Wednesday, September 12, 2012

DIY Disinfectant Wipes

Are you sick of buying Clorox or Lysol wipes? Don't get me wrong I absolutely LOVE disinfectant wipes but, I hate the chemicals, the wasteful packaging and not to mention the cost! Well not to worry there is a way to keep the convenience of the wipe with out all the chemicals or cost.
Now there are many ways you can do this. You can use paper toweling (I always use the brand Viva by Kleenex they are stronger and work best when wet.) although you will have to cut the roll in half with a sharp serrated knife. Or you can be even more eco-friendly by cutting up old tee shirts or flour sack cloths into squares. With the Paper towel method I like to use either the old Clorox wipe container I had or use an old coffee can and cut a hole in the lid to pull up the wipes. When you use cut cloth you can use and sealed container (like tupperware or baby wipe container). Both methods are effective, I find that the paper towel method is more convenient. However, the cut cloth method is defiantly more eco friendly (being that you can wash them and reuse them).

Here's the recipe:
1 cup vinegar
1 cup water
Optional: 10 drops of your favorite Essential Oil (or your favorite dish soap about a teaspoon will do.)

Then all you have to do is pour mixture over your paper toweling or cloth in its container. If you use the paper towel method after it's wet it should be easy to pull the card board out. Then you just pull the sheet of paper toweling out from the center and viola! You have disinfectant wipes!
If you chose the cloth method you simply pour the mixture over the cloths let them soak  and then use, wash, repeat. So simple, so affordable, so green.

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