A quarter cup to a quart of warm water. Plus the one mistake that ruins it: never mix castile soap and vinegar in the same bottle.
Of the nine recipes on the label, this is the one that replaces the most bottles under the sink.
Multi-Purpose Cleaning Spray: Add ¼ cup to 1 quart warm water. Pour into a spray bottle, use on every household surface.
Warm water, not hot. Hot water in a sealed plastic spray bottle builds pressure. Add the water first and the soap second, or you will be waiting for foam to settle before you can cap it.
This is the single most common mistake, and it is worth its own heading. Half the cleaning recipes on the internet tell you to combine castile soap and vinegar in one bottle. Do not.
Soap is alkaline. Vinegar is acidic. Put them together and the vinegar reverses the soap back toward its constituent oils. You get a cloudy white curd that smears rather than cleans, and you have destroyed both ingredients.
Both are useful. Use them in sequence, in separate bottles, with a water rinse in between. Never in the same mixture.
Sealed counters, tile, painted walls, appliance exteriors, sinks, trash cans and floors. Spray, leave it a moment, wipe with a damp cloth. On glass and mirrors it will streak, because soap leaves a film by design. Use plain water or a vinegar solution there instead.
Unsealed stone and untreated wood do not want a soap solution sitting on them. That includes marble, travertine and some granite. Test an out-of-sight patch first. On waxed or oiled wood, repeated washing will strip the finish over time.
This is a cleaner. It lifts dirt and grease. It is not a disinfectant and nothing here claims it kills anything.
Use a diluted spray within two to three weeks. There are no synthetic preservatives in this soap, and it is the water you add that introduces microorganisms, not the soap. The concentrate itself keeps for three years from opening, stored cool, dry and out of direct sunlight with the cap closed.
So make a quart when you need it rather than mixing by the gallon. And label the bottle. A clear liquid in an unmarked spray bottle is a bad habit in any house, and especially one with children.
Yohan & Alex
Co-founders, Whole Naturals
For external use only. Keep out of reach of children. Discontinue use if irritation, redness or discomfort occurs.
