DIY Cleaning Wipes - How to Make Reusable Cleaning Wipes At Home

This DIY Cleaning Wipes recipe is incredibly easy to make, and best of all, they are reusable. Just pop them into the washing machine and you can use them over and over again; saving you a lot of money!

What you need to make your own reusable cleaning wipes

• Distilled Water– It is always recommend using distilled water when making your own cleaning solutions as tap water contains impurities that can cause bacterial growth over time.

• Rubbing Alcohol

• Dish Soap of Your Choice

• Essential Oil Blend (Optional)

Supplies needed to make homemade cleaning wipes

• Mason Jar (or other glass container with a lid)- For storage. Cleaning solutions that contain essential oils should not be stored in plastic as some essential oils will actually break down the plastic container. I always use glass, but you can also store the solution in a ceramic container.

• Cleaning Cloths– You can certainly buy cleaning cloths to use in this recipe, however, I used an old t-shirt and cut it into 14 squares that measured about 8″ x 8″ and they work perfectly.

• Glass Liquid Measuring Cup

How to make DIY Cleaning Wipes

The following recipes will make 14 (8″x8″) cleaning wipes made from a cotton t-shirt . You can also buy microfiber cleaning cloths or t-shirt cleaning cloths, using them at full size or cutting them smaller. Just know that you may need more solution (simply double the recipe) if you are using thicker or bigger cloths.

• In your glass measuring cup, mix together 2 Tablespoons of rubbing alcohol and 15-20 drops of Essential Oil.

• After this is thoroughly mixed, add 1/2 cup distilled water and 1 Tablespoon dish soap of your choice. Stir until combined.

• Put your cloth pieces into your glass storage container and pour the mixture over the cloths. Put the lid on the container so the wipes don’t dry out, and allow a little time for the cloths to absorb the liquid.

That’s it! You’re ready to clean.

**Prior to using any cleaning product, it is highly recommended that you test the solution on a small area to make sure there is no undesired change to your finish.