These GIY (Green-It-Yourself) household cleaning wipes using natural, non-toxic products are so easy to make.
When my kids were super young, every day was made up of a million tiny tasks, none of which I could ever remember when anyone asked that simple but awful question, “What did you do today?”
“Uh, well, I kept everyone alive?” No small task, some days.
Any little scrap of a timesaver was life blood. I am convinced that whomever invented housecleaning wipes was a mother, or at least lived with one.
The likelihood that I can find both a cloth and the correct cleaner at the same moment that they’re actually needed is very, very low. And by the time I have laid my hands on both, the initial mess has probably exploded.
All that to say, having the cloth and cleaner in the same container is such a beautiful thing.
Here’s the super simple recipe:
For Reusable Wipes: an old t-shirt or two cut into wipe-sized squares
For Disposable Wipes: a paper towel roll cut in half (an electric knife works best)
A Glass or Plastic container
Solution:
1 1/2 c. (360 mL) filtered, distilled, or boiled then cooled water
1 tbsp. (15 mL) Dr. Bronner’s Pure-Castile Liquid Soap or 1/2 tbsp. (7.5 mL) Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds
1/4 tsp. (20 drops) tea tree essential oil
Put the wipes in your container. Mix up the solution ingredients and pour it over the wipes. Let them sit for 20 minutes or so to soak up all the liquid. Now they’re good to go!
These have a shelf-life of 1 to 2 weeks, so make up as many as you’d use in the period of time.
For more on green cleaning & body care, including ways to use our family’s Sal Suds and Castile Soaps, visit my website at LisaBronner.com. Shop Dr. Bronner’s products online at DrBronner.com.
Sal Suds cleaner shows greater than 60% biodegradation after 28 days per ISO 14593.
12 Comments
I am so relieved you don't use vinegar! The Mold Elimination Diet lists vinegar as high in mold, and people with asthma like me cannot use vinegar!!!
For some odd reason, I have never thought to make my own disinfectant wipes…. until NOW. Thank you for this video!!
Amazing!
Thank you for this! I’m excited to give this a try 🧡 your videos are super helpful, life savers!
Love this idea!
Tea tree is very toxic especially to dogs
Can I use lemon instead of tea tree?
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Thanks for the video Lisa! I love using the old tshirts as rags but when they’re thinning I recycle them again into yarn for bathroom mats. They last forever and I just love taking it one more step.
I’m going to try the wipes recipe soon as I just love Dr. Bronners soap. I just got the cherry blossom and green tea scent and omg they smell so good!!
Question – you mentioned that the wipes have a shelf life of 1-2 weeks. Must I totally dispose of the wipes afterwards, or can I just wash 'em and reuse? Which would you recommend? Thanks!
Can I use vinegar for the disinfectant? I don’t like teatree
You’ve got lots of great non toxic cleaning ideas. I think I’ll go through all my “cleaning supplies” and replace them with non toxic goodness! Thanks for the inspiration