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Make Your Own Clorox Anywhere Recipe

July 16, 2008 by Deal Seeking Mom 133 Comments

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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  1. Audra Krell

    July 16, 2008 at 4:08 pm

    I am bleach freaker outer too, but this looks good. I am stunned that it is 99 percent water. Stunned!

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  2. Audra Krell

    July 16, 2008 at 4:08 pm

    I am bleach freaker outer too, but this looks good. I am stunned that it is 99 percent water. Stunned!

    Reply
  3. Julie Stiles Mills

    July 16, 2008 at 6:41 pm

    So GREAT! Thanks! I’m trying this out TODAY.

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  4. Julie Stiles Mills

    July 16, 2008 at 6:41 pm

    So GREAT! Thanks! I’m trying this out TODAY.

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  5. craftymym

    July 16, 2008 at 7:12 pm

    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!

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  6. craftymym

    July 16, 2008 at 7:12 pm

    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!

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  7. Robyn

    July 16, 2008 at 7:21 pm

    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!

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  8. Robyn

    July 16, 2008 at 7:21 pm

    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!

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  9. margi

    July 16, 2008 at 8:26 pm

    As a bartender for ten years, I thought everyone knew about this.

    Dang. I coulda been a millionaire!

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  10. margi

    July 16, 2008 at 8:26 pm

    As a bartender for ten years, I thought everyone knew about this.Dang. I coulda been a millionaire!

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  11. Shay

    July 16, 2008 at 9:27 pm

    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.

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  12. Shay

    July 16, 2008 at 9:27 pm

    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.

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  13. Amy

    July 17, 2008 at 3:36 am

    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!!!

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  14. Amy

    July 17, 2008 at 3:36 am

    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!!!

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  15. Marin...

    July 17, 2008 at 6:03 pm

    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.

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  16. Marin...

    July 17, 2008 at 6:03 pm

    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.

    Reply
  17. Vickie

    July 18, 2008 at 1:01 am

    Oh WOW!! I’m so excited I will be saving money! Thanks for sharing :)

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  18. Vickie

    July 18, 2008 at 1:01 am

    Oh WOW!! I’m so excited I will be saving money! Thanks for sharing :)

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  19. Kendra

    July 18, 2008 at 1:23 pm

    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!

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  20. Kendra

    July 18, 2008 at 1:23 pm

    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!

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  21. Tara

    July 18, 2008 at 1:49 pm

    Ooh, FAB idea, Kendra!!! Off to find my Sharpie…

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  22. Tara

    July 18, 2008 at 1:49 pm

    Ooh, FAB idea, Kendra!!! Off to find my Sharpie…

    Reply
  23. Anonymous

    September 3, 2008 at 4:53 pm

    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

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  24. Anonymous

    September 3, 2008 at 4:53 pm

    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

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  25. Tara

    September 5, 2008 at 2:17 pm

    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!

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  26. Tara

    September 5, 2008 at 2:17 pm

    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!

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  27. Heather B

    September 15, 2008 at 11:16 pm

    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.

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  28. Heather B

    September 15, 2008 at 11:16 pm

    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.

    Reply
  29. Anonymous

    October 12, 2008 at 7:51 am

    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

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  30. Anonymous

    October 12, 2008 at 3:51 am

    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

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