What You’ll Need

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Use distilled water, if possible, to avoid potential streaks and residue.

Add Dish Soap and Rubbing Alcohol

Add the dish soap and therubbing alcoholto the water.

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you could use soap without an added scent or color if you prefer.

Add Essential Oil (Optional)

The rubbing alcohol can have a strong odor.

Gently Swirl Ingredients to Mix

Screw the spray nozzle back on the bottle.

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Then, mix the ingredients by gently swirling the bottle.

Your dish soap spray is ready to be used!

The mixture is generally safe, but rubbing alcohol can irritate the skin after long exposure.

Pouring Water Into the Spray Bottle to make dish soap

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This means the spray dish soap is working and breaking down the grease.

This cleaning solution is strong, so it’s not recommended forsome materials.

For most messes, you dont need to let the spray dish soap sit.

Adding Dish Soap and Rubbing Alcohol to make dish soap

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Simply spray and wipe it clean.

Then, wipe with a clean cloth.

Simply spray the solution, let the suds sit for about two minutes, and wipe the mess away.

Adding Essential Oil to make dish soap

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Gently Swirling Ingredients to Mix dish soap

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