Testing out 'Miracle spray' DIY spray cleaner recipe
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- I have wanted to try out this DIY cleaning spray for ages! It's very easy to make, and I quite like the way it works. It smells really good too with the addition of Bosistos eucalyptus oil! 🌿
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I'll definitely try this. I actually worked for a Global Hygiene company who produces Commercial cleaning chemicals. So one thing I can say is when it comes to reasonably clean glass, "less is more" to avoid the streaking and ideally spray product onto damp cloth, not directly onto glass as we tend to use too much. Now I absolutely love love love home made cleaners so thanks Elly, cant wait to try this. 😉
Thanks Jo! This worked well to clean the grimey glass at the bottom of the shower screen, but I agree, this is definitely not needed for general glass cleaning.
Castile and vinegar equals white film, I found this out on floor tiles, googled it and it explained the cause. It might be indeed miraculous on glass if commercial dishwasher liquid is used.
Yes, they aren't a good mix at all.
I've been making my own cleaning spray lately with just citric acid, dish soap and water and it works great. I'll try adding washing soda now :)
Thanks for that, it might be better without the soda, as your mixture is acidic, you'll probably neutralise it somewhat by adding alkaline soda to it.
Good afternoon Elly and fellow you-tubers!! I have the same recipe but with ordinary baking soda and it works just fine!! For heavy dirt e.g. the oven, I use washing soda with a teaspoon of liquid soap just so that I get a paste and I spread this in the oven for 1 hour at least and then I spray the paste with diluted white vinegar 3 cups water to 1 cup of vinegar and then I let it fizzle a bit for 15 minutes and then I wipe the oven with a dishcloth. It's very strong and it "cuts" through every kind of heavy dirt!! Have a nice day everyone!!
That's great to know, thank you!
I had tried this spray today. It did had some foam on top because I used the Castile soap from Elly’s liquid soap method. It able to clean light heavy oil and dirt which is enough for me. Thank you Elly for this new recipe. It works❤
I just want to thank you for giving me the confidence to make my own detergents. You are concise and always clear. Thank you.❤
That is lovely! you are very much welcome. Glad it helps. :)
Great video as usual. I make my own cleaning spray too. I used to clean houses and used mostly home made cleaners. My spray is very similar to yours. With tweaks for different purposes. The eucalyptus is essential and it doesn't work anywhere near as well without it. It's the heavy duty degreaser in the spray. For ovens and greasier kitchen areas I increase the eucalyptus. For windows and glass I use water, eucalyptus, dishwashing liquid and metho to eliminate streaking.
Your videos were what got me started making soap. So easy to follow. I'm now totally hooked. Your kitchen/laundry soap and washing powder was a huge hit with all my friends and family. Can't wait till the next video. ❤
Thanks!
What’s metho?
Thanks Tina, I'm grateful for you sharing your experience! I will record everyone's suggestions and come up with some new brews I think.
@@alexaad1712 methylated spirits
We Australians shorten the words for everything! 😆 I love that you asked about this.
I had all the ingredients so I made the magic spray immediately. The spray is great. I used it on my sink and bench not a streak anywhere to be seen. I cleaned the vanity mirrors and bathroom window the they were sparkling. I only used one spray for the mirror and window I think you may have used a bit too much or the liquid soap had and effect on your spray. I say winner thanks Elly!
You were right about the vinegar. It's too acidic to mix with soap.
This is my cleaner recipe:
2 cups water
1 cup 99% isopropyl alcohol (you could probably use a 80 proof vodka)
1/4 cup lemon juice
Essential oils of sweet orange, lavender and peppermint.
It works great but I haven't tried it on glass, I am going to when the sun comes up. 😊
Oh wow Aime, that would be great for glass I think! I have a big container of isopropyl alcohol, I must try that. Thank you for sharing!
You're welcome, Elly! I tried it and it does!
