Chemical free cleaning is all the rage these days but some Chemical-free cleaning products are really expensive! Sure, you can try making your own non-toxic cleaning DIY products (which I highly suggest!) but even buying green cleaning supplies at big box stores can break the bank. That’s why I put together this list with the Best Cleaning Supplies from the Dollar Tree.
This list contains the best non-toxic cleaning products that I found at my local Dollar Tree. You’d be surprised in the amount of Dollar Store cleaning products and Dollar Store cleaning supplies that are on this list!
Are Dollar Tree cleaning supplies good? There are questionable cleaning supplies at the Dollar Store… so I had to think outside the box when putting this list with Chemical-free cleaning tips and which Chemical-free cleaning recipes contain ingredients found at the Dollar Tree.
You’ll find links to cleaning hacks, cleaning tips, and cleaning ideas under each item as well!
45 Best Cleaning Supplies From The Dollar Tree
Bucket
A cleaning bucket can be used to hold and transport all your cleaning supplies and helps with mopping floors and washing out showers and tubs. Add a cleaning bucket to your shopping list the next time you are headed to your local Dollar Tree!
White Vinegar
White Vinegar is used in a variety of DIY homemade cleaning products and is a pantry staple among many other helpful uses. If you don’t have white vinegar in your home or want to reduce the number of chemicals in your home, pick up a bottle of white vinegar from the Dollar Tree.
–>>Learn how to make your own cleaning products in this post
Baking Soda
Like white vinegar, baking soda can be used as a natural cleaning substance and is an ingredient in many homemade cleaning product recipes. I recently used white vinegar and baking soda to clean the grout in our tile floors, which made them sparkling white again!
–>>See which DIY chemical-free cleaning products use baking soda!
Cornstarch
Cornstarch is another basic pantry staple that can be used to make your own Green and Chemical-free cleaning products.
–>>Learn how to make your own cleaning products in this post
Lemon Juice
Lemon juice is high in citric acid and is a great natural cleaner due to the antibacterial properties. You can find a bottle of Lemon Juice at your local Dollar Tree to mix up natural cleaning concoctions or use alone. If you have Lemon Essential Oils, even better!
–>>24 things you can clean with a lemon
Lime Juice
Make a lemon-lime cleaning solution or use lime juice as a lemon substitute. Limes are also high in citric acid and great for cleaning. Limes also smell great and help drown out the smell of vinegar in homemade cleaning products.
–>>9 clever ways to clean with limes
Distilled Water
What is distilled water? Well, it’s water that has been boiled into vapor and condensed back into liquid in a separate container. You can make your own distilled water but I found it’s easier to pick up a bottle from the Dollar Tree. If your local Dollar Tree doesn’t carry distilled water, you can find it at Target and Walmart for under $1 🙂
–>>Learn how to make your own cleaning products in this post
Olive Oil
I use olive oil to make my own furniture polish and cast-iron pans. Olive oil is a pantry staple and can be used for cooking, skin care, home care, and more.
–>>6 ways to clean with olive oil
Rubbing Alcohol
You’ll find this cleaning ingredient in the first-aid section at Dollar Tree. Rubbing Alcohol can be used to make your own cleaning products and it helps dissolve dirt and oils.
–>>10 ways to clean with rubbing alcohol
Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is one of the 2-ingredients for this DIY goo-gone recipe. Coconut oil can also be used for DIY skin care products, cooking, and more!
–>>50 ways to use coconut oil around your home
Borax
Use borax to clean your carpet, toilet, shower, laundry, and more! Refresh your linens with a homemade laundry soap using borax!
–>>31 surprising ways to use borax
Epsom Salts
I bet you didn’t know you can use Epsom salts for cleaning (and that the dollar tree sells Epsom salts!). Epsom salts are used primarily for skin care and muscle soothing solutions but Epsom salts can also be used to clean pots and pans and makes a great tile and grout cleaner!
–>>20 ways to use Epsom salts in your home
Empty Spray Bottles
Use the several different empty spray bottles found at the Dollar Tree to make your own cleaning products!
–>>Download the cleaning products and labels in the Ultimate Cleaning Binder!
Paper Towels
Use paper towels with a DIY homemade stainless steel wipes recipe and this DIY homemade disinfecting wipes recipe!
–>>Learn how to make your own cleaning products in this post
Glass Jars
Use glass jars from the Dollar Tree to store homemade laundry detergent, homemade disinfecting wipes, DIY stainless steel wipes, and other homemade cleaning solutions.
–>>Get Dollar Tree glass jars here
Microfiber Cloths
The microfiber cloths at Dollar Tree are perfect to use as rags to clean your entire home! Use them to wipe down the surface with a DIY all-purpose lemon-lime vinegar cleaner or as a dry dusting cloth!
Microfiber Dusting Wand
The Dollar Tree has microfiber dusting wand for hard to reach spaces, the top of the fridge, or the ceiling fans in your home.
