Find out if DIY toilet cleaning bombs really work and how you make them fizz
I’m always on the lookout for natural solutions to clean my house and I was happy when I discovered that I could make my own cleaning toilet bombs with just a few ingredients.
If you want to stop using chemicals and opt for a more natural solution, toilet bombs could be the answer. These fizzy bombs make cleaning the toilet bowl a breeze.
In this article, I will show you how to make toilet bombs with 3 easy recipes. I also give you a few tips that hopefully will help you to avoid mistakes.
5 Tips to Make Perfect Toilet Bombs
- Liquids like water or dish soap should be added a few drops at a time to prevent activating the citric acid.
- Ensure you have the right consistency, similar to wet sand, before placing the mixture into the molds.
- If the texture is too wet add more baking soda, if it is too dry add more liquid.
- If you are not experienced in making toilet bombs or bath bombs add essential oils to the wet ingredients.
- The colorant should be added to dry ingredients if using powder and to wet ingredients if it is liquid.
NOTE: Although citric acid is considered safe by the EPA, some people might be sensitive to citric acid, so just to be safe use gloves, protect your eyesight and ensure the area is well-ventilated.
Also, make sure to keep away from kids and pets.
How to Make Toilet Bombs
I started making my own toilet bombs because they are simple to create, affordable, and great at deodorizing.
If you have ever made bath bombs, you will find that making toilet bombs follows the same process.
So, let’s get started!
1. Homemade Toilet Bombs
LIST OF INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup of baking soda
- 4 tablespoons of citric acid
- 30 drops of essential oil or fragrance oil
- colorant (optional)
- water
- ice cube tray or bath bomb molds
How to make them
Combine baking soda, citric acid, colorant, and essential oils in a mixing bowl. I have used lemon and orange essential oils.
Start pouring water bit by bit into the wet mixture
Stop pouring water when you get a texture similar to wet sand.
Place the mixture into the mold
Wait until it settles to unmold. To accelerate the drying process or to make the tablets harder, place the molds for a little while in the freezer.
I have used big silicon molds like the type you use to make soap. Then I cut each tablet into smaller pieces.
They are ready to use.
Store the toilet tablets in an airtight glass jar.
2. DIY Toilet Bombs With Dish Soap
Ingredients List
- 1 cup of baking soda
- 4 tablespoons of citric acid
- 1 or 2 tablespoons of dish soap or Castille soap
- 30 drops of your favorite essential oils
- ice cube tray or bath bomb molds
Step-by-step instructions
In a bowl mix baking soda and citric acid.
You can add the essential oil at this point. I have used 15 drops of geranium essential oil and 15 drops of orange essential oil.
If you are using colorant add it now. I have used blue powder mica colorant but forgot to add it at this time.
If you want to use liquid colorant, add it to the dish soap or water.
Using a spoon, start pouring the dish soap. Be careful here and do it slowly to avoid activating the citric acid. Stir the mixture.
Once you are satisfied with the consistency place the mixture into the molds.
I didn’t add water but if you think the mixture is still dry you could add more water. But remember to add the water a bit at a time as you check the consistency.
If you have never used bath bomb molds, the next step is to join the two halves of the mold and press. Your toilet bomb should be ready now, take it out from the mold.
It is recommended to store the DIY toilet bombs in a glass jar. This way you will preserve their fragrance better.
3. Toilet Bombs Without Citric Acid
Ingredients
- 1 cup of baking soda
- 1/3 cup of Epsom salt
- 30 drops of essential oil
- colorant (optional)
- water
- ice cube tray or bath bomb molds
Instructions to make them
Combine the baking soda and Epsom salt. Add the colorant now if you are using one. Just to clarify add colorant if you are using powder. If the colorant is liquid add it to the wet ingredients.
Add water slowly until you achieve the right consistency. It should feel similar to wet sand and don’t fall apart.
Also, ensure the mixture is not too wet because this could activate the ingredients even when the toilet bombs are ready.
Fill in the two halves of the bath bomb mold. I like to overfill the molds to make the toilet bomb more compact.
Press both halves together and unmold.
Store the toilet bombs in a tight glass container to prevent moisture and keep the fragrance.
How to Use Toilet Bombs
To use them throw a tablet into your toilet water tank and allow it to fizz. Then, flush the toilet. Some tablets can last a few flushes, depending on the ingredients used.
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Benefits of the Ingredients Used
1. Citric acid is used around the home to clean, disinfect, and remove stains and limescale.
I like to use it to remove limescale from the kettle, the coffee maker, and the expresso machine.
It also effectively cleans a dirty dishwasher, smelly washing machine, and greasy oven racks.
In the bathroom use it to remove mold from grout, and clean faucets, showerheads, mirrors, and the toilet bowl.
2. Baking soda is not just for home baking it also helps to clean and neutralize bad odors around your home.
- oven
- microwave
- tile grout
- fridge
- carpet
- laundry
- rubbish bin
- shower screen
- coffee and tea mugs
- drains
3. Essential oils add a nice fragrance helping to eliminate bad odor. This study suggests that essential oils may have disinfectant properties on different surfaces.
4. I love adding Epsom salts to my bath water, but what can we clean around the house with Epsom salts?
Here are a few examples: cleaning dirty pots and pans, removing soap scum from the shower or the bathtub, eliminating carpet stains, cleaning tiles and grout, and keeping the washing machine clean and smelling fresh.
