How to Make Household Cleaner with Vodka

Besides making alcoholic beverages, vodka can clean and disinfect your home.

If you're looking for an eco-friendly cleaner that can be used on most everything, the answer is as close as your liquor cabinet. Vodka can be used as a cleaning agent straight out of the bottle; however, by mixing it with some other ingredients, you can create a more effective all-purpose solution. This versatile mixture can clean and disinfect glass and other hard surfaces, such as chrome and grout.

Things You'll Need

• Large spray bottle
• Funnel
• Measuring spoons
• Dishwashing liquid
• Vodka
• Lavender essential oil
• Niaouli essential oil
• Lemon myrtle essential oil
• Oregano essential oil
• Distilled water

Instructions

1. Remove the sprayer cap from the bottle. Place the funnel in the neck.

2. Add the following to the spray bottle: 1 Tbsp. of dishwashing liquid; 2 Tbsp. of vodka; 1 tsp. each of lavender, niaouli, lemon myrtle and oregano essential oils; and 1 qt. of distilled water.

3. Screw the sprayer cap on tightly.

4. Shake the bottle until the ingredients are well mixed.

Tips & Warnings

• Save the expensive vodka for drinking. Use cheap vodka to make this household cleaner.

• Essential oils are highly concentrated. You can find them at local health food stores or order them from the Internet.

• Test this vodka cleaner on surfaces by spraying it on an inconspicuous area first.

References

• Sustainable Eats: Homemade Cleaners