Eco disinfectant?

[Uller]

I am gradually working my way through household cleaners (all of which are eco anyway) and replacing them with bicarb/white vinegar etc.

Found a recipe for just about everything I need, but does anyone have any ideas for a disinfectant I could use for things like dishcloths & toilet brushes? (Disinfected separately of course!! )

[bodrighy]

Grapefruit seed extract, lemon, vinegar, Lavendar, cedar, cinnamon, mint all have disinfetant and / or anti bacterial properties. Try googling 'Natural disinfectants' there is quite a range.

pete

[Clara]

pine and lemon essential oils are traditional - that's why, even though synthetic, chemical cleaners are often scented thus. tea tree oil of course too

[The Riff-Raff Element]

One can make a fine disinfectant soap by incorperating rosin from pine resin (which fits with Carla's point). Smells a little like the old fashioned coal tar soaps which, pervert that I am, I have always rather liked the scent of.

[Peggy Sue]

I heard tea tree is a disinfectant too. Personally I use white vinegar.