Going to the store and buying cleaning supplies is super easy to do, but making your own is just as easy, saves money, and SO much better.
I love the fact that I know exactly what is going in the bottle and what I am spraying into the air at my house. It really cleans amazingly and smells so good.
This Homemade Lemon Scented Dusting Spray is one of my new favorite cleaning supplies!
Lemon Scented Dusting Spray
Here is a list of the supplies you will need to make your very own homemade Lemon scented dusting spray. Make sure you use glass bottles, the lemon and citric oils don’t work well with plastic bottles. I have an affiliate link for the glass spray bottles that I use, just in case you can’t find any at your local store:
- 16 oz. Glass Spray Bottle
- 1 cup distilled water
- 1/4 cup vinegar (to cut through grease and grime)
- 2 tsp olive oil (shines and protects wood)
- 10-15 drops Lemon Essential Oil (to smell naturally fresh and clean)
Once you have all of your ingredients together, just shake the bottle up really well and use.
How to make a homemade dusting spray
I have used this on most of my wood furniture and table tops and LOVE the way it shines and cleans. It’s so easy to make and smells so good!
You can also add this free cute printable label. I printed mine out on clear sticker labels and then attached the label to my bottle.
It really does make everything look so shiny and new!
If you are looking to save a little money in the New Year, try making your own Homemade Lemon Scented Dusting Spray. It’s simple to make, works great, smells good, and all natural – you can’t get better than that!
If you want more information on essential oils and how to use them check out my starter page here.
Looking for something else to make with your essential oils? Check out this homemade Shower Bomb Recipe.
If you thought that was awesome, check out this post on how to SUPER clean your front loading washer and eliminate all of those funky smells that can permeate your clothing!
Seana+Turner says
January 12, 2015 at 13:18Wow, my second post today reading about something with essential oils. I think I need to get on these. Making your own also keeps preservatives out of your environment, so I’m a fan!
Tamara says
January 12, 2015 at 15:15I’m loving your oils posts. I have lemon and I haven’t really figured out what to do with it yet. It smells delicious. I love the idea of using it for cleaning.
So far I put it on my toenail and I don’t even know why! My toenail looked dry.
Donella Crigger says
January 13, 2015 at 23:46Such a good tip! I love cleaning with vinegar, but my husband hates the smell. This sounds lovely.
Steph @ Crafting in the Rain says
January 19, 2015 at 17:13I’ll bet it smells great–making dusting a funner chore 🙂
laura@notatrophywife.com says
January 22, 2015 at 08:57Saw this on A Stroll Thru Life party and had to ask if you could share on Friday Favorites! Party goes live tonight. I love the simplicity of the ingredients! laura
Lauren says
January 22, 2015 at 13:08Love this idea.. and I am obsessed with lemon scented cleaning products!
Jennifer says
January 22, 2015 at 14:08You and me, both! 🙂
Cydnee says
January 28, 2015 at 04:26Great idea! I love making my own products. Thank you for joining us at #purebloglove. We love having you join us every Thursday night at 8PM, EST through Sunday night. ~Cydnee
sandra says
February 28, 2015 at 07:44Been making my own cleaning products for awhile. This is great. Will definitely make this furniture polish. Use vinegar for alot of cleaning supplies.
Linda says
March 26, 2015 at 13:58I have everything I need for this except the distilled water. Have you tried doing this with filtered or tap water? Do you only specify distilled to avoid a possible mineral build-up from minerals in the water?
Jennifer says
March 26, 2015 at 14:22I just recently made a second batch and I used filtered water and I think it works just fine! No streaks, and it really smells AMAZING!
Jennifer Smith says
April 15, 2015 at 10:21Is this also a disinfectant spray? I think it would be due to the vinegar and lemon but just making sure. Our coffee and side tables are wooden and would like something that shines but also disinfects. Thanks!
Jennifer says
April 15, 2015 at 16:40I only use it as a dusting spray, but you could possibly be on to something!
Jena says
May 18, 2015 at 11:17I am so glad I stumbled across this recipe! I was just dusting yesterday using my DIY Kitchen Spray thinking there has got to be a more effective DIY. Thank you for this great recipe. I will be making some later today
Lauren says
March 17, 2017 at 12:13I noticed you said use a glass bottle. However, the spray top tube that goes into the liquid is plastic. Does this matter?
Jennifer says
May 25, 2017 at 12:14It didn’t matter for me, I have not had any issues, but I do know that over time the oils can cause the plastic to break down. If you use it often enough, you won’t have that problem at all 🙂
Ashley Crosslin says
December 14, 2017 at 15:24Can you use coconut oil instead?
Jennifer says
February 1, 2018 at 16:40That’s a great question, I have not tried that before!