DIY Lysol Cleaner

How many of you have had the flu, cold, or goodness even those little boy poor aiming situations happen in your home? Those invisible little buggers wreck havoc on our homes. Sending in an army of invaders that sit down make camp. Bringing about sniffles, coughs, tummy aches, diarrhea, and so much more. This winter we have been having a really tough time of the colds and the flu through our nine family home. The weather has been cold and warm, snow and rain throughout it. No wonder everyone is sick. Here is a great recipe that I found at Stacy Russell's <a href="http://www.alesstoxiclife.com/health/try-instead-toxic-lysol/>Blog</a>. It works great and smells amazing. The thing that matters to me most is that there are no harmful chemicals in it that can harm our family. Everything is all natural and I can use it with a clear conscience. 
Lysol has so many harmful chemicals in it. Here are a few and why they are bad for you.

• Formaldehyde: Is a colorless, strong-smelling gas. They use it to make building materials and household products. It is also used to make walls, cabinets, and furniture. Some of the things it can do to humans is cause sore throat, cough, scratchy eyes and nosebleeds. 
• Hydrochloric acid: Is a clear, poisonous liquid. It is highly corrosive, which means it immediately causes severe damage, such as burning, on contact. Symptoms of breathing it can be bluish lips and fingernails, chest tightness, choking,coughing, coughing up blood, dizziness, low blood pressure, rapid pulse, shortness of breath, and weakness. ​
• Phenylphenol: Has been linked to cancer causing agencies. ​​

Now that is enough of all that scientific stuff.  On to the actual recipe for the all natural disinfectant cleaner. 

Mix the 16 ounces distilled water and the 2 ounces witch hazel together. 

Add these essential oils together or your own blend of antibacterial and antiviral therapeutic action essential oils. I get our essential oils from <a href="https://www.planttherapy.com/">Plant Therapy</a> and <a href="https://www.youngliving.com/en_US">Young Living</a>. 

• 10 drops lemon Citrus limon (antibacterial, disinfectant)
• 5 drops lavender Lavendula angustifolia (antibacterial, antimicrobial, bactericidal)
• 15 drops Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis (antibacterial, antimicrobial, bactericidal)
• 15 drops tea tree Australia Melaleuca alternifolia (antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiviral)

​Having the Latin name is important because there are so many different types the same plant and each has different qualities. 

I put our finished product in a plastic spray bottle. It is preferable to use glass when adding essential oils, but we have lots of little ones. The solution is made up and used so quick as we have a lot of people and they travel to school, work and the barn, plus the animals. It is good to keep it cleaned. 

Recipes:​

• 16 ounces of distilled water
• 2 ounces of witch hazel
• 10 drops lemon Citrus limon
• ​5 drops lavender Lavendula angustifolia​
• 15 drops Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
• 15 drops tea tree Australia Melaleuca alternifolia
• Spray bottle​

If you enjoyed this and would like to see more of the homemade bath products that we use and what is healthy, then leave us a comment. We love to hear from people. Enjoy and live clean.