Overview
No one loves cleaning the toilet. But what if there is a way to make this toilet-cleaning process a fun activity? You can use toilet cleaning bombs to clean your toilet, which will leave your toilet sparkling clean and will also leave a great scent in your toilet. A toilet bomb is like a bath bomb that gives the fizzy experience along with great scent and cleaning properties.
There are toilet cleaners available in the market, but their main concern is that they are full of harmful chemicals that are bad for both human health and the environment. So, an alternate option to this is making a natural toilet bomb. Using toilet bombs is the easiest way to clean your toilets.
In this article, the DIY toilet bomb recipe and the instructions to make a homemade toilet cleaning bomb has been discussed in detail to help you make your own natural toilet bombs.
Read below to learn how to make toilet bombs using all natural ingredients.
What Ingredients Are Required In The Making Toilet Cleaning Bombs?
1. Citric Acid
Citric acid is the most important ingredient in making homemade toilet cleaning bombs. It has natural cleansing properties that help in keeping your toilet clean. Thus it is used as a cleaning agent in many commercial cleaning products (1).
Citric acid also contains disinfectants this makes it an important ingredient to be used in homemade toilet cleaning bombs. Citric acid is the ingredient that helps make fizzy toilet bombs. The DIY toilet cleaner made using citric acid helps remove hard water stains.
2. Baking Soda
Baking soda is also an important ingredient to be used in making toilet cleaning bombs. It is a mild alkali that helps dissolve dirt and grease in the water. It helps in absorbing odor and also helps remove stains (2).
Another benefit of using this ingredient is that it helps in keeping the pipes and drainage clean. It is used to unclog pores as well. Thus, it is a natural cleaning agent. Baking soda also helps to bring fizz into the toilet.
3. Liquid Dish Soap
Liquid soap should be added to toilet bombs. Liquid soaps also add cleaning power to your DIY toilet cleaning recipe.
4. Essential Oil
Essential oils have natural scents that can be added to toilet cleaner bombs (3). Essential oils have cleansing properties, making them an appropriate option for toilet cleaning bombs. There are different scents to essential oils like citrusy, minty, earthy, woodsy, floral, etc.
You can add essential oils based on your choice of fragrances. It helps to deodorize and clean the toilet at the same time. Using essential oils in this DIY recipe is the easiest way to keep your whole bathroom smelling fresh.
How To Make DIY Homemade Toilet Cleaning Bombs?
Following are different ways in which DIY toilet cleaning bombs can be made at home:
# Method 1
Step 1- Take 250 grams of baking soda and 150 grams of citric acid in a bowl and mix the ingredients properly with the help of a wooden spoon.
Step 2- Add around 90 drops of essential oils in a spray bottle. You can use a single type of essential oil, or you can experiment with different scents of essential oils. Some of the most preferred essential oils are lavender oil, peppermint oil, and citrus essential oils like lemon, orange, grapefruit, etc. These essential oils have odor-eliminating properties that are appropriate for use in toilet bombs.
Step 3- Now, mist the essential oils on the dry mixture of baking soda and citric acid and continuously stir while spraying it. Make sure that the mixture does not fizz. It should be in damp condition so that it makes clumps.
Step 4- Now, take molds of any shape and fill and press the mixture in them. You can use different molds like bath bomb molds, muffin tins, cupcake molds, silicone molds, etc., of different shapes and sizes. You can also use an ice cube tray.
Step 5- Let it set for 8 to 10 hours or leave it overnight before removing it. This time is required so that the moisture evaporates and the bombs harden.
Step 6- Pop out the toilet bombs, and your all-natural, easy DIY toilet bowl cleaner is ready to use. You can use this homemade toilet bomb once a week or as you feel necessary. The toilet bombs need to be stored in airtight containers.
# Method 2
Step 1- Take 1/2 cup of baking soda, 1/2 cup of citric acid, and 1/2 cup of borax, and add and mix everything in a glass bowl. With the help of a wooden spoon, mix all the ingredients.
Step 2- Now, with the help of a spray bottle, spray water on the dry ingredients and start to knead. The mixture should be damp enough, like wet sand, to form clumps when squeezed together. Make sure not to add more water, or the mixture will start to fizz.
Step 3- Add essential oils of your choice to the mixture and mix them. You can add around 20 to 30 drops of essential oils.
Step 4- Now, fill the mixture in a mold and then press it.
Step 5- Now, put the bombs to dry for 10 hours to promote the evaporation of moisture from the mixture.
Step 6- Pop put the bombs from molds and store them in an airtight container. Your toilet bombs made with all-natural ingredients are ready for use. To use it, you need to simply drop one toilet bomb into the toilet bowl and let it fizz. Then after 10 minutes, flush the toilet. Then with the help of a toilet wand, scrape out the excess gunk.
# Method 3
Step 1- Take a glass bowl and add 1 cup of baking soda and 1/4 cup of citric acid. Stir the ingredients properly with the help of a wooden spoon.
Step 2- Add one tablespoon of liquid soap to the mixture and stir well. You can add any liquid soap, or you can add homemade liquid soap made using castile soap.
Step 3- Add the essential oils of your choice to add the extra scent.
Step 4- Take a silicon mold or a plastic mold and place the mixture in it.
Step 5- Let it dry for at least 10 hours or overnight.
Step 6- Pop out the bombs from mold. If the bombs are still damp, then you need to place the bombs on parchment paper sheets to dry them further. Then store it in an airtight container.
Step 7- Your DIY toilet cleaner made with natural ingredients and free from harsh chemicals, is ready to use. Just drop a toilet bomb in the toilet bowl, and the reaction between the baking soda and citric acid will make it fizz; then flush it after 10 minutes. With the help of a toilet brush, clean the remaining gunk. You can use this toilet bomb on a weekly basis.
You can use any of the above methods that work great for you and makes your toilet clean and smell great.
DIY Essential Oil Blend
Following are some of the essential oil blends that you can try adding to your toilet bombs.
# DIY blend 1
Ingredients
- Lemon essential oil - 15 drops
- Orange essential oil - 15 drops
- Lavender essential oil - 20 drops
#DIY blend 2
Ingredients
- Grapefruit essential oil - 15 drops
- Peppermint essential oil - 12 drops
- Lavender essential oil - 15 drops
#DIY blend 3
Ingredients
- Lime essential oil - 15 drops
- Eucalyptus oil - 15 drops
- Thyme oil - 15 drops
Final Thoughts
A toilet cleaning bomb is easy to keep your toilets clean without much efforts, like scrubbing. You can use a toilet bomb to get a shiny clean toilet. Also, you can add the desired scent to your toilet bombs by adding essential oils and liquid dish soap. Making your own toilet bomb will help you reduce the use of harsh chemicals in your house.
