Ingredients Needed:
- 1 cup 3% hydrogen peroxide
- 1/2 tbsp water
- 15 drops orange essential oil
- 15 drops lemon essential oil
- 15 drops grapefruit essential oil
- 1 tbsp blue Dawn or any dish soap (OPTIONAL, please read details below)
- Dark glass spray bottle (must be DARK and glass is preferred)
Check out our Instagram Story video on putting this together and answering questions.
Directions on Mixing:
- Add in the hydrogen peroxide to your dark spray bottle.
- Add in the water, then essential oil drops. Why water? It makes the oils mix better.
- If you want to add in dish soap for cleaning, add in the 1 tbsp now. This is optional, read why below.
- Give solution a little shake. Follow directions below on cleaning or disinfecting.
Have a question about this project?
I see where a few have asked about the use of the essential oils, and that is my question also! Is the use of the Essential Oils necessary? I did go to your blog and read it 3 times, the only time the Essential Oils is mentioned is in the ingredients list. So the question is: Are the Essential Oils Necessary?????
Essential oils are useful for more than just smell, especially orange and lemon. Go online and read about them (I don't want to give incorrect info)
Hello. I've looked at your blog, but didn't find my answer. Will this clean bad hard water stains off of glass? I rent and have a window that I can't remove the screen from. It is awful. I have to spray cleaner through the screen then spray off with a water hose. I'm worried about using vinegar because the window is over a concrete porch. I've read that vinegar could stain the concrete. Thank you for any advice you can give me.
Thank you very much Alexis!! Going to try it out today. I've subscribed to your newsletter, too.
So basically you’re saying that hydrogen peroxide and water is a sufficient disinfectant, correct?
You can read the blog post explaining hydrogen peroxide as a disinfectant, and how it is according to CDC recommendations...the water is minimal and helps oils mix: https://chemistrycachet.com/easy-homemade-lysol-spray/