![]() I just cleaned my entire bathroom with this a few days ago. Pretty much everything! It is AMAZING for bathroom and kitchen surfaces. I do not share homemade cleaners if they cannot mimic store-bought □ This is just a background story for you because I know readers sometimes wonder why Chemistry Cachet might not have a certain homemade version of something. After investigating the details and ingredients, I found the main active ingredient is good old fashioned hydrogen peroxide! This is when I thought YES! We can create a DIY version of this Lysol on Chemistry Cachet. Then, I was browsing the cleaning section at the grocery store (which I like to do a few times a year), and discovered a new Lysol cleaning product called “Hydrogen Peroxide Multi-Purpose Cleaner” which is a cleaner and disinfectant killing 99.9% of all germs. I realized, most DIY cleaning recipes online don’t go into details on things, and they also don’t research ingredients. I was disappointed to see all of the ones I found had nothing to do with Lysol at all, nor did they even talk about ingredients in Lysol. I wanted to see if I could find a good website to send to them since we didn’t have a recipe on Chemistry Cachet. In fact, I was digging around Pinterest a few months ago when I had a few readers asking me for a DIY “Lysol” cleaner. If you have found a homemade Lysol online, odds are it doesn’t mimic Lysol at all! Why? Because traditional Lysol cleaners contain the active ingredient benzalkonium chloride which you can’t really make at home. Why Has It Taken Chemistry Cachet While To Share a DIY Lysol Recipe? To read everything about hydrogen peroxide, read this great post we have. This is why you always see it being used in stain removers. Hydrogen peroxide is referred to as “oxygenated bleach” which means it oxidizes things like stains, but also cleans surfaces. If you are new to cleaning terms or making your own products, this post is very important to read.Īs always, test a small area of a surface if you have never used hydrogen peroxide on it to make sure no discoloration happens (this rarely happens, but always be safe). We go into detail on why there are two steps, and the definition of each one. To learn more about this, please read our post from last year. ![]() You can see the back clearly states two separate steps for cleaning and disinfecting. Here is a picture of the store-bought Lysol we are replicating (look at picture below). I know this question will come up, but there is NO product that will do both at the same time. Why are cleaning and disinfecting separate? So, there is no doubt hydrogen peroxide is a great option for home disinfecting. It also makes the list of EPA’s approved disinfectants because it is effective on even hard to kill virus strands. It will also kill viruses in about 6-8 minutes (I do 10 minutes for good measure). Hydrogen peroxide is such a fantastic, safe, green home disinfectant for many reasons. Why Is Hydrogen Peroxide Good For Disinfecting? Be sure to read about cleaning vs disinfecting in this post. This step is crucial for all disinfecting!! You can read this on the back of all disinfectants purchased from the store. Spray the solution (no dish soap needed for the disinfecting) onto surface and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Directions for Disinfecting with DIY Lysol Spray:Īfter you have cleaned your surface, now you can disinfect. ![]() Spray the mixture onto your surface, scrub or wipe off with a microfiber towel. It will clean without it, but I really love the addition of dish soap. The surfactant makes this solution clean well. I recommend still using them to create the same scent like the store-bought version □ Directions for Cleaning with DIY Lysol Spray:įor cleaning, I recommend using the dish soap in the mixture. Citrus oils do aide in cleaning, but they won’t make a difference for disinfecting. This solution mimics the store-bought product in this post, so the essential oils will create the same scent. Follow directions below on cleaning or disinfecting.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |