29+ Natural Cleaning Recipes for the Whole House

Replacing store-bought cleaners with a natural, homemade alternative is exciting, easy, and rewarding. Find all of my best recipes to revamp your cleaning cupboard below!

When I started making my own bath and beauty products over a decade ago, I knew that was just the tip of the iceberg. I also wanted to swap the harsh cleaners and potentially harmful ingredients for all-natural options.

Making your own cleaners really couldn’t be easier. With just a few ingredients, you can replace most of the products in your house!

Homemade cleaners use regular household ingredients such as vinegar and rubbing alcohol to cut through grease, grime, stains, and dust. They are affordable, simple, and effective!

Find a recipe below and enjoy the satisfaction of making your own cleaning products.

Cleaning the kitchen feels like a never-ending task, so let’s start there.

All-Purpose Cleaner

When I say all-purpose, I mean I really use it on everything! Spray this all-purpose cleaner on the counters, the baseboards, the table, windowsills, fridge shelves, and more. It’s made with just 3 simple ingredients and cleans surfaces perfectly!

Just make sure you don’t use it on natural stones – I have a granite cleaner that is safe for those surfaces.

Granite Cleaner

If you have granite or other natural stone countertops, you’ll want to keep this simple homemade granite cleaner on hand! It’s made with gentle ingredients that are safe for your precious granite surfaces. Best of all, with the inclusion of rubbing alcohol, it cleans and disinfects!

Homemade Liquid Dish Soap

I mostly handwash my dishes, so a good homemade dish soap is a must! Use it on your dishes or even squirt a bit into a bucket of water for an easy multi-purpose cleaner.

Dishwasher Soap Tabs

Doing the dishes is a breeze with these simple dishwasher soap tabs! You don’t even have to measure out the soap – just pop in a tab and let the dishwasher do the work.

Trash Can Deodorizer

Even with your kitchen sparkling clean, a smelly trash can will make it an unpleasant place to cook! Learn how to keep your trash can smelling fresh and clean with this simple, all-natural deodorizer.

All-Natural Oven Cleaner

I used to hate cleaning the oven because the fumes from commercial oven cleaner would make me sick! Now that I do things naturally, it’s one of the most satisfying, fun cleaning tasks. Learn how to clean an oven naturally without using a ton of elbow grease with this simple homemade oven cleaner.

You can also learn how to use steam to clean the oven for an even easier option.

Garbage Disposal Deodorizer Tabs

Did you know you have to clean your garbage disposal? This part of your sink can build up a lot of grime and get quite smelly! These refreshing tabs remove the grime, clean your disposal, and leave a fresh and lemony scent.

Now that your kitchen is wonderfully clean and smelling great, let’s move on to the bathroom!

Multi-Surface Bathroom Cleaner

Keep your cleaner lineup simple with this multi-purpose spray! You can use this spray on the counters, toilet, floors, and more. It’s made with simple ingredients that clean and disinfect the bathroom surfaces naturally. I have a bottle in every bathroom for daily touch-ups and a weekly deep clean!

Soap Scum Remover

This recipe is a popular one because it cuts through soap scum so well! Soap scum is an unpleasant build-up in showers, bathtubs, and sinks, but it doesn’t have to take a ton of scrubbing to remove. This simple soap scum remover will do the trick, leaving your bathroom sparkling.

DIY Shower Scrub

This DIY shower scrub uses gentle exfoliants and foaming action to get your shower spotless! It’s wonderful for shower walls, floors, and bathtubs. Skip the bleach and harsh cleaners and instead make this simple recipe with just 4 ingredients.

If you’re dealing with calcium buildup from hard water, you might need something that targets that specifically. Try my method for cleaning calcium buildup in your shower.

Daily Shower Spray

To maintain your shower after a deep clean, give it a quick wipe-down with this daily shower spray. It will keep your shower fresh and increase the time between deep cleans!

Foaming Toilet Cleaner

This foaming toilet scrub is wonderful for cutting through icky buildup and stains. The foaming action and lemon essential oil make cleaning a breeze without any harsh ingredients.

Homemade Toilet Cleaning Bombs

This is one of my all-time most popular natural cleaning recipes because these homemade toilet bombs clean your toilet bowl without any scrubbing! Just toss one in the bowl and let it sit for a few minutes to let its foaming action do the work. Keeping a clean bathroom has never been easier.

Anti-Mold Spray

This handy little spray can be used anywhere you have mold, but it’s essential for bathrooms! With so much moisture from the shower, bath, toilet, and sink, mold can grow quickly in a bathroom. This all-natural anti-mold spray kills the mold and cleans your surfaces, keeping your home clean and healthy.

