You can make your own essential oil bathroom cleaning products.
Essential Oil Bathroom Cleaning Sprays
Use these blends to wipe down bathroom surfaces. Spot test blends on delicate surfaces.
Note: To better disperse the essential oils in sprays, you can add a few drops of solubilizer.
Eight-Ounce Bathroom Spray
To an 8-ounce spray bottle, add the following essential oils:
- 10 drops lime
- 16 drops peppermint
- 18 drops patchouli
- 20 drops cinnamon bark
- 25 drops lemon
- 25 drops tea tree
- 30 drops may chang (Litsea cubeba)
Fill the bottle with distilled water. Shake well before each use. Use to clean shower, counters, sink, toilet, etc.
Source: Eden’s Garden
32-Ounce Bathroom Spray
- 2 tablespoons baking soda
- 2 tablespoons liquid castile soap
- 15 drops lemon eucalyptus or lemon myrtle essential oil
- 15 drops orange or lemon essential oil
- 20 drops tea tree essential oil
- 2 cups distilled water
- 32-ounce spray bottle
- Add the soap and baking soda to the bottle. Drop in the essential oils.
- Add the water. Close the bottle and shake well.
Use like any other bathroom cleaner. Shake before each use.
Source: The Healing Power of Essential Oils
Lemon Palmarosa Bathroom Cleaner
- 3.5 ounces (105 ml or 7 tablespoons) distilled water
- ½ ounce (about 15 ml or 1 tablespoon) castile soap
- 12 drops lemon essential oil
- 8 drops palmarosa essential oil
- 4-ounce (120 ml) spray bottle
Combine the water, castile soap, and essential oils in the spray bottle. Shake well.
Simple Bathroom Spray
- 3/4 cup distilled water
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 18 drops each: lemon, orange, and grapefruit essential oils
- 8-ounce spray bottle
Blend ingredients in the spray bottle. Shake well before each use. Spray freely and wipe with a sponge or towel. Shelf life is 1-2 months.
Source: Aromahead Newsletter
Toilet Essential Oil Bathroom Cleaning
Toilet Deodorizer
- 2-ounce spray bottle
- 2 tablespoons witch hazel
- 10 drops vitamin E oil
- 20 drops juniper berry essential oil
- 20 drops cypress essential oil
- 10 drops pine essential oil
- Distilled water
Blend the witch hazel, vitamin E, and essential oils in the spray bottle. Fill the bottle with distilled water. Close and then shake well.
To use: Shake and spray twice into the toilet as needed. Source: The Healing Power of Essential Oils
Toilet Cleaning Scrub
- 1 cup baking soda
- 15 drops tea tree essential oil
- 15 drops lemon essential oil
Combine ingredients. Sprinkle mixture over the seat and bowl and leave for 30 minutes. Scrub with a bowl brush.
Toilet Bombs
- 1.5 cups baking soda
- 2⁄3 cup citric acid
- 2 tablespoons vinegar (slightly more in dry climates)
- 20 drops rosemary essential oil
- 20 drops lemon essential oil
- 20 drops thyme essential oil
- Molds (or a small muffin tin)
- Blend baking soda and citric acid in a medium bowl.
- Drop in essential oils.
- Spray vinegar into the bowl slowly, stirring often.
- When the mixture is moist enough to stick (but not wet) put into molds.
- Let dry for about two hours.
- Remove bombs from molds and store in a jar.
- Drop a bomb in the toilet as needed.
Adapted from Plant Therapy Essential Oil Recipe Collection
Scouring Cleaners
Spot test these cleaners on potentially delicate surfaces.
Scouring Powder for Sinks
- 1 cup baking soda
- 1/4 cup citric acid powder
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 15 drops lavender or sweet orange essential oil
Blend ingredients in a container. Close and shake well.
Use this powder by sprinkling a small amount into the sink and scrubbing with a damp sponge or cloth. Rinse well with plain water.
Lemony Scouring Powder
- 1 cup baking soda
- 1/2 cup pumice powder
- 25 drops lemon essential oil
Blend ingredients in a container. Close and shake well.
Sprinkle a small amount of powder onto the surface. Scrub with a damp sponge or cloth. Rinse well.
Source: The Naturally Clean Home
Bathroom Scrub
- 1 cup baking soda
- 3 tablespoons castile soap
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 10 drops peppermint essential oil
- 15 drops orange essential oil
- 15 drops tea tree essential oil
Combine baking soda, castile soap, and white vinegar in a container. Stir in essential oils.
You will have a thick paste—if you want it thinner, add more castile soap. Place a little of the cleaner on your sponge and scrub.
Source: Aromahead Newsletter
Mold and Mildew Cleaning
Use proper precautions when dealing with mold, such as wearing a mask to avoid inhaling spores.
Bathroom Mold Remover
- 30 drops tea tree essential oil
- 1 cup baking soda
- 3 tablespoons castile soap
- Mix the baking soda and castile soap in a small container to make a paste.
- Stir in tea tree oil.
- Use about a teaspoon of this mixture on a scrubby brush or sponge. Rinse with water.
Store in a closed container. Source: Aromahead
Mold/Mildew Cleaner
- 2 cups hot water
- 25 drops thyme essential oil
- 2 teaspoons citric acid powder
Blend ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake well.
To use, shake well. Spray cleaner on surfaces. Wipe clean with a damp cloth or sponge.
Source: The Naturally Clean Home
Deodorizing Bathroom Spray
To make a 2-ounce spray air freshener, add 4 tablespoons water and 20 drops essential oil of choice to a spray bottle. Shake vigorously before using. Two suggested blends:
For a citrus aroma:
- 8 drops grapefruit essential oil
- 7 drops lemon essential oil
- 5 drops orange essential oil
For a floral aroma:
- 5 drops geranium essential oil
- 5 drops jasmine absolute
- 10 drops lavender essential oil
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