If you’ve been making your homemade cleaning mixes, you’ll want to know how to make Homemade Soft Scrub Cleaner, too!
Homemade Soft Scrub Cleaner
USES FOR HOMEMADE SOFT SCRUB CLEANER
This Homemade Soft Scrub Cleaner is so versatile that you can use it in just about every room in your house. Since it is slightly abrasive, you shouldn’t use it on highly polished surfaces, but there are plenty of other places you’ll find it works great:
• Spotty glass shower doors
• Dirty bathtubs
• Sticky bathroom vanities and sinks
• Nasty grout
• Stained and smelly toilets
• Crusty tile floors
• Dingy or tarnished knickknacks
• Moldy flower vases
• Lightly rusted flatware
• Stained mugs and cups
• Cutlery marks on dishware
• Greasy baking sheets
• Grimy pots and pans
• Splattered ceramic cooktops
• Filthy litter boxes
• Sooty fireplace surrounds
• Muddy doorway thresholds
• Grungy door handles
• Oily stains on cement
• And so much more!
Remember, like most homemade cleaning mixes, the up-front cost of buying ingredients costs more than a bottle of commercial cleaner, but you’ll be able to make almost two dozen batches of homemade soft scrub with them. That’s getting your money’s worth!
Homemade Soft Scrub Cleaner
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup baking soda
- 2 tbsp. liquid dishwashing soap
- 2 tbsp. hydrogen peroxide
- 6-8 drops essential oil, optional (I like peppermint to deter pests)
Directions:
1. Combine the baking soda and dish soap to make a paste, then stir in the hydrogen peroxide.
2. Add essential oil if using.
3. Increase the amount of peroxide if you prefer a thinner consistency.
4. To use, apply with a microfiber cloth or a sponge, scrub and rinse dry.
5. For greasy jobs, let the homemade soft scrub sit on the spot for 5-10 minutes, scour with a scrub brush and rinse with hot water.
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Cindy Mueller says
Does this cleaner have a shelf life?
Katie Berry says
It’s not one you make and keep in the cupboard. I’ve used the same batch a couple of days in a row, thinning it the second day with a little more hydrogen peroxide.
Lori says
When it says liquid dish detergent, do you mean like dish soap or dishwasher liquid soap?
Katie Berry says
Hi Lori,
This recipe uses liquid dish soap. I use Dawn Original. Sorry for any confusion.
Stephanie B. says
This is the BEST cleaner, EVER! I used it today to clean out my sink, and it leaves a beautiful shine afterwards, too. I cannot say THANK YOU enough – your website is permanently bookmarked for me. I use your any-type floor cleaner for all kinds of things, not just floors – I scent mine with peppermint, and it works fantastically – you ROCK!
Katie Berry says
I’m so glad you like the cleaners, Stephanie! Peppermint is one of my favorite scents to use because it makes the house smell so happy. Enjoy!
Mummy Pig says
The soft scub cleaner is brilliant 🙂
I used an organic dishwashing soap with orange essentials oils in it and my kitchen smells amazing!
Katie Berry says
I bet it smells divine!
Jeff says
I am going to have to try this homemade soft scrub cleanser. I recently bought a new Maytag smooth top range and you can really get some tough, cook-on gunk on the top. You can buy stove-top cleaner at the store but it is fairly expensive. I am going to try this instead of the name brand stuff.
Thanks
Stephanie B. says
Jeff,
I used it on my smooth top range today, and it left a brilliant shine behind! I love how it cleaned it, BUT, I read on a car care website recently, that vinegar can pit windshield glass if used as a de-icer. I wonder if it can do the same thing to stove tops. Might be worth looking into more.
Small Town Mommy says
These are great recipes and so much less expensive than Soft Scrub.
Katie B. says
Yes, it’s much less expensive and not toxic!
Raquel@2dayswoman says
This is awesome and another tip I’m very keen to try-perhaps on my kitchen sink this weekend 🙂 No nasty chemicals either. Love all of your tips Katie!
Katie B. says
Thank you, Raquel! I’m fanatic about cleaning my kitchen sink. It’s old, and if I don’t stay on top of it the thing stinks up my kitchen. This recipe saves me a fortune as a result!
Mariette's Back to Basics says
Dear Katie,
Those are great tips and they are rather cheap to make too.
Thanks for your comforting comment. There was another tragedy however… one more cancer death. You can read my post of today about double tragedy. I will be glad when we move past these emotional days. Life goes on but it is heavy at times.
Hugs to you and wishing you all the best.
Mariette
Katie B. says
Oh Mariette, I am so sorry your family is going through such a difficult time. My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours.