Non-Toxic Essential Oil Disinfectant Cleaning Spray
Clean your home and freshen it at the same time with this natural essential oil disinfectant cleaning spray.
It’s an all-natural, non-toxic powerful cleaner that disinfects, sanitizes, deodorizes, and even kills mold & mildew.
And it does all of this with a great, fresh clean scent.
Before discovering essential oils years ago, I used to clean, disinfect, and deodorize my home with harsh, toxic chemicals like Lysol and bleach. But every time I’d use them I’d get a headache. Headache or not, I used to think that using those harsh chemicals was the only way to get my bathroom and kitchen really clean. So I suffered on.
Thankfully, now I know better.
I can get my home clean, disinfected, deodorized, and mold-free naturally. No headaches needed. No toxins needed. No chemical smells needed.
There are so many reasons why I love this homemade disinfecting spray more than Lysol and bleach
- natural
- non-toxic
- powerful cleaner & disinfectant
- eliminates stinky odors
- fights mold & mildew
- shines countertops, faucets, and doorknobs
- fresh & clean scent that smells great!
- easy to make – I can whip up a batch in about a minute with just a couple ingredients
Which essential oils have disinfecting properties?
Even after years of using essential oils, it still amazes me all that they can do. The essential oils listed below are just some of the many essential oils that have disinfecting properties like being antibacterial, antiviral, antimicrobial, antifugal, antiseptic, and deodorizing.
- tea tree
- lavender
- geranium
- lemon
- orange
- eucalyptus
- rosemary
- cinnamon
- clove
- thyme
- peppermint
get a free printable of this chart here
I use this disinfecting spray all over my home.
It’s great on hard surfaces (like countertops and doorknobs), but it also works great as a fabric refresher (aka “Febreeze”).
Here are just some of the places I use it:
- door handles
- light switches
- toilet handles
- faucets
- countertops
- trashcans
- remote controls
- furniture- sofas, chairs, and throw pillows (especially great after someone in family ahs been sick)
- stinky shoes and athletic gear
- mattress
- carpet & rugs
How to make essential oil disinfectant spray
step 1: fill a 16 oz glass spray bottle most of the way full with vodka
Vodka, like most alcohol, is a natural disinfectant. No need for expensive vodka; the super cheap stuff works great and it has almost no scent.
If you don’t want to use vodka, you can substitute with rubbing alcohol. That will have similar disinfecting properties; however, it does have a much stronger medicinal smell than vodka.
Or you can substitute water for the vodka, but you will loose the disinfecting strength of the alcohol. When using water in homemade recipes, to help prolong the shelf life of the DIY item, use either distilled water or filtered water that you’ve boiled and cooled.
step 2: add the following essential oils
30 drops tea tree essential oil
15 drops lemon essential oil
15 drops lavender essential oil
15 drops eucalyptus essential oil
Not only do these essential oils have natural disinfecting properties, the combination of these essential oils smells incredible!
BONUS– these essential oils also eliminate stinky odors, fight mold & mildew, and are antimicrobial.
step 3: put on spray top and shake to mix well
step 4: add a label (click here to get a free printable of my label + printable recipe)
Here’s the essential oil disinfecting spray recipe one more time
1. fill a 16 oz glass spray bottle most of the way full with vodka
2. add the following essential oils
- 30 drops tea tree essential oil
- 15 drops lemon essential oil
- 15 drops lavender essential oil
- 15 drops eucalyptus essential oil
3. put on spray top and shake to mix well
4. add a label
(click here to get a free printable of my label + printable recipe)
How to use essential oil disinfecting spray
To Disinfect:
- pre-clean surface
- shake spray bottle each time before use
- spray directly on counter, faucets, doorknobs, etc. However, for remote controls, light switches and other electrical items, spray disinfectant onto cloth first and then wipe item with cloth
- leave surface wet for a few minutes and allow to air dry
To Control and Prevent Mold & Mildew:
- shake spray bottle each time before use
- apply to pre-cleaned surface (such as tile grout, shower wall, sink, etc)
- spray enough so that surface stays wet for at least 3 minutes
- let air dry
- use once a week or when mold and mildew growth appears
To Deodorize:
- shake spray bottle each time before use
- spray on surfaces as needed
- I spray in stinky shoes and on athletic equipment, and then allow to air dry overnight
- I spray in and around trashcans
To Spot Sanitize, Deodorize & Refresh Fabrics (aka Febreeze):
- shake spray bottle each time before use
- spot test on fabric in an inconspicuous spot
- spray until fabric is slightly damp, but not overly wet
- fabric should remain wet for 30 seconds.
