The Green Cleaning Starter Kit is so simple that you’ll need to trust me that it will indeed clean your house. Trust it. No side effects. No funny business. No fancy gimmicks. Just clean.
Check out the video for some extra motivation and then go gather these supplies:
2 – 1 quart (1 L) spray bottles – good heavy-duty ones
1 shaker jar with holes in the lid – such as an old spice jar or a mason jar
¼ c. (60 mL) Dr. Bronner’s Pure-Castile Soap – your favorite scent
2 c. (273 mL) white vinegar
1 qt. + 2 c. (1 L + 500 mL) water
2 c. (500 g) baking soda – bicarbonate of soda
Essential oils (optional) 20 drops/recipe – tea tree for an extra cleaning punch, and any other essential oil that makes you happy
Microfiber Cloths – often sold in the auto care section
To keep things simple in the video, I use the Dr. Bronner’s Pure-Castile soap. However, if you have snooped around my blog, you know that you can also use Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds – 1 Tbsp. (15 mL).
For more on green cleaning & body care, including ways to use our family’s Castile Soaps, visit my website at LisaBronner.com. Shop Dr. Bronner’s products online at DrBronner.com.
36 Comments
Hi Lisa, can you do a video on how to wash wool clothing? and if its possible to wash wool in a washing machine with the help of dr bronners soaps. thank you so much.
Hi Lisa. Are you one of the family members of Dr. Bronner? I read that many of his family members help run the business.
"I'm using the citrus today because I feel like it." 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Hello Lisa!
I am wondering what kind of vinegar you use?! The 10% or 25% one?
Claudia
"I'm using the citrus today because I feel like it" such a badass line
just mix castille soap and water. No vinegar. Then clean. You add too much. Dr bronner's has oils already.
Like it that you also give metric equivalents. Thanx
The essential oil added to the baking soda will evaporate over time though right? Since the lid has holes in it?
omg i need to try this out immediately! thank you for teaching us
Castille soap all purpose spray or sal suds all purpose spray? Honestly I'd like to have a bottle for the countertops, dinner table, etc.. what's better?
Love these ideas! Can't wait to try!
I still don't really understand the ratio of the all purpose cleaner. Isir just fill with water minus 1/4 cup so there's room for the soap? What about a disenfectant to kill germs etc?
ninggal jejak boskuh
Sal suds is my new best friend! No more harsh chemical cleaners in our house. All these recipes work wonderfully 😄 thank you!
I ordered one gallon of lavender and 6 bar soap on 3/16/20 and they charged my credit card I live in California and I still haven’t received my items. They don’t answer their phones and they don’t reply your emails. One day I emailed them and told them I would be connecting Better Business Bureau so they emailed me to tell me they had a high volume so I replied if that is the case then why charge me if they knew they couldn’t fill and mail my order.
Love your suggestions! Thanks
tea tree oil stinks..
once water hits EO it kills it off there many benefits in about a week
I have a 16 oz amber glass bottle so can I use 2 cups of water and 1/8 of the Dr.Bronner’s soap. It’s just halving the recipe seems kind of obvious but I what to make sure.
I will be making my starter kit soon!!
I keep a soap and water spray in the kitchen and use it to spray directly on dishes, scrub and rinse as i make dirty dishes. That way i don't have to run a basin or let dishes accumulate to save water.
I use sal suds when I clean vacation rentals professionally… The guests and owner is always so impressed everything is so clean lol. I use a drop of thieves oil with it in the spray bottle and it makes everything extra sparkly. Absolutely amazing on windows and mirrors using a squeegee.
Thanks so much for sharing! Been looking for the simplest recipes to clean with and this was perfect:))
even without the oils is it a disinfectant?
Orange is my favorite essential oil too! 😊
can you use the general cleaner on marble counter top?
How to make it into a disinfectant?
When she kept saying GIY I thought she was having a stroke 😂😩
Comprehensive!
Can you substitute sal suds in these recipes ? I thought it is a no no to add vinegar or is that only for sal suds? So I am confused now. I have hard water here
Hi how long will the general cleaner with liquid soap last? You add 6% liquid soap to a litre, I would imagine bacteria would start to grow after a week or two without a preservative. 🙊
For the cleanser you forgot to add 1/4 cup Dr. Bonners Castile liquid soap. This makes a soft cleanser. I tried it and it does a great job and smells good even without any essential oils.
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What is Sal Suds. I've been into natural products since I was 20 and am 77 and never heard of it.
I have a professional cleaning business. Are these products considered disinfecting? I would think yes for the vinegar
Love the green labels with white letters. Can you tell me what label maker equipment/manufacturer used in making those labels?
Hi, what do you think about using orange oil (d-limonene) for kitchen cleaning? Is it healthy?
Thank you very much for your blog and videos!