DIY Dish Soap with Thieves Cleaner

When we run out of my favorite Thieves Dish Soap, I use this recipe in a pinch until my next Loyalty Order arrives with my refill. I ditched the conventional dish soaps years ago (yes even those “all natural” free and a clear ones) and have no plans to go back to those days of dry, cracked hands. We’ve been using this DIY Dish Soap with Thieves Cleaner to get us through because there's always dishes to do.

DIY Dish Soap

16 oz. glass bottle with pump

1/2 cup distilled water

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 capfuls Thieves Cleaner

10-15 drops Lemon essential oil

10 drops Thieves or Tea Tree essential oil

1 1/4 cup Dr. Bronner’s unscented liquid castile soap

1 Tbsp. Organic Vegetable Glycerin, optional

In your glass bottle, combine distilled water and baking soda and shake or stir well to combine. Add Thieves Household Cleaner, essential oils, and then carefully pour in your Castile soap and vegetable glycerin. Swirl or stir carefully to combine.

Dispense a small amount of soap with warm running water. Add additional soap as needed.

Just a note, this DIY Dish Soap bubbles, but not like the super suds you’re used to. We have been trained through advertising that suds equals clean, when really chemicals equal suds and a little soap, water, and scrubbing equals truly clean. No sodium laurel sulfate here, less suds is fine by me.