Ditch the chemicals and clean your sink, toilets and shower with this non-toxic soft scrub recipe!
I quit using a lot of cleaners several years ago after I had read about the health hazards of the chemicals in cleaning products and the possible link to cancer and other serious conditions. I was particularly concerned when I read that children born to women who held cleaning jobs while pregnant have an elevated risk of birth defects!
Over the years I’ve slowly removed toxic cleaners, air fresheners and beauty products from our home and have replaced them with homemade products made with natural ingredients. It’s a little work, but it’s doable to reduce your family’s exposure to toxic chemicals with simple homemade products.
This all-natural soft scrub recipe works just as well as the store-bought scrub! I’ve used this scrub to clean and polish my sinks, bathtub, and toilets.
How to use this non-toxic soft scrub
Start with a quarter-size dollop of cleaner and add more as needed to clean your sink, tub or toilet.
Use a scrubbing sponge or brush and scrub away! Rinse, and that’s it!
Non-toxic soft scrub ingredients
- 1 cup baking soda
- 6 tablespoons castile soap
- 1/4 cup distilled water
- 4 Tablespoons white vinegar
- Essential oils (Optional)
I like using lemon essential oil for scrubbing my sinks – it smells so clean and refreshing!
How to make a non-toxic soft scrub
This recipe yields approximately 8 ounces of soft scrub.
- Whisk the baking soda and castile soap together. Vinegar and castile soap usually don’t mix, but in this recipe, it works well and makes a good paste. She tested the recipe without vinegar and it didn’t clean the sinks as well and they weren’t as shiny.
- Slowly add water while mixing.
- Once the mixture is smooth, add the vinegar and whisk the mixture together vigorously.
- Add a few drops of essential oils of choice.
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Non-Toxic Soft Scrub Recipe
- Yield: 8 ounces
Ingredients
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- 1 cup baking soda
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- 6 tablespoons castile soap
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- 1/4 cup distilled water
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- 4 Tablespoons white vinegar
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- Essential oils (Optional)
Instructions
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- Whisk the baking soda and castile soap together. Vinegar and castile soap usually don’t mix, but in this recipe, it works well and makes a good paste. She tested the recipe without vinegar and it didn’t clean the sinks as well and they weren’t as shiny.
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- Slowly add water while mixing.
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- Once the mixture is smooth, add the vinegar and whisk the mixture together vigorously.
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- Add a few drops of essential oils of choice.
This article was originally written on September 29, 2015 and has recently been updated.
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The baking soda necessary to make this a soft scrub is in the picture but not in the recipe. Also, this may be enough vinegar to harm the shiny finish of marble. Other than that, I really like your site!
Thanks for sharing! We don’t have a bathroom fan and it seems I’m always cleaning mold from around the tub and tile grout, but placed my order today, so this should make it a more pleasant job!
Is it necessary for the water to be distilled? I like to cut costs as much as possible, and we do not have a water filter(we have well water) and would rather not buy distilled if possible.
Is it necessary to use distilled water? What is its benefit in comparison to regular tap water or even simply sterilized water?
For how long will this product be effective?
What essential oils did you use?
This is by far the BEST Soft Scrub I have ever used! It gets my tub and sink sparkling clean while smelling awesome when I’m finished.
Thanks so much for posting CleaningNaturals Etsy Site for people like me which love it but don”t have time to make it :))
Can I use just a natural dish soap?
Which brand liquid castle soap you use? Thanks
I used Dr. Bronner’s peppermint 🙂