How to Make Your Own Homemade Swiffer Cleaning Solution

I love my Swiffer Wet Jet.  Between my two boys and our three dogs, it gets a daily work out. What I don’t like? Paying for those expensive Swiffer cleaning solution refills!

Instead of buying a new bottle of Swiffer cleaning solution every. single. time. we make our own with just 3 ingredients: water and vinegar – and a couple of drops of dish soap.  That really is it!

Homemade Swiffer Cleaning Solution Recipe

Ingredients:

Water
Distilled vinegar
Dish Soap

Don’t worry, your floors won’t reek of vinegar.  Once it evaporates you won’t be able to smell it at all.

Directions:

1. Remove the cap from your empty Swiffer bottle.  I know it can be hard to remove… try using adjustable pliers and the cap pops right off.
2. Add equal parts of water and distilled vinegar until almost full.
3. Squeeze just a couple of drops (DROPS!) of dish soap into the bottle.
4. Replace cap.
5. Shake to mix.

I personally use a crocheted cover for my Swiffer, then throw it in the wash and reuse.  Before I made my crocheted covers though, I bought the generic refills.  The crocheted ones work fine though, especially when you consider you are literally throwing the expensive ones away.

This solution is not just for Swiffer refills either, you can use it in the Libman Freedom Spray Mop and these other refillable mops such as the Rubbermaid Reveal Spray Mop, O-Cedar ProMist Mop Kit, Bona Hardwood Floor Spray Mop or the Leifheit Pico Spray Mop!

More Homemade cleaner recipes and hacks:

Homemade Glass Cleaner Recipes – Regular and Super Strength for Spring Cleaning
How to Make Homemade Baby Wipes
Make Homemade Dishwasher Detergent Tabs
How to Remove Print from Plastic Containers
Use a Tampon to Remove Nail Polish

And my favorite, homemade laundry detergent. Add some Downy Unstopables or Gain Fireworks for smell-good, although that is not necessary.