Homemade Natural Soft Scrub Cleaner

Ok, so I found this on someone else's blog (Thank you EcoKaren!  I will link to it at the bottom of this article!), and tried it today and I'm happy to say it worked!!  I don't know about you- but I LOVE the cleanliness of my bathroom when I use the store bought Soft Scrub...  however, I DON'T care for the smell, the fumes, the chemicals in it OR the fact that when I use it, I have to be careful not to get bleach on my clothes!!  So- when I found this, I knew I HAD to try it on the stubborn stains, residue etc in my bathrooms.  And the smell is nice (make sure you get the PEPPERMINT liquid castile soap, or, a scented castile bar that you like the smell of!) and there's NO bleach in it!!!  Genius!!

All Natural Soft Scrub

about 3/4 C Baking Soda
about 1/4 C Castile Soap (BUY Peppermint. You can thank me later.)*
about 2 Tbsp Water
about 2 Tbsp Vinegar

I didn’t use this “exact” formula – that’s why the amounts say “about”. Mix the first 3 ingredients in a bowl with a spoon. When you add water and soap to baking soda, it will get kinda hard. But keep mixing as best as you can. Then, add the vinegar. Adding the vinegar LAST is kinda important as that’s what makes it creamy. It will bubble up when you add the vinegar but it’ll get smooth and frothy when you mix it – kinda like face cream-like consistency. You can add more or less of the vinegar, depending on how thick you want the scrub to be. You don’t have to add that much.

If you don’t use it up, the leftover will get hard. Just add some more Castile soap and vinegar, mix thoroughly, and you are good to go!

Happily scrub away with this minty, all-natural soft scrub, without the awful commercial soft scrub smell.

Resist the urge to brush your teeth with it as it’s not proven to be safe for brushing your teeth. But do use this on the counter, toilet, and even on the faucet where you need some non-abrasive scrubbing action.

If your bathtub seems to drain a little slow after cleaning with this scrub, baking soda might have settled down in the pipe. Add about 1/4 C of full strength vinegar, pour hot water immediately afterwards and cover the drain. Do this ONLY if water doesn’t seem to be draining. By the way, this is the natural way to unclog drains. So this is a great time to unclog, while you are cleaning your bathtub.

*MY note: I used bar castile soap and shaved enough to make 1/4 C... but I think the original poster meant to use liquid soap.  I bought a tea tree bar, and really liked the scent... I just hope my hubby doesn't mind it- he HATES the smell of tea tree!!

Enjoy!!

Here is the link to the original post: http://www.ecokaren.com/2011/09/natural-soft-scrub-and-weekend-round-up/