"Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is important that you do it." –Mahatma Gandhi
Over the weekend, I had the undeniable pleasure of trying out my first natural cleaning regimen: toilet bowl cleaner.
Toilet Bowl Cleaner #1:
Combine 2 tablespoons of baking soda with one tablespoon of olive oil and a teaspoon of your favorite scent (I used lemon juice). Throw this concoction into your toilet and scrub away!
The smell of lemon juice was MUCH better than the smell of bleach and ammonia. I recommend trying this one. My toilet was sparkling afterward.
Just for kicks, I tried another recipe on the second toilet in my house to see which I liked better.
Toilet Bowl Cleaner #2:
Pour 1 cup of vinegar (white, distilled) into the toilet. Then throw in a handful of baking soda. Let sit for about 10 minutes and then scrub-a-dub-dub.
Guys. This. Was. Awesome. When I threw in the baking soda, it foamed and fizzed. It was like doing a science project in my toilet. I thought it was going to overflow for a half-second and then it simmered down. So definitely use that ratio or face the consequences.
There were pros and cons to both recipes, but I think I liked the first one better... probably because of the lemon zesty smell. Naturally, lemon smells much better than vinegar. But maybe I will alternate between the two, because I think the second recipe probably cleaned the toilet better (and it was just really, really cool).
I know there are some cynics out there. These are the people that want their toilet to be the cleanest and most germ-free place ever, so they use the strongest, deadliest cleaning products that man can legally sell. But I, honestly, think this cleaned just as well. And it was inexpensive. And it was cool. So there.
