What's a good recipe for organic shower & tub spray?

Question

I'd like to make the kind of spray that you spray on your tub and shower walls after you take a shower to prevent mold, mildew and soapscum. Can't afford to buy the ready made organic sprays! I've read about hydrogen peroxide, white vinegar, etc, but aren't sure

1. what would work best

2. what else to add and

3. the right combination.

Thanks!

Answer 1

This is what I use:  in a 1 litre spray bottle I fill it half with very hot   water, 3 tablespoons of peroxide and  1 teaspoon of liquid lemon dish soap.  Spray, leave it run down the wall for about 1 minute then spray again and scrub the tiles and bath with a sponge.

Works for me.

Answer 2

I came across this site in good housekeeping. She has a suggestion for washing a shower curtain. Maybe it will work for the walls and such? I have also heard that you can use a fabric softener sheet to get the mildew out of the tile cracks in the shower. I have yet to try it but I am just sharing what I've heard. Good luck!

Answer 3

Some people gave you some great ideas, but there is a website that is all natural and doesn't test on animals. The cleaning products are SO cheap! They are only a couple dollars, seriously! They also sell like vitamins, pet items, food, personal items, and the list just goes on! Here is one product that I buy to clean my bathroom with.

http://www.mothernature.com/shop/detail....

the website is mothernature.com  

Answer 4

Okay, Borax is good for preventing mildew, as is vinegar. Both are recommended cleaners for this purpose.

Baking soda is a good disinfectant.

Vinegar is an acid and prevents soap scum and mildew build up.

So a recommendation is to use a 50/50 solution of vinegar and water (use white vinegar, you won't be drinking this!). You have to dilute the vinegar because otherwise it will eat your caulk.

Sprinkle baking soda on your tub or shower (put some in a grated cheese sprinkler with a few grains of rice (moisture absorption) and leave it in the cupboard the bathroom).  

After sprinkling and a quick rub around, spray the vinegar solution. Baking soda and vinegar will react and make a 'scrubbing bubble' effect.

Organic solutions are often a bit more work. I looked into some of those 'natural shower sprays' (I have a tile shower) and they all require at least a quick scrub and rinse, you can't leave that stuff on.

If you leave this home-made solution on it won't hurt your tub/shower, it will just leave it a bit messy for the next user. (baking soda residue)

You could just scrub the tub/shower clean (always start fresh!) and spray the 50/50 vinegar solution after every use.

Another solution uses a bit of dish soap and some of that automatic dishwasher rinse solution, so it's not technically organic, but it is gentle:  

Mix together (pour into a 24 oz. spray bottle)

1/2 c rubbing alcohol

1/2 c hydrogen peroxide

6 drops Dawn dish detergent (or some kind that cuts grease)

1 capful (about 2 tsp) Jet Dry

fill to 24-oz with water (distilled or purified if you have it)

Use this every day.

Thanks for asking this question, I knew about the vinegar solution but I'm going to try the last recipe for my tile. I can't rinse my shower very easily because the head is attached, so the vinegar solution has been best for me because I can leave it on.  

Answer 5

Well id go with those dish washing things and with white vinegar together, and some alcohol and then I'm sure it's clean!

Answer 6

scrub n bubbles