Name: DIY Window Cleaner
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 2/3 Cup Water; 1 1/3 Cup Distilled Vinegar; 10 Drops Lemon Essential Oil

Spring has sprung and so has spring cleaning! That means it’s time to clean the house from top to bottom, including the windows. Use this DIY, non-toxic, window cleaner to get your windows in tip top shape.

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Why Do You Use Windex?

Have you ever thought about why we use Windex? Why are window cleaners blue? As it turns out, there is nothing special about the blue glass cleaner, except for the fact that it is..well blue!

This DIY window cleaner is all natural, which makes it safe to use around kids and pets. This is important at our house because Kitten-Eye Joe licks the windows. Yes, it’s gross and I wish he would stop. But since that isn’t going to happen, I use this non-toxic window cleaner instead.

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Non-Toxic DIY Window Cleaner

Vinegar is non-toxic and eco-friendly which makes it a great cleaner for people with window licking cats or kids. It won’t make the ornery ones sick when they lick it off the window. It is also very cheap and easy to find at pretty much any store. Vinegar makes a good cleaner because it is made from acetic acid. Because of its acidity, vinegar can get rid of grime, dirt, and grease. Not only that, but it is strong enough to kill bacteria too! Which means the window lickers won’t get sick from that either!

DIY Window Cleaner Recipe

Ingredients

2/3 Cup Water

1 1/3 Cup Distilled Vinegar

10 Drops Lemon Essential Oil

Instructions

Put 1 1/3 cup of distilled white vinegar in the spray bottle.
Add 10 drops of lemon essential oil. Really any citrus oil should work, but lemon is my go to when it comes to cleaning.
Shake the bottle to combine the vinegar and oil.
Fill the rest of the bottle up with water. Distilled or filtered is best, but tap water works too.

Using the DIY Window Cleaner

You can use this DIY window cleaner just like you would Windex. It can be used on glass or mirrors. Just spray on and wipe off with a lint free rag or paper towel.

To get a streak free window, wipe down the window with a dry paper towel after the initial wipe down. Spray. Wipe. Dry wipe. Also work in circular motions, like waxing a car. Some people swear by using the newspaper, but we don’t get the newspaper, so I can’t vouch for that method.

This cleaner has essential oils in it. Sunlight causes essential oils to lose their effectiveness over time. Consequently, it is best to store them out of direct sunlight. That is why I put this cleaner in an amber bottle and I keep it in the utility closet out of the sunlight.

In addition, it is best not to store essential oils in plastic. They will cause it to deteriorate. Therefore, I recommend storing essential oils in amber or cobalt glass bottles.

The Secret to Cleaning Windows

Yield: 16 oz

DIY Window Cleaner

This DIY, non-toxic, window cleaner is safe to use around kids and pets!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

2/3 Cup Water
1 1/3 Cup Distilled Vinegar
10 Drops Lemon Essential Oil

Instructions

Put 1 1/3 cup of distilled white vinegar in the spray bottle.
Add 10 drops of lemon essential oil. Really any citrus oil should work, but lemon is my go to when it comes to cleaning.
Shake the bottle to combine the vinegar and oil.
Fill the rest of the bottle up with water. Distilled or filtered is best, but tap water works too.

Notes

You can use this DIY window cleaner just like you would Windex. It can be used on glass or mirrors. Just spray on and wipe off with a lint free rag or paper towel.

To get a streak free window, wipe down the window with a dry paper towel after the initial wipe down. Spray. Wipe. Dry wipe. Also work in circular motions, like waxing a car. Some people swear by using the newspaper, but we don’t get the newspaper, so I can’t vouch for that method.

This cleaner has essential oils in it. Sunlight causes essential oils to lose their effectiveness over time. Consequently, it is best to store them out of direct sunlight. That is why I put this cleaner in an amber bottle and I keep it in the utility closet out of the sunlight.
In addition, it is best not to store essential oils in plastic. They will cause it to deteriorate. Therefore, I recommend storing essential oils in amber or cobalt glass bottles.