Oh that's great! I might use up my Miracle Spray and make some glass cleaner! That's what I really need I think (my soap does a good job on the rest :)
This is my favourite cleaning product, it cleans oil really well from my stainless steel stove top and the plashes from frying on the tiled back splash. Also is great for removing stubborn stains from clothing before washing. Enjoy your Vidios thanks kindly. PS if you use Palmolive dish soap it turns product green, I normally use the Echo brand.
thanks for making this! It's great to see someone testing this recipe. Just FYI, (I'm not sure if you edited out) but you might get better cleaning results if you spray and let it sit for 10 minutes before wiping
We did enjoy it thank you. You always give the best in your videos
Thank you :)
I just started adding white vinegar tp my used citris peels....lemons and limes..
I have made it with Castille soap and dishwashing liquid. With castille mine did exactly the same but still works well I just give it a good shake before I use.
Thank you! I am going to try it! No worries over outside noise. Barely noticeable to me.
Home made cleaners all the way! Hi Elly, I've seen a lot of variations of this recipe on various media. I've been using one based on 1 cup water, 2/3 cup vinegar and one teaspoon dish liquid. I like to mix small batch then use it straight away. It's my bathroom cleaner and works really well, even on the glass sliding doors. I did not even know to add washing soda but I will try it now. I've never bothered with the eucalyptus but will throw that into my next batch too!
Oh that's interesting Valerie! Thanks for sharing that. I really like the sound of your simple recipe actually!
This was awesome!!! Made a half batch, haven't stopped cleaning! Thank You Very Very Much!!!
Glycerin soap does that; I don’t know why. But for years the cleaner I have made and used is a mixture of white vinegar, water, a little bit of dish soap, and sometimes a bit of a citrus essential oil. I used to use glycerin soap (Dr Bronner’s) instead of the dish soap but it kept annoying me with the clumping so I changed to dish soap. Next time I’ll add some washing soda since I also use that in my laundry soap; had not thought of adding it to the general cleaner spray.
Thanks, great to hear your experience. Dishwashing liquids are very different chemically to soap, they obviously harmonise/dissolve much better in this solution.
We live in a city-center flat, where there is maximum grime. Everything needs to be washed down as often as possible.
Thank you so much, Elly for your wonderful video. I made 1 liter and cleaned a wall and the sink in the bathroom :). I added grapefruit and orange essential oil. It didn't separate, I used dish soap. I think all the vinegar does in the end is adjust the pH, and the vinegar doesn't give the advantage of cleaning calcium carbonate with its low pH because it gets neutralized and is 'gone' in the end product. I measured the pH and it was pH7, otherwise with the alkaline soda + soap I guess it would have been around 9, so in the end it makes the cleaning soap milder for our hands :), but there are other ways to reach this. I personally think this isn't an elegant, 'minimalistic' recipe, and don't see the need of adding soap to soda (and then diluting it with water, distracting soap power by adding vinegar, and yes eucalyptus and lemon and grapefruit have disinfecting and cleaning properties as well), and I feel the effect of soda is diminished by adding soap, but I could be wrong. In some circumstances you need soda to clean and in others soap is appropriate, otherwise our grandmothers would have added the two together ages ago? I think this is a fun and good recipe one can make with household ingredients and its purpose is to remove fat like in the kitchen but not calcium carbonate (film) in the bathroom. It was fun to make and I will think of you when I use it!
Galaxia - thank you! I will save your comment for further consideration. I agree the soap didn't do this recipe any favours. Some people have suggested adding borax, what do you think of that? I also really like to use my cleaning/laundry soap to clean soap scum and grime off my shower screen. Plain old soap works very well for those areas!
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking Thanks and hello Elly, for you it's daylight sunshine and here in Europe it's yesterday evening and dark! I don't know what borax is and read this comment too, and someone responded it was alkaline too, maybe stronger than soda? And is it also a salt? It will (partly) neutralize with vinegar as you know in this recipe. Maybe we should ask why there is vinegar in this recipe haha?
Yes, that is a very good question. It doesn't seem to fit does it. Thanks again for your commentary!
It truly is a fabulous cleaner, thanks for sharing Elly
Thanks Nerina, glad you enjoyed it!
