroxide see notes section below--this ingredient is NOT added with the ingredients above.
Instructions
- Using a small funnel, add the liquid ingredients: water and castile soap to a squirt container or bottle. Then, add the baking soda. Shake to combine the ingredients, except the hydrogen peroxide.
- Place the top on the bottle (make sure the squirt top is closed!). Shake the bottle vigorously until the ingredients are combined.
- To Use: I recommend squirting the toilet bowl cleaner in the toilet bowl, scrubbing the toilet, and then spraying straight hydrogen peroxide (straight from the bottle with a spray nozzle attached). Allow the hydrogen peroxide to sit for a few minutes before flushing. You can also use vinegar in place of the hydrogen peroxide. This will not only clean, but also disinfect the toilet bowl.
Notes
Important Notes:
This recipe can be doubled.
Originally this recipe called for 1/4 cup hydrogen peroxide in the mix. Hydrogen peroxide and baking soda, when combined, needs to be de-gased regularly to avoid a gas buildup (and an "explosion" of the ingredients when a bottle is opened). To avoid this possible issue, I've adjusted the recipe. Instead of adding the hydrogen peroxide (a great disinfectant) to the cleaner bottle, I recommend squirting the cleaner in the toilet bowl, scrubbing the toilet, and then spraying straight hydrogen peroxide (straight from the bottle with a spray nozzle attached). Allow the hydrogen peroxide to sit for a few minutes before flushing. You can also use vinegar in place of the hydrogen peroxide.
This method allows the toilet cleaner can sit for days and days without needing to be opened, and you'll still get the disinfecting qualities of hydrogen peroxide.
Servings: 32 oz