Jun 17, 2025

DIY Natural Home Care: How to Make Your Own Cleaning & Wellness Products

Make your home a sanctuary—free from toxins and full of nature’s healing power.

🌿 Why Switch to DIY Natural Home & Body Products?

Our homes should be places of healing, not hidden harm. Unfortunately, most conventional cleaners, air fresheners, and body products are full of synthetic chemicals linked to hormonal imbalances, allergies, skin irritation, and even chronic illness. According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), over 50% of cleaning products tested contain ingredients known to harm the lungs or trigger asthma.

Switching to DIY, plant-based solutions puts your health back in your hands. It's not only safer—it’s also more sustainable and surprisingly affordable.

🧴 Let’s Talk Castile Soap: The Heart of Natural Cleaning

Castile soap is a plant-based, biodegradable, concentrated soap made traditionally from olive oil (though modern formulas may also include coconut, jojoba, or hemp oil). It’s gentle enough for the skin but tough enough to cut through grease and grime.

🛒 Use our Castile Soap as your go-to base for all recipes below. It's organic, unscented, and customizable with your favorite essential oils.

🧽 DIY Castile Soap Cleaning Recipes

1. All-Purpose Spray Cleaner

Perfect for countertops, doorknobs, sinks, and more.

Ingredients:

2 cups water
2 tbsp Castile Soap
20 drops tea tree or lemon essential oil
1 tbsp white vinegar (optional)

Instructions:
Mix in a glass spray bottle. Shake before use. Avoid vinegar on stone surfaces.

2. DIY Natural Dish Soap

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Castile Soap
1/4 cup warm water
1 tsp baking soda
10 drops lemon or grapefruit essential oil

Instructions:
Mix gently and store in a squeeze bottle. Shake before each use.

3. Foaming Hand Soap

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Castile Soap
3/4 cup water
1 tsp carrier oil (olive or almond)
10 drops lavender or orange essential oil

Instructions:
Pour into a foaming soap dispenser. Shake gently before use.

4. Glass & Mirror Cleaner (Streak-Free!)

Ingredients:

1 cup distilled water
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 tsp Castile Soap
Optional: 5 drops peppermint essential oil

Instructions:
Shake in a spray bottle. Wipe with a microfiber cloth.

5. Toilet Bowl Cleaner

Ingredients:

1/2 cup baking soda
1/4 cup Castile Soap
10 drops eucalyptus or tea tree essential oil

Instructions:
Sprinkle baking soda, then pour the soap and essential oils. Scrub and flush.

6. Mop Solution for Floors (Tile or Hardwood)

Ingredients:

1 gallon warm water
1/4 cup Castile Soap
Optional: 10 drops lemon or pine essential oil

Instructions:
Mix in mop bucket and use as usual. No rinse needed for most floors.

7. Fruit & Veggie Wash

Ingredients:

1 tbsp Castile Soap
1 quart cool water

Instructions:
Soak produce for a few minutes, then rinse well.

🛁 DIY Wellness Products with Castile Soap

1. Gentle Body Wash

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Castile Soap
1/4 cup aloe vera gel
1 tbsp carrier oil (jojoba, almond, or avocado)
15 drops essential oil of choice

Instructions:
Mix and store in a bottle. Use in shower as a gentle cleanser.

2. DIY Baby Wash / Pet Wash

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Castile Soap
1/4 cup distilled water
1 tsp olive oil

Instructions:
No essential oils needed—just gentle cleansing for sensitive skin (or fur!).

3. Natural Shaving Cream

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Castile Soap
1/4 cup coconut milk or aloe vera
1 tbsp olive oil
5–10 drops lavender or frankincense essential oil

Instructions:
Lather onto damp skin and shave as usual.

🍋 Bonus: Other DIY Wellness Recipes for the Home

– Air Freshener Spray

Ingredients:

1/2 cup water
1/2 cup witch hazel
20 drops essential oil (try lemon + rosemary)

Shake in a spray bottle and mist around rooms.

– Mattress & Upholstery Refresher

Ingredients:

1 cup baking soda
10 drops lavender essential oil

Sprinkle, let sit for 30 minutes, then vacuum up.

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🧺 Get Started with Clean Living Today

Swapping to DIY natural care products is one of the most empowering things you can do for your health and your home. You get to:

✅ Cut out endocrine disruptors
✅ Save money
✅ Reduce plastic waste
✅ Reconnect with nature’s medicine

🛒 Ready to get started? Grab your Elemental Wellness Castile Soap today—the foundation for all your DIY home and body care.

👩🔬 Want Personalized Help?

Need help choosing herbs, oils, or remedies for your unique needs?

👉 Book a 1:1 coaching session and we’ll build your DIY wellness toolkit together.

Rebecca Paisley Ryan

Rebecca Ryan, M.S. Ayurveda & Integrative Medicine, is the founder of Elemental Wellness Shop. She crafts herbal remedies, offers Ayurvedic health consults, and guides others toward natural healing through toxin-free living and plant-based care.