Living with Ivey’s DIY Cleaning Products

We think of our homes as our sanctuaries; our clean, safe spaces where we feel most comfortable. What we don’t realize is that indoor air quality can be two to five times more polluted than the air outside and our daily home cleaning products may contain as many as 60 toxic chemicals that pollute the air we breath and the surfaces with which we come in contact. Considering the average person spends 90% of their time indoors, these toxins, irritants and carcinogens found in products like window spray and oven cleaner could be contributing to many of our health issues. These issues can be as simple as skin irritation and asthmatic stress or as serious as organ damage and cancer.

Below are some of Ivey’s simple, completely toxin free, yet very effective, cleaning products.

TOOLS AND PRODUCTS NEEDED: GLASS SPRAY BOTTLES, STAINLESS STEEL FUNNELS, PURE CASTILLE SOAP, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 60-90%, BAKING SODA, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR (ORGANIC IF POSSIBLE*), OLIVE OIL AND ESSENTIAL OILS

Naturally Antibacterial essential Oils

• Orange
• Grapefruit
• Lime
• Lemon
• Peppermint
• Rosemary
• Cinnamon
• Lavender
• Eucalyptus
• Tea Tree
• Clove
• Thyme

*DISTILLED VINEGAR IS DERIVED FROM CORN WHICH IS FREQUENTLY GENETICALLY MODIFIED AND HEAVILY SPRAYED WITH PESTICIDES, SO TO LIMIT EXPOSURE, CHOOSE ORGANIC WHEN POSSIBLE

STAINLESS STEEL CLEANER

• 1 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 20 drops of lemon essential oil

Combine in a glass spray bottle and shake before use

ALL PURPOSE SPRAY

• 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1.5 cups filtered water
• 20 drops of essential oils 

Combine in a glass spray bottle

MARBLE/GRANITE CLEANING SPRAY

• 1/2 cup isopropyl alcohol
• 1.5 cups filtered water
• 1/2 teaspoon pure Castile soap
• 20 drops of essential oils

Combine in a glass spray bottle

GLASS CLEANING SPRAY

• 1 cup isopropyl alcohol
• 1 cup filtered water
• 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar

OVEN CLEANER

• 1/2 cup baking soda
• 1/4 cup dish soap or Castile soap
• 3/4 cup filtered water 

Combine ingredients in a bowl to form a paste. Apply a thin layer to all inside surfaces of the oven and let sit for 20 minutes. Scrub with sponge or steel wool to remove stuck on bits. Wipe clean with a dry towel.

MILDER/MOLD CLEANER 

• 1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide
• 1.5 cups water
• 20 drops tea tree oil 

Combine ingredients in a glass spray bottle. Spray mixture on surface and let sit for 1 hour. Rinse and let air dry.

SINK/BATH/SHOWER SCRUB

• 1/2 cup baking soda
• 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
• 10 drops essential oils

Combine into a paste and apply to surfaces, Scrub with scrub brush.

FLOOR CLEANER

• 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 gallon water
• 10 drops essential oils

Combine in a bucket and use to mop floors.

NON TOXIC CLEANING PRODUCTS BRANDS

• CLR
• ECOS
• PURACY NATURAL
• AUNT FANNIE’S
• BON AMI
• DR BRONNER
• EARTH FRIENDLY PRODUCTS ECOS
• BIOKLEEN
• BRANCH BASICS
• ECOVER
• MOLLY’S SUDS

Ivey Leidy @livingwithivey

?Integrative Health Coach, INHC
?Certified Nutrition Expert
?Certified Gut Health Expert

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