Do-it-yourself universal degreaser: 5 recipes for homemade degreasers

The universal degreaser is a useful product for cleaning various surfaces in the house, from the oven, to the stove, to the kitchen countertops, to floors and sanitary surfaces. To prepare a universal degreaser at home, just a few very common ingredients are enough, which will allow you to avoid the purchase of products commonly on sale, which could be polluting. Here are some recipes that are easy to prepare and suitable for degreasing all resistant surfaces.



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Lo universal degreaser it is a useful product for cleaning various surfaces in the house, from the oven, to the stove, to the kitchen countertops, to the floors and surfaces of the sanitary ware.

To prepare one at home universal degreaser multipurpose just a few very common ingredients, which will allow you to avoid the purchase of products commonly on sale, unhealthy for us, the environment and the wallet.

Here are some recipes of degreasing detergents easy to prepare at home and suitable for degreasing all resistant surfaces.

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Marseille soap degreaser

Do-it-yourself universal degreaser: 5 recipes for homemade degreasers

1 liter of tap or distilled water

4 tablespoons of grated Marseille soap

Before you start preparing this degreaser, make sure you have the real Marseille soap, obtained according to natural methods. You can prepare it at home following the instructions to make soap according to the cold method with only three ingredients: soda in crystals, olive oil and water. Heat the water in a saucepan and pour in the grated Marseille soap. Stir until dissolved. Let cool and pour into a spray bottle. Apply the degreaser to the surfaces and let it act as long as possible - at least for 5 minutes - before wiping the surfaces with the sponge and rinsing.

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Tea Tree Oil Degreaser

Do-it-yourself universal degreaser: 5 recipes for homemade degreasers

500 milliliters of tap or distilled water

1 tablespoon of liquid dish soap


1 tablespoon of food alcohol


10 drops of Tea Tree Oil

Use thedistilled water when preparing household detergents, it avoids further limescale build-up on the surfaces, which could occur when using very hard tap water. In the case of degreasers, you can still choose tap water, always remembering to rinse and dry the surfaces well. Choose an ecological liquid dish detergent. Food alcohol can be bought in the supermarket. It is the clear alcohol sold in bottles, which is also used to prepare liqueurs. Alcohol helps degrease surfaces and enhance the disinfectant effect of the Tea Tree Oil. Dilute the tea tree essential oil in alcohol before pouring it into the water and also add the dish soap. Mix everything, transferred into one spray nozzle for clean detergents and shake before use.

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Bicarbonate degreaser

Do-it-yourself universal degreaser: 5 recipes for homemade degreasers

500 milliliters of tap or distilled water

1 tablespoon of ecological dish soap

1 tablespoon of baking soda

10 drops of eucalyptus essential oil

Baking soda has the power of absorb the grease. In the case of very dirty resistant surfaces, you can apply it directly, sprinkle it and leave it to act for a few minutes before rinsing or spraying the actual degreaser. In a glass, mix the baking soda and eucalyptus essential oil, preferably using a wooden spoon (popsicle and ice cream skewers are fine too). Pour them into the water along with the dish soap. Stir and transfer to the spray bottle. Leave to act for a long time before use and wipe the dirtiest surfaces, if necessary, with a sponge on which you have poured a teaspoon of dish soap.



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Hydrogen peroxide degreaser

Do-it-yourself universal degreaser: 5 recipes for homemade degreasers

400 milliliters of distilled or tap water

400 milliliters of food alcohol

2 tablespoons of ecological dish soap

2 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide

5 drops of eucalyptus, pine, cedar or lemon essential oil

THEhydrogen peroxide it is an ingredient non-polluting it's completely biodegradable, considered very useful for the preparation of household detergents, given its disinfectant power. For get a degreaser suitable for use in the kitchen, add 2 tablespoons of ecological dish detergent, 2 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide, essential oil and water to food alcohol. You will get a universal degreaser that is particularly effective in the kitchen.

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Vinegar degreaser

Do-it-yourself universal degreaser: 5 recipes for homemade degreasers

500 milliliters of distilled or tap water

50 milliliters of white wine vinegar

1 tablespoon of ecological dish soap

10 drops of lemon essential oil

Vinegar has strong power degreasing e anti-limescale. You can use this degreaser without problems on the hob and on the stove. You will need to pour all the ingredients listed in tap or distilled water, after dissolving the essential oil in dish soap or vinegar. Apply the degreaser to the surfaces to be cleaned with a sprayer and let it act for a few minutes before rinsing.

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Marta Albè

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