Easy Homemade Window Cleaner Recipes

Looking for the best window cleaner? A little dab of this and that from your kitchen cupboard and prest-o! Your windows will be sparkling clean, and the fresh lemon juice and peppermint oil in this Lemon Mint window wash discourages pesky critters from perching on your windows. Before you wash the windows, whisk away dust and dead bugs from the casing using a small, handheld broom.

Lemon-Mint Window Wash

juice from 1 lemon
2 cups water or club soda
1/2 teaspoon peppermint essential oil
1 teaspoon cornstarch

Mix all ingredients and pour into a plastic spray bottle. Shake well before using.

Note: If you are looking for high-quality therapeutic grade essential oils, I highly recommend Young Living. I am simply in love with their products, they are a part of nearly every facet of my life.

Magic Mirror Cleaner

1/4 cup dawn
1 cup alcohol
1 cup ammonia

Mix the ingredients and apply with a sponge or pour into spray bottle and spray on. Wipe dry with crumpled newspaper, buff to a shine. (Use crumpled newspaper instead of paper towels for lint-free results.

Tip: When using a homemade window and glass cleaner, use up and down strokes on one side of the glass and side to side strokes on the other to tell which side requires extra polishing.

Window Washer

1/3 tsp liquid Castile or other liquid vegetable based soap
3 tbsp cider vinegar or white vinegar
2 cups water.
Mix vinegar and water in spray bottle. Add soap. Mix and use.

Glass and Window Sparkler

1 cup White Vinegar
10-15 drops of Lemon Essential Oil
Water
Mix vinegar and water in spray bottle. Add essential oil, Shake and use.

Great Gift Idea: Window Washer Kit
Fill a plastic bucket  with a squeegee, razor blade, homemade window cleaner, and a bundle of newspapers.

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