My youngest child drank out of the toilet last night! I seriously couldn’t believe it! Who drinks out of the toilet?! Dogs maybe. However, if I had to choose which child I thought might try this, it would be my youngest. He certainly keeps me on my toes. So, as any mom would do, I panicked that he might get sick from the gross toilet water and decided I better Google “Child drank toilet water”. Luckily I am not the only parent to deal with this issue, and I’m happy to report that, according to the web, he should be fine. However, there were so many people commenting on the fact that, had there been a cleaning solution in the bowl (or those 1000 flushes things), he might have been poisoned. That got me thinking, what if I had just cleaned the toilet?
So, for my cleaning tip today, I’m exploring a DIY toilet cleaner recipe. That way, if anyone decides to drink from the toilet again, I’ll know that, outside of it making me want to vomit, they should be fine.
What You Need to Make Toilet Cleaner
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- Baking Soda
- Vinegar
- Spray Bottle (These are my favorite)
How to Make DIY Toilet Bowl Cleaner
This is super, duper easy! Start by pouring some vinegar into a spray bottle, and spray it all around the toilet bowl. Allow the vinegar to sit for 15 minutes. The vinegar works on both germs and mold. After the 15 minutes are up, sprinkle in some baking soda. The baking soda acts as a gentle abrasive to help with scrubbing and it also absorbs odors. Scrub the toilet with a toilet brush and flush when done. I use my DIY cleaning wipes to wash down the handle, seat and lid of the toilet. Then I add two toilet bombs to freshen it up.
Hopefully your children are not drinking toilet water, but if they do, you can rest assured they are probably going to be just fine without any potentially harmful chemicals from other cleaners.
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Great tips as usual on DIY cleaning toilet, Awesome list thanks a lot!
I always enjoy listening to your diy projects and inspire me. I always think I need to get a book to write them down since I forget after awhile.
I have never done a blog or instagram.
You must not heard of dollar tree?? They have all kinds og cleaning products including toilet bowl cleaner. So don’t know why you said walmarts the cheapest. But I use vinegar anyway for cleaning.
That’s what I use too and I get
All cleaning supply from $🌲….
$🌲 is no always the cheapest. Often the price is less but the volume of product is also less and other stores may actually end up being cheaper. Also don’t forget, it will cost more in the end because you’re making driving to another store to save a few cents!
Easy and inexpensive a great combination. The products we all usually have in our home. Thanks for sharing another great DIY with us at #anythinggoes
Thanks Sue!
Love this tip… thanks for sharing!
You are so welcome! Enjoy your weekend!
I love using vinegar for cleaning–it works so much better and you know it’s not harmful! Great tips with baking soda too 🙂
I am a firm believer in vinegar. I use it for everything! Baking soda is a close second. Thanks for stopping over Brittany! Have a beautiful day!
Love all of the DIY cleaners! I’m going to pin this too. Looks like I need to buy more baking soda! I’m going to check out your DIY cleaning wipes too. I was actually looking at our clorox wipes the other day thinking that I needed to find a cheaper solution.
The switch over to DIY cleaners has been a process. I typically switch out one thing at a time, and now almost all my cleaners are DIY versions (yet I’m still find more as I go- for things I don’t use quite as often). You will definitely need a lot of baking soda and vinegar… luckily, they are both super cheap products. I actually have a gallon of vinegar for cleaning purposes, and I buy 2 boxes of baking soda at a time. Hope you find these to be helpful.
I love how simple this is. And I had to laugh because I have two boys and while neither has had a drink from the toilet (yet) I could see it happening. Goodness knows they have put many other things in their mouths before!
How do little boys think up these ideas? Just out of the blue, I think I’ll drink from the toilet? Gotta love ’em.
Actually they are pretty smart, they know mom keeps the toilet “spotless”, an if you’re thirsty and you can’t reach the sink or the refrigerator, there’s the toilet. Besides, kids don’t understand about contaminants either, they’ll eat off of dirty dishes, eat food that has sat out for hour, and pick food up that is covered in dirt and eat it. They haven’t been indoctrinated by their mom’s yet to worry about germs! Statistically, boys tend to get sick less than girls because they build a good immune system from early exposure to germs. They hate to take baths, wash their hands, and will wear the same clothes for days, unlike girls. It’s modern practice of living in a “sterile” home that causes many of the health issues today. LET THEM BE BOYS!!!
I have been trying to get away from the harmful chemical cleaners you buy at the store. I will have to remember this for cleaning my toilets!!
Glad I could help. Have a good evening Sheena!
Erin, you had me giggling when you mentioned googling what to do when you kid drank toilet water. It resounded with me 100%. You have NO idea how many ridiculous things I’ve had to google because of my little ones. Love the cleaning solution. We do this too. In fact, baking soda and vinegar and dishsoap are the only cleaners in my house. Keep up the giggleworthy helpful tips! Sharing!
I often wonder what moms did without Google. I use it ALL the time because my kiddos are constantly doing things I would never imagine- sometimes worse than drinking toilet water, I’m afraid. So glad I’m not the only one!
I agree that Dawn, vinegar, and baking soda are really all you need to clean pretty much everything.
Have a wonderful evening!
Baking soda and vinegar is great. Thanks for the tips. Kids do the darndest things.
I truly have a gallon of vinegar at home because I use it for everything! (And I agree, kids really do the darnedest things, don’t they?- Just wish mine hadn’t chosen drinking from the toilet as one of those things 🙂 ) Have a wonderful day Trish!
I love DIY cleaners and I use this one a lot in my toilet and even in my sink. Baking soda and vinegar are both wonderful cleaning agents and so inexpensive. Twitted. Visiting from the Lou Lou Girls blog hop.
I am in the process of replacing as many store bought cleaners as I can, so much safer and cheaper to use. Thanks for stopping over Marla! Have a great day!
I have vinegar, I have baking soda – this looks worth trying, although all my kids have grown out of anything like this it’s always nice to avoid chemicals if you can.
So glad your kids have outgrown this stage. I don’t think either of my other ones ever drank out of the toilet. I do try to do DIY cleaners when ever possible because they don’t have so many chemicals and they are a lot cheaper. Have a good night Julie!
Crazy good timing. I ran out of toilet bowl cleaner last week and while at Target today thought I would pick some up. However, I had to cut my Target run short due to need for naps. I skipped the cleaning aisle. While driving home I randomly had the thought to look on Pinterest for a DIY cleaner. Then I open my email tonight and here you’ve read my mind! I’m so sorry you had to have this conversation with your kid though…gRoSs.
Seriously GROSS! I bet your girls will never drink out of the toilet, I think it’s a boy thing. Glad the post was so well timed. Have a good day!
You made me laugh, Erin! I don’t think there’s much that baking soda and vinegar can’t clean.
Yesterday was more… “Caleb, why would you do that? What were you thinking?” Today I’m chuckling a little bit more. Kids!