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I learnt about washing soda by my lead light teacher years ago as it cleaned old glass like new
I made this cleaner spray and although it did a pretty good job at cleaning, it left streaks on every surface I used it on. I’ll go back to commercial cleaners or look for a better DIY formula. Thank you, though!
Can’t wait to try this out! ❤
I did try this with Dawn dishwashing liquid. No clumping or separation. I have not used the mixture yet.
How convenient, got all the ingredients and my spray bittles are empty. Making this now, interesting that you video popped up at the right time!
That's awesome! Enjoy :)
Thank you for all that you do for us Elly
Waves to you from the US. Always a treat to see you posted a new video. Nice seeing you, glad all is well.
Hi James, thanks as always :)
Ive been making a natural spray and wipe for years. Really easy. Just white vinegar and water and lemon or orange skins.
Method. Everytime you use a lemon or orange, freeze the skin till you have a pile. Put these skins into a big jar with a lid. Cover the skins with vinegar and put lid on. Set aside in a warm place for about 3 weeks. After that strain out the fluid into another jar or bottle. Then throw away the skins. To the the liquid now add same volume of water and its done. Put into a spray bottle and use. I add a few essential oils to it to make a nice smell. Works a treat!! Ive made that miracle spray..makes your stainless shine like crazy!!!
So good! Since I made this video I've been making the vinegar and using it just as you described!
Thanks ever so much. 🤗 🇺🇸
You are very much welcome. I hope it helps. :)
I'm just starting the journey to using homemade cleaners.
I'm soaking lemon peels in vinegar to clean windows, mirrors and maybe as an all purpose cleaner. I'm not sure what my counters are made from, since I'm a renter I don't want to damage them.
That's an important consideration. I think you'd be safe with vinegar, especially if you diluted it a bit.
I can’t hear any outdoor noise at all and wonder why your always pointing it out
But I’m keen to try this spray for sure , thankyou
Looks like a good recipe. I never seen sodium carbonate in the US. I'll try to find some and will make this cleaning spray. It looks like a natural cleaner without all the harsh chemicals., thank you for sharing your recipe Elly.
Pretty sure it’s available as washing soda in the us. You can also make it by heating baking soda in the oven. Not sure of the exact details on how to do that but google will be able to tell you.
Yes, I do need a good spray cleaner recipe
I use the miracle spray cleaner, I find it cleans well.
Very very nice.good.thankas 👍👍👍🎉🎉🎉
I am going to make this but I am going to make disposable wipes with it. Thanks for the tip!
I hope for cleaning not skin wipes! Might be better to use a cloth you can wash and re-use than making something you have to throw away?
Thanks Elly I'll definitely try this out for my recipe I use isopropyl alcohol,vinegar and water
Oh thanks Kareemah! That's interesting to know!
Hi Elly , thank you for sharing, I will try this today ! I normally use my handmade dishwashing soap bar to clean in kitchen , and make laundry powder using your recipe , so will now try this now thanks :)
AC, your current routine sounds very much like mine! They work well. This seems only to be good if you have commercial dishwashing detergent in the mix :)
thanks looks like a good spray cleaner . working on a good shampoo bar for winter months.
Thanks Terrie, I need to do a video discussing soap shampoos! I'm not using them anymore.
This is from the Cheapskates Club and she states do not use this on glass it will leave streaks. She has a video here on You Tube talking about how she makes it too and some hints and tips!
Muito obrigada pela partilha. Certamente que vou experimentar. Só tenho receio que por vezes o google tradutor não faça a tradução bem feita. Sigo-a sobretudo pelo sabão, mas hoje a surpresa foi outra. Um abraço de Portugal
I use this daily for pretty much every thing, bathrooms toilets, laundry and kitchen, everything but glass
Oh that's great to know Michelle! Ps. I have been so busy haven't had a chance to look up the genealogy yet. My parent's didn't recognise anyone, but we'll see! I need to check on Ancestry!
Homemade all the way! I’ll be adding this to my to-try list. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge, Elly!
