I fell in love with Clorox Anywhere a couple of years ago when I was part of a year-long test panel for it. I received free product coupons every month so that I could test it out and review it. It’s since become an indispensable part of my cleaning process, yet I just can’t bring myself to shell out $3.29 a bottle for something that is 99.9905% water!!!
I just used up the last bottle from my stockpile the other day, and I’ve really been missing it for all the little things I use it for. It occurred to me that I should just try to make my own, so after a little fancy math to convert the percentages of water and bleach to useful quantities, I came up with this simple recipe.
1 1/2 teaspoons of bleach
22 oz. water
How easy is that? I saved my pretty little Clorox Anywhere bottle to mix it in, but you could pick up any inexpensive spray bottle that holds just over 22 ounces to put it in.
My favorite use for it is to spray down the kitchen table and high chair after dinner. I let it sit to sanitize it while I clean up and load the dishwasher, and then I wipe it down with a dishrag. Letting it sit also helps “unstick” any sticky messes and makes for an easy cleanup all around!
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Audra Krell
I am bleach freaker outer too, but this looks good. I am stunned that it is 99 percent water. Stunned!
Audra Krell
I am bleach freaker outer too, but this looks good. I am stunned that it is 99 percent water. Stunned!
Julie Stiles Mills
So GREAT! Thanks! I’m trying this out TODAY.
Julie Stiles Mills
So GREAT! Thanks! I’m trying this out TODAY.
craftymym
Thanks for the breakdown! Now we can make our own! Bleach makes everything smell so clean!
Hint – spray a little in the kitchen sink and/or bathroom and the toilet before hubby comes home. He’ll think you spent so much time cleaning! Heehee!
craftymym
Thanks for the breakdown! Now we can make our own! Bleach makes everything smell so clean!Hint – spray a little in the kitchen sink and/or bathroom and the toilet before hubby comes home. He’ll think you spent so much time cleaning! Heehee!
Robyn
Thanks so much for the formula! I always wanted to make my own but was afraid of having too much bleach. I love this stuff!
Robyn
Thanks so much for the formula! I always wanted to make my own but was afraid of having too much bleach. I love this stuff!
margi
As a bartender for ten years, I thought everyone knew about this.
Dang. I coulda been a millionaire!
margi
As a bartender for ten years, I thought everyone knew about this.Dang. I coulda been a millionaire!
Shay
I wonder if they finally figured out that day care centers have been making it for years, haha! I always had bleach spots on my clothes when I worked there.
Shay
I wonder if they finally figured out that day care centers have been making it for years, haha! I always had bleach spots on my clothes when I worked there.
Amy
Great way to crack the code on that! I have scheduled a post for tomorrow for making a disinfectant spray out of vinegar, lavender oil, and water. I used it to disinfect my sink after I cleaned out the fridge. Worked like a charm!
Way to be inventive!!!
Amy
Great way to crack the code on that! I have scheduled a post for tomorrow for making a disinfectant spray out of vinegar, lavender oil, and water. I used it to disinfect my sink after I cleaned out the fridge. Worked like a charm!Way to be inventive!!!
Marin...
Hey, thanks! Now I feel silly for buying Anywhere Spray. I use it ALL THE TIME. Is that really all it is? Boy, they suckered me in.
Marin...
Hey, thanks! Now I feel silly for buying Anywhere Spray. I use it ALL THE TIME. Is that really all it is? Boy, they suckered me in.
Vickie
Oh WOW!! I’m so excited I will be saving money! Thanks for sharing :)
Vickie
Oh WOW!! I’m so excited I will be saving money! Thanks for sharing :)
Kendra
I had no idea – thanks for that tip!
I just sharpied those amounts on my bottle so that when I run out I know how much to put in.
Thanks!
Kendra
I had no idea – thanks for that tip!I just sharpied those amounts on my bottle so that when I run out I know how much to put in.Thanks!
Tara
Ooh, FAB idea, Kendra!!! Off to find my Sharpie…
Tara
Ooh, FAB idea, Kendra!!! Off to find my Sharpie…
Anonymous
i was totally ready to make this spray, but found this quote on the net
“how long will diluted bleach continue to be effective? The minimum standards for daycare in the state of Texas require the use of a sanitation solution on a daily basis. If you use diluted bleach, you have to mix a fresh bottle of it every day because it breaks down in just 24 hours to salts which will no longer kill germs.”
so do i have to make a fresh one every time i use? mmmmm
i wonder how clorox’s ‘anywhere spray’ holds its effectiveness after 24hrs? i want to know their secret! :D
Anonymous
i was totally ready to make this spray, but found this quote on the net”how long will diluted bleach continue to be effective? The minimum standards for daycare in the state of Texas require the use of a sanitation solution on a daily basis. If you use diluted bleach, you have to mix a fresh bottle of it every day because it breaks down in just 24 hours to salts which will no longer kill germs.”so do i have to make a fresh one every time i use? mmmmmi wonder how clorox’s ‘anywhere spray’ holds its effectiveness after 24hrs? i want to know their secret! :D
Tara
That’s an interesting quote. I go through mine pretty quickly but definitely not in one day. It always still has the faint scent of bleach right up to the last of it. I’ll have to do some more digging and see what I come up with. Thanks for sharing!
Tara
That’s an interesting quote. I go through mine pretty quickly but definitely not in one day. It always still has the faint scent of bleach right up to the last of it. I’ll have to do some more digging and see what I come up with. Thanks for sharing!
Heather B
THANKS for posting this! I did a google search for “make your own clorox anywhere” and found your post. Just what I was looking for.
Heather B
THANKS for posting this! I did a google search for “make your own clorox anywhere” and found your post. Just what I was looking for.
Anonymous
First, the bad news: The recipe is too concentrated.* A former chemistry professor in college myself, when my wife asked me to buy it, I balked. As it happens you need 1.0 mL standard (6.0% sodium hypochlorite) laundry bleach solution per 650 mL (22 oz) bottle. This is of course assuming that you are not measuring by mass (which is not stated on the bottle but is likely the case as sodium hypochlorite is a solid). FYI there are approx. 5 mL per teaspoon.
Now for the good news: more bleach is more effective at killing germs.
*: the fancy math, for a 650mL (22 oz) bottle of anywhere
(650mL Anywhere)(0.0095mL NaClo/100mL Anywhere)(100mL bleach/6.0mL NaClO) = 1.0mL bleach
Anonymous
First, the bad news: The recipe is too concentrated.* A former chemistry professor in college myself, when my wife asked me to buy it, I balked. As it happens you need 1.0 mL standard (6.0% sodium hypochlorite) laundry bleach solution per 650 mL (22 oz) bottle. This is of course assuming that you are not measuring by mass (which is not stated on the bottle but is likely the case as sodium hypochlorite is a solid). FYI there are approx. 5 mL per teaspoon.
Now for the good news: more bleach is more effective at killing germs.
*: the fancy math, for a 650mL (22 oz) bottle of anywhere
(650mL Anywhere)(0.0095mL NaClo/100mL Anywhere)(100mL bleach/6.0mL NaClO) = 1.0mL bleach