Recipe #1

1. Fill a bucket with 2 quarts of water.

2. Add 2 tablespoons of Murphy's oil soap to the water and stir to combine.

3. Insert a funnel into an empty Swiffer Solution bottle and pour in your homemade solution. Or
you can dip the Swiffer mop head directly into the solution and mop your floor as normal.

Recipe #2

1. Pour 4 cups of hot water into a bucket or pitcher.

2. Add 1 cup of lemon juice.

3. Measure out 3 cups of vinegar and add it to the bucket.

4. Drizzle in 1/4 cup of liquid dish soap.

5. Mix thoroughly and pour mixture into a recycled Swiffer container.

Recipe #3

1. Mix equal parts hot water and vinegar in a bucket (a cup or two of each will work.)

2. Dump in a splash of alcohol to keep anything gross from growing in the Swiffer refill
container.

3. Add a couple of drops of an essential oil. I like to use lemon or orange scents because they
also work as degreasers.

Tip:

It can be tricky to get the cap off the Swiffer refill bottle. But I discovered an easy way to do it!

1. Boil a few inches of water in a pot.

2. Turn off the heat and dip the end of the Swiffer bottle, lid-side down, into the water. Dunk it
until the whole cap and just a little bit of the bottle are submerged.

3. Wait 20 to 30 seconds and then remove the bottle from the water.

4. Put a kitchen towel over the lid so you don't scald yourself and twist the cap. It should come
right off!

Homemade Swiffer Pads

You can also make your own Swiffer pads!

Just cut a microfiber cloth or bath towel into rectangles. Use the Swiffer mop head as a guide to
gauge the correct size. Give it about 1 1/2 inches of overlap on the longer sides so you can tuck
the ends of the cloth into the Swiffer mop cloth holder. I like to use microfiber towels from the
dollar store. One towel makes four Swiffer cloths! After using the cloth, just throw it in the
washing machine with your other rags.

Homemade Glass Cleaner:

1 cup rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol

1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 cup water

Super Strength Homemade Window Cleaner:

1 cup rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol

1 tablespoon clear (non-sudsing) ammonia
1 cup water
How to Make Homemade Dishwasher
Detergent Tabs
For this recipe you’ll need:
1 cup Washing Soda
1 cup Baking Soda
1 cup Lemon Juice
1/2 cup Borax
1/2 cup Kosher Salt
Ice Cube Trays

This literally could not get any easier. First, you’ll want to add the washing soda, baking soda,
borax and the salt in a bowl. Slowly add the lemon juice and mix with a whisk for about one
minute.

Pour the mixture into an ice cube tray, being careful not to make them so large that they won’t fit
into your dishwasher slot.

Let them dry outside (weather permitting) in the trays for about 24 hours, pop them out and
you’re done. This batch of homemade dishwasher detergent tabs should yield about 2 trays, so
about 32 loads of dishes depending on the size of your ice cube trays
How to Make Homemade Laundry Detergent
(Read About HE Safety)
Homemade Laundry Detergent

3 cups 20 Mule Team Borax

2 cups Washing Soda
2 bars of grated Fels Naptha OR Mild bar soap (ie: Ivory)

*Fels Naptha is a preferred bar soap for powdered homemade laundry detergent (you can find it
just about anywhere near the detergents) but in a pinch you can substitute any other perfume/dye
free bar soap.

You will need a large container – preferably one with a lid. I cut the bar soap into chunks. The
chunks are small enough to fit in the food processor and it only take a few seconds before the
soap is powdery fine. 😉 Much better than grating by hand!

Note that the Ivory is much more moist soap than the Fels Naptha, so we find it helpful to add
some of the borax/soda to the food processor after chopping up Ivory. It also helps all of the
mixture that was sticking to the sides and blade of the processor to come right off.

Mix all ingredients together. You could add some Downy Unstopables or Purex Crystals for
added scent. That’s it! You are done… less than 5 minutes and this will last you a loooong time.

Is it HE Safe?
YES! The main difference between HE and non-HE laundry detergent is the amount of suds
created. Since this homemade recipe is very low-suds, it should be fine for HE machines. We
use it in ours just fine. Of course as with anything, use discretion when in your own machine,
and if trying for the very first time, you might make a smaller batch before getting all gung-ho.

When using your homemade laundry detergent in a front loader (HE) machine, you’ll want
to add it straight to the basin. We first used ours in the detergent slot and not all of the
detergent was flushed through to wash basin.

Use about 1/8 cup (or 2 Tbsp) for a full size load of laundry. You can also use vinegar as a fabric
softener and deodorizer. If you do, add about 1/4 cup to the last rinse in the washer cycle.
Vinegar helps to break down the soap particles and prevents yellowing but it is mild enough not
to harm your fabric – and you won’t be able to smell it!