Edited to add: I couldn’t hear the chainsaw at all. I think that background noises are inevitable because you’re a human who lives in a world that makes noise. It’s part of life. And please don’t worry about bird noises in your videos. In fact, I’d love a chitchat video of you outside on your deck, sharing a cup of coffee or tea with us, telling us what started you on your journey of making your own - well, *everything*!! 😅 I love the sound of Australia’s birds, the sound of your calm and pleasant voice, I love story telling… I think we’d be good friends if our dots on the map were closer.
Take care and have a lovely week.
Thank you Pinkie, that's a lovely idea! I do have some videos on the channel that share that kind of thing, but I like the idea of a chat with a cuppa :) Perhaps the end of the year might be a good time to do something like that :)
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking YAY! I’ll be there with bells on 🥰
I love homemade multi purpose spray. I usually use dishwashing liquid, vinegar and hot water plus essential oil. I literally made a lemon one just 10 minutes ago and came back to check your recipe- I used Earth lemon dishwashing liquid and lemon essential oil to boost cleaning. I have never added washing soda and I wonder if it contributes to the slide/slippery feeling? I have some. But I'm not sure if I will add it to this batch of spray.
Hi Elly, thank you very much for all the videos! Do you have some recepie for a liquid dish washing detergend, or do you use the miracle spray in that purpose too?
No, I don’t have any but I think I’d like to try this one. I don’t know if I can find that serve washing soda where I live.
You should try making an enzyme cleaner using orange peals and yeast. Many recipes on line.
Hello Elly, I heard that citrus vinegar y great to clean with, there are some videos 😊❤
Ah yes, I have a friend who makes that. Thanks for reminding me!
I read somewhere that it’s never a good idea to mix vinegar with homemade soaps as the vinegar’s chemical reaction is to revert some of the soap back into oil form.
I could not hear the tree lopping so no worries. I’m going to try this cleaner…thank you 😊
Oh that's good - I did lower the volume of it.
I have not been getting your videos! Really I have been using a lot of vinegar but very interested in you dish soap/Castille soap!
Oh dear! You can always find them all here www.youtube.com/@EllysEverydaySoapMaking/videos
Have you tried making this with your liquid laundry soap instead of the Castile soap? I bet that'll work better
Possibly! Though the recipe is designed to be used with modern detergents, I think that was the main issue.
I love this recipe! I used liquid Dawn detergent because it’s what I had on hand and it’s a great degreaser. I also added grapefruit e.o. and smells awesome. I tried your magic spray on my stove top and wow! Looks sooo clean and shiny. I’ll let you know how it works on my shower glass. Thx for sharing Elly. I just love your videos ❤
Thanks Jayne, I'm going to make this again with proper dishwashing detergent!
Did you buy sodium carbonate at the supermarket? I tried to find it once and gave up. 2 tablespoons = 3 dessertspoons. 1 tablespoon is 15 mls & 1 dessertspoon is 10 mls.
Yeah sure did! They have it at Woolies and Coles last time I looked. Thanks for the conversions. Dessertspoons are a frustrating measurement. They are not standard! I used tablespoons in protest.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking They are not standard 😂 A long time ago I bought a pretty set of measuring spoons that came with a dessertspoon and a pinch spoon! I believe the 'pinch' is officially 1/8 of a teaspoon and I love finding an excuse to use my odd measuring spoons.
I’m going to try this! I have quite a mess after thanksgiving! I normally do not go to bed with a messy question but I cooked all of the dinner and it took me all day. I was exhausted! I was cleaning as I went but when it came to the end and all the food seemed to be finishing g at the same time, I gave up. I looked at the kitchen and went back to the bedroom! Hehe! This will motivate me to make some cleaner and tackle the kitchen. I have soap scum on my shower glass because we have well water and it makes me crazy! If you have any recommendations on how to get rid of it, I would greatly appreciate it!
Sounds like you deserved a good rest! Sometimes the mess has to wait. Anything acidic will break down the hard mineral deposits from hard water. Try spraying with vinegar, let that sit for a few minutes. Then wash off with soap! (I honestly find soap on a gentle scrubbing pad the best thing for soap scum, ironically).