- let air dry
- for difficult odors, reapply
here are a few other essential oil posts that I think you’ll like:
Streak-Free Window & Mirror Glass Cleaner
How to Make Natural Dishwasher Detergent Tabs
Homemade Dish Soap with Essential Oils
DIY Soft Scrub Cleaner with Essential Oils
8 DIY Recipes for Cleaning with Lemon Essential Oil
Homemade Poo-Pourri (No.2 “Before You Go” Toilet Spray)
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On – 06 Oct, 2017 By Sarah Lewis
Tea Tree oil is one of one of the most popular of the crucial oils. It is one of the toughest all-natural bactericides, typically described as the “Universal Antiseptic.” This high quality makes it among the most worthwhile components in homemade cleaning dishes. Tea Tree oil is likewise well tolerated having no well-known allergies.
The moment has actually come for us to reject the chemical-laden, air-polluting, wellness damaging, hazardous, industrial family cleaning products. There is something incorrect when large companies are using, “Trade Secrets,” which implies they are free to put dangerous chemicals in the items that we utilize daily in our residences. Makers are not required to provide them on the label.
There are some business that give us with several exceptional environmentally friendly, nontoxic-cleaning items, yet it is extra economical and also pleasing making our very own. You may observe that when you start making use of natural, risk-free cleaning products, you will certainly not wish to go back to utilizing chemicals. The change is so pleasurable to our bodies physiologically, therefore comforting psychologically that we cannot go back to rough chemicals.
Medical research studies have recorded the worth of Tea Tree oil, which date back to the initial job conducted in 1923 by Dr. A. R. Penfold, an Australian government chemist. He discovered that Tea Tree leaves had an essential oil, which showed disinfectant and also bacterial residential or commercial properties 13 times more powerful compared to carbolic acid, the accepted criterion of the time.
Tea Tree oil turns out to be one of one of the most useful of all vital oils, especially as an antibacterial. The disinfectant, germicidal, antifungal, anti-bacterial immune-boosting qualities of Tea Tree oil make it appropriate to a vast array of health and wellness problems. In addition, the disinfectant advantages of the oil allow its usage as an all-natural cleaner and disinfectant within the household setting.
Tea tree oil has several uses for housekeeping. You could confirm to yourself exactly how well it works to kill mold and mold with this simple examination: Place 2 teaspoons of Australian tea tree oil in a spray bottle with 2 mugs of water. Spray the combination on something stuffy. Let the odor dissipate (it will certainly take a few days). The smell of mold and need to will be gone, also, never to return as long as the resource of moisture has been eliminated.
You can make your very own cleaning supplies with anti-bacterial buildings that nature supplies. You’ll feel a whole lot better as well as energetic after a few hours with essential oils compared to you will certainly after taking a breath the fumes of harmful chemicals.
Tea Tree oil is one of the most popular of the necessary oils. He found that Tea Tree leaves consisted of an essential oil, which revealed microbial and also antiseptic residential or commercial properties 13 times stronger compared to carbolic acid, the approved standard of the time. Tea Tree oil transforms out to be one of the most useful of all essential oils, specifically as a disinfectant. The disinfectant, germicidal, antifungal, antibacterial immune-boosting qualities of Tea Tree oil make it suitable to a wide array of health and wellness problems.
