One item that we use a TON of around my house is Clorox Disinfecting Wipes. I LOVE the convenience of these and I LOVE knowing that they are wiping away all the germs we leave behind. But we rarely find really good deals on them so I have a hard time purchasing them all the time just for the convenience of them.
Now I make my own!
Here is one recipe you can use to make Homemade Clorox Wipes:
What you need:
1 cup of water
1/4 cup of rubbing alcohol
2 Tbsp. Dawn dish soap (only use Dawn)
What to do:
Place cotton rags, cut to size, into a container. I try to cut them about 4×6 but you can cut to whatever size you want. An old baby wipes container works well for this.
Combine the above ingredients and pour over rags.
Once you use our homemade wipes, you can just throw them in the washing machine and reuse. The above amount should work for about 24 rags, so you can make a bigger or smaller batch based on how many rags you want on hand at any one time.
I now just keep all of these ingredients handy in one place so it’s really quick to throw a batch together. I have them in the laundry room so I put another batch together as soon as they come out of the dryer.
Great idea! I made 3 batches today using three men’s large t shirts. The only thing I’m going to change next time is the amount of Dawn. Way too much suds left on surfaces which I have to rinse off. Kinda defeats purpose of ease of use. So think next time just a teaspoon of soap per cup of water and quarter cup alcohol. Heads up regarding alcohol odor, it’s strong. So you might want to use in well ventilated area.
I have made about 3 or 4 batches of these wipes and they are great to have. I do have a question though. Has anyone else experienced a soap residue left behind after wiping the counters/tables with these? I’ve tried cutting down the amount of soap from 2 tbls to 1 tbls per batch and that still isn’t helping.
Thank you !!!! For sharing This is a life saver for me since I do residential and commercial cleaning and with this pandemia it’s really hard to find products to disinfect thank you one more time ♥️
Why is “dawn” the only dish detergent to use? Dawn is not available every where so surely a substitute would work just as well?
Thank you for your post. I made a set today.
I LOVE this because it doesn’t need vinegar! Today at Dollar Tree I found 12 oz bottles of wintergreen scented alcohol. It smells great and I’m so excited to try it!! This will be third batch of cleaning clothes.
Can you use this with the paper towel method??
You could use Paper Towels instead of rags, yes.
This might be a funny question, but what did you use for the cloth rags?
Hi Heidi, I used old wash cloths, but you can also use thin white dish towels.
Previous comment meant out of curiosity, not argument. :) I would love to make these, but I use 7th Gen dish soap.
Why does the recipe need Dawn? What’s wrong with another, more earth-friendly, dish detergent?
Hi Christina, you are welcome to try another soap, we are just sharing what we had used personally. If you give it a try come back and let us know how it worked!
Actually, Clorox wipes do not contain bleach. Bleach degrades over time, so the bleach wouldn’t last through the distribution chain. The only ones I’ve ever seen that actually have bleach were some hospital grade ones, and even then it wasn’t your average household bleach.
No bleach? I figured homemade “Clorox” wipes would contain bleach…..the key ingredient in Clorox wipes.