Natural Toilet Cleaning & Deodorizing Bombs

By KimberlyB

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup baking soda
• 1/2 cup citric acid (find it with canning supplies in your local store, or buy it here)
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• water in a spray bottle
• gallon size zip-top bag
• 25 drops essential oils (see good options for deodorizing/disinfecting below) – find pure essential oils here
• mold of your choice (plastic Easter eggs that come apart, a plastic measuring spoon, or silicone molds all work)

Details

Adapted from diynatural.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place all dry ingredients into the gallon bag. Seal the bag, and knead to combine ingredients.

2. Open the bag, spray 2-3 times with water, and close the bag. Mix and knead the bag until all the moisture is absorbed. Repeat this step a few times. (Don’t overdo it with the water – if too much moisture is added you’ll end up with a very weak, crumbly final product.)

3. You’ll know it’s ready as soon as you squeeze the bag and the mixture stays clumped together inside the bag when you let go. It should be roughly the consistency of pie dough.

4. If the bag expands and looks like it’s going to burst, let some air out. This is normal as carbon dioxide develops from the mixed acid and alkali.

5. Add 25 drops essential oil and mix again.

6. When it’s the right consistency, pack into desired molds.
If using a measuring spoon (like the pictured toilet bombs), pack mixture into spoon and turn the toilet bombs out onto a sheet of parchment paper to dry.
If using plastic eggs, push the mix into both halves of an egg. Lightly spray the exposed parts with water and stick the halves together.

6. Leave the bombs to dry for a day or two and then unmold. The bomb will be fragile at first, but will harden considerably over the next few days. Dry on top of a refrigerator or some other out of the way place.

7. Store in a glass jar with a tight fitting lid until ready to use.

To Use

Drop one bomb into the toilet and wait for the fizzing to stop. The essential oils, baking soda, and citric acid will be released into the bowl, both deodorizing and cleaning. Flush and you’re done! (You shouldn’t need to use the toilet brush, but some nasty stains may require a little scrubbing.)