A while ago I talked about making your own cleaning products (read that post here) because it is better for the environment and healthier for you. Yesterday I talked about the reusable glass spray bottles (read that post here) that I bought just for this purpose and today I want to talk about how the DIY dusting spray turned out.
The dusting spray is the first attempt at making my own cleaning products and it turned out well. It is actually so simple that I wish I had tried this sooner. I mixed 1 cup water, 1/4 cup vinegar, and 2 tablespoons of olive oil in the glass bottle and deployed one of my monkeys kids to test it out. I should mention that you can add lemon essential oil to make it smell like regular dusting spray but I opted not to do that.
The dusting spray worked very well and should last quite a while. The oil does separate in the bottle so you will need to gently shake it up every once in a while when you are dusting. So why should you make your own dusting spray? For a few reasons really. One is that not all areas accept aerosol cans for recycling and even if they are accepted it is imperative to reduce the amount of material that needs to be recycled overall. If your area doesn't accept aerosol cans for recycling then it goes in the trash and that is a huge waste of space in the landfill and the resources required to make the can in the first place. Another reason is that when you make your own product you know what's in there. Dusting spray bought at the store contains chemicals that are bad for you and your family. Don't believe me? Read the ingredients and take a minute to look them up and you'll see that I'm right. Another reason is that it saves you money. A can of regular Pledge dusting spray will cost you $4.79 at Target and the mixture I made cost me a few cents and it is the same amount. Saving over four bucks on dusting spray isn't going to turn you into a rich person but when you have embarked on this journey you realize the totality of money saved from each change has a splendor all its own. Finally, because it's easy. When you can make your own healthier dusting spray for pennies in a fraction of the time it would take to drive to the store, you are going to wonder, as I did, why you didn't try it sooner.
DIY Dusting Spray
1 cup water
1/4 cup vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
10-15 drops lemon essential oil if desired
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