Hi.
I'm using water, vinegar, essential oils mix (lavenda and tea tree) to clean arround. I'm making soda paste mix with tooth paste for sink etc.
I'm planning to make liquid soap from your recipe, is that good to use for washing dishes? (I will add some vinegar to extra shine to the soap). Thank you for your time. You are my best teacher, Thanks to you everything is so simple. All best, Ewa.
Hi Ewa, thank you! Honestly, I prefer my laundry soap recipe (bar soap) for dishwashing. I use it in a cage as shown in this video th-cam.com/video/rJfkwsVENJU/w-d-xo.html or I just use the bar soap on a dish-sponge and clean individually and rinse as I go. The liquid soap is very dilute compared to bar soap, so doesn't work as well I don't think. Great for washing bodies and hands though!
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking I'm using bar soap (thanks to you again :)) but I was thinking to change for liquid one. Now I know. Thank you for advice.
All best
Ewa
Hi I’m kind of new to soap making. I have this recipe I want to make into a soap and it included BAKING SODA!!! 😮 I would like to know is it possible to use baking in soap if so could you please explain how or even possibly do a video on the steps of making it !!! Thank you so much I’m advance
Hi, I think that recipe is not a good one! Or they made a big mistake. You can't make soap from scratch with baking soda.
@@EllysEverydaySoapMaking ok I do understand that. But do you think it’s possible to use it as a recipe and not as a replacement for lye????
I wonder how it would work if you added some dissolved borax in it.
Now there's an idea! I must do more research. Thank you!
Borax (base) and vinegar (acid) neutralise each other
Yes, that's right. I think it's the vinegar that's out of place in this recipe...
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Mixing vinegar and washing soda will cancel each other out.
Yes, you are so right!
Thanks for this great recipe Elly, very helpful and easy to make.
Here's another video I came across, for making natural cleaning product for cleaning all around the house. It additionally has Borax and Apple Cider Vinegar powder, and uses homemade liquid soap.
th-cam.com/video/fpIGAIt0fpU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Renu!
It wasn’t that distracting it was all right.
I clean my house top to bottom with unscented dish soap 😂 Meh
That's smart! I use my homemade bar soap for most of my cleaning to date :)
have you thought of making a "go to sleep" video? your voice is soothing? please? I have the worst insomnia....Im a RN living with Metastatic breast cancer....since 2013....I am hard to kill..lol
I'm sorry to hear. Lovely idea :)
Try Essiac tea
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You don’t need vinegar or washing soda to make an effective cleaning spray. Prepare a solution of lactic acid and salt and use it as a base for your spray. For one bottle of 1000 mils add 100 mils of lactic acid 80% and 20 grams of sea salt. When preparing the spray take 200 mils base , 100 dishwashing liquid soap , 50 mils of alcohol and water to fill a one litter bottle. From a bottle of base you can make 5 bottles of spray and you also can make bathroom cleaner adding hand or body wash to the spray in the same amount as above. Also you can skip essential oils. Plus your hands will become soft and smooth from Lactic Acid and salt. It might work with liquid soap too but I didn’t try.
Miracle spray is a very versatile cleaner. I also use it to clean the toilet bowl, either using a spray or refilling a toilet cleaner bottle.
It does work best with dishwashing liquid, and just use a dessert spoon to measure out the washing soda (not as much as a tablespoon)
Thanks. I really need something to make without dishwashing liquid though - I haven't bought any of it for years! Perhaps I'll stick with just using soap to clean my basin/sink etc.
Agree! I also use it as a pre-laundry treatment (very successful)
Have used this recipe for years.
Wonderful Elly
Brilliant, thanks Elly. I will definitely try this :-) I am keen to replace any commercial cleaning products in my home. Always learn something new when I turn on your channel. 😁
Loved the recepie will surely try. You could use newsprint or some good absorbent paper instead of cloth for cleaning for glass, yeah less is more as someone said for cleaning glass