Window and Mirror Spray

I love using this DIY glass cleaner on my bathroom mirrors to get those stubborn toothpaste splatters off and leave them sparkling. This simple spray is great for mirrors, windows, and other glass surfaces. It gets them clean without any streaks!

Now that the big two – the kitchen and bathroom – are clean, let’s move on to the rest of the house.

DIY Reusable Cleaning Wipes

Making your own cleaning products is great for saving money and living a more eco-friendly lifestyle. These reusable cloths do exactly that! It’s so convenient having wipes ready with a natural cleaning solution for quick wipe-ups. Then, when you’re done, you can toss them in the laundry to use again!

Homemade Dusting Spray

Dusting spray is such a nice addition to your cleaning routine because it helps pick up and remove dust, rather than just pushing it around and into the air.

This dusting spray is perfect for wooden furniture, mantels, windowsills, and other wood surfaces as it conditions and adds a nice shine.

Screen and Device Cleaner

It’s hard to work on a computer with a dusty screen, and those fingerprints can get out of hand fast. Clean all of your devices, from your laptop to your TV, with this simple screen cleaner. It’s gentle and safe for your devices while offering streak-free cleaning and sanitizing.

DIY Upholstery Cleaner

Get the stains and grime out of your sofa, chairs, or throw pillows with this natural upholstery cleaner. Use it to spot-treat stains or clean the entire cushion with a soft rag.

Homemade Leather Sofa Cleaner

Leather sofas are beautiful, but they do need special care to maintain their shine and maximize their lifespan. This gentle leather sofa cleaner gets the dirt and grime off the cushions without harming the leather.

How to Freshen a Mattress

Did you know you should clean your mattress periodically to remove dust, dead skin, and bacteria? It’s a simple task, but it makes a big difference. Learn how to freshen your mattress and get recipes for a homemade mattress cleaner and mattress freshener spray!

All-Natural Homemade Febreze

Having a clean-smelling house is just as important as having a clean house, in my opinion! You can freshen the air and add some aromatherapy to your home with this simple homemade Febreze, made with your choice of essential oils.

Now we’ll dive into everyone’s favorite task: laundry! Find a few of my favorite laundry recipes below, or see all of them in my post on natural and sustainable laundry DIYs.

Simple Homemade Laundry Detergent

Who knew replacing your store-bought laundry detergent was so easy? This recipe uses only 3 ingredients to get your clothes nice and clean. Add essential oils if you want for a delightful scent! Making your own laundry detergent saves a lot of money and is eco-friendly.

Homemade Fabric Softener

Soften and scent your laundry naturally with this easy recipe! Fabric softener is so simple to make and is an extremely cost-effective option for natural laundry.

How to Clean a Mildewy Washer

The laundry room doesn’t often need special cleaning, but if you have a mildewy washer, you’ll need this recipe! It removes the unpleasant smells from the rubber gasket and washing machine drum, so it’ll be ready to get your clothes beautifully clean again.

My mom always taught me to work from top to bottom when cleaning, so of course I saved the floors for last! Let’s dive into some natural, homemade floor cleaners.

Wood Floor Cleaner

Cleaning wood floors takes a bit of know-how, because the wood can swell and the finish can fade if it’s done improperly! This easy-to-make wood floor cleaner washes and protects the wood, while giving it a nice shine.

Laminate Floor Cleaner

Skip the harsh mop solutions and make your own homemade laminate floor cleaner! It cleans and disinfects with only 3 ingredients, so you can keep it simple and affordable.

Grout Cleaner

If you’ve never experienced the satisfaction of cleaning dirty, stained grout, you are going to love it. Revive your old, brown grout and return it to its original color with homemade grout cleaner! This cleaner is great for tiled floors, backsplashes, or showers. Check out the post for before and after photos so you can see just how well it works!

DIY Carpet Cleaner

Carpets get dirty shockingly fast, and they are, of course, prone to staining. I have you covered with all of your carpet-cleaning needs in this post! Learn how to clean your carpet naturally, get a stain remover and spot-treater recipe, and even make your own natural steam cleaner solution.

Have a specific stain you want to tackle? Learn how to clean cat pee out of carpet and how to clean ash and soot stains out of carpet.

Natural Cleaning Recipes FAQS

As you dive into the world of homemade cleaning products, I’m sure you’ll be happily surprised by just how easy it is! DIY cleaning recipes are super quick to make, and they don’t take many ingredients. Yet, they work amazingly well!

I hope this post got you excited to start making your own cleaning products! If you try one of them, let me know what you made in the comments. And don’t forget to bookmark or pin this post so you can come back and try another recipe!