How Much Money Can You Save Using Your Own Natural Cleaners?

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Save Money And The Environment By Going Natural

Housecleaning products are not as inexpensive as you would think. Take glass cleaners; for instance, their costs range from £2 to £6 for just a bottle. Instead of spending lots of money on cleaning products, only pay a fraction of that amount and get the same results, maybe even improved results. Natural cleaning products don’t only save money but also protect the environment, as the ingredients to make these natural homemade cleaning products are very eco-friendly.

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A Non-Toxic Cheaper Solution To Dish Washing Soap

Let’s look at your average dishwashing soap. A typical dishwashing soap at your local store would cost around £3, whereas, if you opt for the natural solution; you would be saving at least half of that and make twice as much soap. It’s easy to make natural homemade soap, and most of the ingredients can be found in your kitchen cabinet.

Making natural homemade dishwashing soap is a simple process and very convenient because we only need a few ingredients. You would only need four things to make this possible, which is water, vinegar, baking soda, and lime. Baking soda costs about £1, and vinegar is around the same price, plus lime which costs 20p adding up to about £2.20. This way, you make three times the amount of cleaner for the price of a commercial cleaner. You would save a lot more if you buy in bulk, without the harsh toxic chemicals contained in regular cleaners.

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A Cheaper Way To Clean Your Countertops

Another area where we can utilise natural cleaners is in the cleaning of stone countertops. Commercial cleaners that cost £5 are not only expensive but damage the countertops. Usually, vinegar would be an excellent tool to use in this instance, but stone countertops can, unfortunately, get damaged by vinegar. Instead, we use rubbing alcohol, dish soap (or the natural alternative provided above), a cloth and a spray bottle. Rounding up it costs around £1.25, and it protects your countertop from stains and etching.

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Make Your Own Glass Cleaner And Save More

Lets talk about glass cleaners. In my opinion, natural glass cleaners aren’t just eco-friendly or cheap, but also one of the simplest and easiest products to make as it only requires two things—vinegar and rubbing alcohol. Vinegar is used in your average glass cleaner as well, and that’s because nothing cleans glass as vinegar does. You can make a 16-ounce glass/window cleaner with just 50p, which is a lot cheaper compared to the £3 we would spend on a glass cleaner.

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Conclusion

As we have discovered, the cost difference isn’t exactly mind-blowing, but together, it makes all the difference in the world. You’re looking at least £6 saved per month depending on your usage. Additionally, baking soda, vinegar, lemon are all-natural and eco-friendly substances unlike the chemicals inside of glass cleaners, dish wash soap, and countertop cleaners. All these homemade natural cleaners don’t take more than five minutes to make and are much more environmentally friendly than your local supermarket’s cleaning supplies.

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