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Citrus Garbage Disposal Bombs

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These garbage disposal bombs will clean and freshen your garbage disposal, and they are SO easy to make!

Sometimes we need a little something to help freshen the garbage disposal, and since I love creating “cleaning bombs”, I decided to make some specifically for my garbage disposal. (You can see my toilet bombs here and shower bombs here.)

Here’s What You’ll Need to Make Garbage Disposal Bombs

These garbage disposal bombs will clean and freshen your garbage disposal, and they are SO easy to make!

  • 1 1/2 Cup Baking Soda
  • 1/2 Cup Citric Acid (This can be a bit hard to find, but I eventually found it in the canning section at Walmart. You can also purchase it on Amazon, but it ends up costing more.)
  • 40 Drops Lemon Essential Oil- Not sure where to buy essential oils? Check out this post.
  • 40 Drops Orange Essential Oil
  • Citrus Zest (Optional)
  • Water (Preferably in a spray bottle)
  • Silicone Mold

This recipes makes approximately 24 Garbage Disposal Bombs

I will have you know that I tried several recipes for these bombs. Some involved using dish soap, but I found these bombs would take forever to dry and would crumble when they were removed from the mold. I also tried omitting the citric acid. This version held up really well, but dissolved so quickly in the water that I’m not sure they really did a great job freshening. The recipe above was, by far, my favorite; they held up well, and took longer to dissolve.

How to Make Your Own Garbage Disposal Bombs

These garbage disposal bombs will clean and freshen your garbage disposal, and they are SO easy to make!

Start by thoroughly mixing 1 1/2 cups baking soda and 1/2 Cup Citric Acid. Then add your essential oils. The oils tend to create little “blobs” within the baking soda, so make sure to really work them in.

These garbage disposal bombs will clean and freshen your garbage disposal, and they are SO easy to make!

If you happen to have a lemon or orange sitting around, you can zest it and add the zest to the mixture as well. (I happened to have a lemon on hand, so I added lemon zest to the mix.)

These garbage disposal bombs will freshen your garbage disposal, and they are SO easy to make!

Using a spray bottle, spray water onto the mixture several times (be prepared for a little fizzing at you add the water). After a few sprays, check the mixture’s consistency. As soon as it holds its shape in your hand, stop adding water. The mixture may seem a bit crumbly in the bowl, but if it holds its shape, you’re good.

These garbage disposal bombs will clean and freshen your garbage disposal, and they are SO easy to make!

Firmly press the mixture into a silicone mold, and allow it time to dry. This will take several hours (overnight) sitting on the counter at room temperature.

These garbage disposal bombs will clean and freshen your garbage disposal, and they are SO easy to make!

Pop the garbage disposal bombs out of the mold once they are dry and store them in an airtight container until you are ready to use them. I decided to “pretty up” the container with a chalkboard label, and fancy lettering using my Cricut.

When the time comes to freshen your garbage disposal, add a couple of the garbage disposal bombs to the disposal while running a slow stream of cold water, allowing the bombs to break apart and dissolve. Turn on the disposal for a few seconds, and you’re done.

*Please keep your hands and other objects out of the garbage disposal at all times!

 

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Freshen your garbage disposal with these (easy to make) garbage disposal bombs!

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  1. Jessica says

    January 23, 2019 at 5:04 PM

    I read your note on how they would expand a little…. ?? Mine expanded ALOT!! ??

    Reply
    • maria says

      August 16, 2020 at 7:07 PM

      mine too- it became a mess ;(. maybe i put too much water in 🙁

      Reply
  2. Jessica says

    July 26, 2016 at 9:19 AM

    Hi Erin, such a great post. Thanks for perfectly explaining the process in detail. Hopefully will be able to execute it soon.

    Reply

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