I do not have room to carry a lot of cleaning supplies on the boat. I use baking soda and vinegar to clean the head. I was looking for something I could make for general cleaning. My criteria is the cleaning solution had to environmentally safe and it had to be made from ingredients I already have on the boat (and use for other purposes). After some reading and experimentation, I developed the following formula
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 10 drops essential sweet orange oil.
- 1 tsp castile soap
- 2 cups of water
I use fragrance-free castile soap to clean myself and I keep plenty of white vinegar aboard. The only new ingredient is the essential oil. I chose sweet orange because a product I use as a wood treatment has a similar smell. This cleaner is effective at cutting grease, and is therefore good in the galley. I fill a spray bottle with the solution,
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