If you’re trying to live a healthier lifestyle, you want to really get the chemicals out of your home cleaning products. This DIY all-purpose cleaner is one simple way to start doing that.

Whatever you use to clean your countertops, floors, and other surfaces in your home, that gets into your skin and your respiratory system. The vast majority of commercial cleaning products contain all kinds of toxic chemicals. Your body can handle a certain amount, but there becomes a point. So any time you can make your own chemical-free cleaning products for your home, you want to do that as much as possible.

Herbal Vinegar Cleaner

You’ve probably heard of cleaning with vinegar, which is all-natural, antimicrobial, and effective at cleaning dirt and grease. Better yet, boost your vinegar with herbs! Infusing a DIY cleaner with herbs like lavender and rosemary increases the disinfecting power. Plus, it’s an opportunity to integrate herbal aromas that nourish and heal us while cleaning house.

Lavender

Lavender’s name comes from Latin roots, lavare, which means to wash. We can use the medicine of lavender to “wash” on many levels. Lavender is highly antibacterial and it disinfects and kills bacteria. Because of this, it is great for cold and flu prevention in your household.

Lavender can also help people feel relaxed and happy. The aroma of lavender relaxes the nervous system and produces a calming and soothing effect on the body. Cleaning is more pleasant with the scent of lavender filling up the house!

By the way, you can use lavender flowers or lavender leaves when making lavender vinegar for cleaning.

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Rosemary

Rosemary infused vinegar for cleaning helps cleanse the room of bacteria and emotional tension. As a highly antibacterial herb, rosemary helps prevent colds.

It is also energetically cleansing. Rosemary has a purifying effect and can remove energetic things out of your space. This is my go-to herb when I want to move through some energy and shift something.

The scent of rosemary is piney, kind of woody, and a bit lemony. It has an invigorating, refreshing, and exhilarating effect.

All-Natural Ingredients

In addition to the vinegar, lavender, and rosemary, this DIY all-purpose cleaner calls for three simple ingredients:

Vegetable-based liquid soap (also known as castile soap), which is made from plant-derived ingredients and contains no harsh chemicals or sudsing agents
Borax, a natural mineral that acts as a cleaner, stain remover, and emulsifier
Baking soda, a natural deodorizer, stain remover, and mild abrasive

Any ingredients that you can’t find at your local grocery store can be purchased from Mountain Rose Herbs, which also carries organic dried lavender and rosemary.

Print Recipe

Vinegar All-Purpose Cleaner

Author: Kami McBride

Ingredients

1/4 cup dried lavender
2 tbsp dried rosemary
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup hot water
1/4 cup vegetable-based liquid soap
1 tbsp borax
2 tsp baking soda

Instructions

Put the lavender, rosemary, and vinegar in a clean glass jar. Cover the jar with wax/greaseproof paper and put the lid on.
After a couple of days, check the jar to see if you need to top it off with more vinegar.
Let the mixture infuse in a cool, dark place for one month, and then strain out and discard the herbs.
Put the strained vinegar, hot water, liquid soap, borax, and baking soda into a spray bottle. Shake until the minerals dissolve.
Shake before spraying and use to clean your house.

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I’d love to hear from you! Do you clean your house with herbs? Have you ever used a DIY all-purpose cleaner? Share in the comments!