Homemade window cleaner is something that I have used for a long time. I ran out of Windex one day and my Mom just shook her head and said, “why don’t you use vinegar?”
When we were kids, my Mom would have us fill a bucket with warm water and a little Dove dish soap and was the outside windows of the house. It always left them clear and without streaks.
The price of Windex has really gone up quite a bit, to almost $3.50 a bottle at Walmart. Even with a coupon it is really still overpriced in my opinion. Plus, if my kids clean a window with it, they use almost 1/2 a bottle! I am also trying to cut down on the amount of waste that we generate in general, and I love the idea of a very natural and safe cleaner that my kids will be around.
The total cost is around $.10 a bottle of cleaner for the homemade. That is a HUGE savings over a year, it is much more “green” and safer for the kids!
Homemade Glass Cleaner
- 1/4 c. rubbing alcohol
- 1/4 c. white vinegar
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 2 c. warm water
The only other variation, is if you used a little tiny bit of dish soap. This is the one that my Mom uses, I change it up a bit and use mine above, about every other time!
Homemade Glass Cleaner 2
- 1/8 Cup (1 oz) white ammonia
- 1/4 Cup (4 oz) rubbing alcohol
- 1 drop dish detergent
- Warm water, enough to fill the spray bottle
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you can also add a little blue only dawn to water, works great
I love all of these DIY recipes- keep ’em coming!!
I love these recipes, too! I can’t wait to try this- I’m almost out of my last bottle of Windex and can never seem to find it cheap enough to make me happy. I also love the idea of not having who knows what chemically all over our house. These recipes rock! Thank you!
Thank you for the glass cleaner recipe. We will use it a lot. Thanks again!
This stuff (glass cleaner recipe 1) is the first homemade glass cleaner I’ve used that really works! Pinned to my Help Me Go Green board as my go-to glass cleaner recipe. Thanks!
Works great! No streaks!
Can I put essential oil in this for scent?
Of course!
Thanks for great recipe. I was almost out of windex and decided to make my own. Was easy,cheap, ingredients I already had and works great
This glass cleaner recipe is the BOMB…the first recipe with a tiny drop of blue Dawn…squirt squirt wipe wipe and that’s all it took…not a streak on the mirror’s..pots and pans look newer than new..everything I used it on just looks so clean and shiny….it is wonderful….Thanks
i think you shared this a while back. I love that you re post useful things like this.