Alice's Wonder Spray

Last Tuesday we opened our ecology and health class with an activity that involved mixing our own eco-friendly all purpose cleaner (minus window cleaning). My prof came in with ingredients for Alice's Wonder Spray, and I have been happily cleaning with it since.

Here are the ingredients:

2TBSP Borax
1/4 cup white vinegar
Hot water (add to 32 oz. sray bottle)
1/4 cup liquid dish soap--add last because it gets bubbly
20 drops of essential oil--optional (I put in my lavendar essential oil)

Apparently Borax is really cheap, and so it is very easy to buy a box and be able to keep refilling the same bottle every time you need new stuff. You can get cheap spray bottles at Menards for like $.99 so go ahead and begin your journey with your first home-made, earth-happy cleaner.

Also, its important to note, that while this is much better for you and your environment, Borax is not something you add to your tea or rub on your body, etc. You must make sure to keep out of reach of children/animals because it can be toxic in generous amounts. So make sure you find a safe place for your box. See here for more info on toxicity and its compound properties: Wikipedia.