Sponges
Sponges are a cleaning staple and the Dollar Tree has several sponges to choose from depending on the item you need to clean.
Scrubbing Brushes
The Dollar Tree has scrubbing brushes to help scrub tile, grout, and more when cleaning your home!
Tooth Brush
I use toothbrushes from the dollar tree when I need to clean tiny spaces (like grout) in my home. You can get a package of 3 toothbrushes from the Dollar Tree and use them specifically for cleaning.
Cotton Balls and Cotton Swabs
Cotton swabs (or Q0tips) are not just for cleaning out your ears. You can use them to clean your keyboard, remove lint from a hairdryer, detail your car, and more!
Use cotton balls with a drop of essential oils and place in drawers as a natural scent booster. Soak a cotton ball in rubbing alcohol and dab on ink stained clothes to remove stains.
–>>11 unexpected household uses for q-tips
Dish Scrubbing Brush
Clean dishes with a dish brush from the Dollar Tree to save money! The Dollar Tree has a variety of dishwashing brushes and sponges specifically for cleaning dishes.
Dish Drying Rack
If you don’t have a dishwashing machine in your home, a dish drying rack from the Dollar Tree will help you keep dirty dishes separated from the clean ones while drying your clean dishes.
Toilet Bowl Brush
Toilet cleaning brushes can cost $5 or more at Target or Walmart so save yourself some money by buying a toilet bowl brush from the Dollar Tree!
–>>The best way to dry a toilet bowl brush after each use
Squeegee
A squeegee is good to have to clean shower doors, shower walls, windows, and more in your home.
–>>9 Ways to use a squeegee to clean
Stainless Steel Scour Pads
Use the stainless steel pads from the Dollar Tree to clean pots and pans, clean grills, removes rust, and more!
Broom
A broom is a cleaning staple that can be used to clean the inside and outside of the home. Consider shopping at Dollar Tree for a broom the next time you need one!
Dust Pan
If you use a broom, a dustpan is necessary. Some brooms come with a dustpan but the Dollar Tree sells brooms and dustpans separately.
Mop
The Dollar Tree has a couple of different types of mops and mop refills, depending on what you are looking for. There is a traditional string mop, a sponge mop, and refill wipes for Swiffer mops. If you are trying to be as green as possible, the string mop is probably the best option at the Dollar Tree.
Gloves
Reusable gloves protect your hands while cleaning and the Dollar Tree sells several different kinds of reusable gloves.
Lint Brush or Lint Roller
Use Dollar Tree Lint Brushes or Lint Brush rollers to clean linens.
–>>21 things you can clean with a lint brush other than clothes
Trash Bags
Whoever invented trash bags is a genius…because you’re spending money on something to end up throwing it away. Crazy right? Spend less money on trash bags by buying them for a dollar from the Dollar Tree!
Trash Cans
The Dollar tree sells small trash cans to use in any room in your home!
Laundry Baskets
The laundry baskets are a good size and surprisingly held up very well. We use the Dollar Tree baskets in our guest house and I’ve seen several hacks to update Dollar Tree laundry baskets that I would love to try!
–>>Check out these Dollar Tree laundry basket hacks
Mesh Laundry Bags
The mesh laundry bags are the Dollar Tree will help keep your delicates safe in machine washing machines and they only cost $1! There are many other uses for mesh laundry bags, including washing kids toys, storing small items, and even using as a reusable produce bag!
The Dollar Tree has small and large mesh bags for your convenience!
–>>15 ways mesh laundry bags can make your life easier
Laundry Bags
The laundry Bags at the Dollar Tree are perfect to throw in a suitcase and use while on vacation to throw dirty clothes in. They are also good for everyday laundry use or college students!
Clothes Line with Hooks
Cleaning your clothes and line drying your clean clothes can save you money on your electric bill. If you live in a warm climate or the weather is nice, hang a clothesline outside (or even inside in your shower or laundry room) to dry clean clothes.
Clothespins
The Dollar Tree has wooden clothes pins to hang clean clothes to dry.
–>>40 creative uses for clothespins
Clothes Hangers
Hang clean clothes in closets using clothes hangers from the Dollar Tree.
Home Organizing Bins
Get clean and tidy by organizing every room in your home with Dollar Tree plastic baskets and bins.
–>>See how to organize your pantry using Dollar Tree bins
Drawer Organizers
The Dollar Tree has many drawer organizers to help clean and tidy your space. Use Dollar Tree drawer organizers to organize your underwear drawer, silverware drawer, office supplies, toys, and more!
Vacuum Storage Bags
Did you know the Dollar Tree has vacuum storage bags?! I’m not sure how good they are (I wouldn’t stuff them full if you know what I mean) but vacuum storage bags can help you clean and tidy your space in no time! I use vacuum storage bags for extra linens, baby clothes, etc. and store them under our bed 🙂
Home Office Organizers
Need some help cleaning off your desk in your home office? Head to the Dollar Tree and grab some file boxes, binders, file organizers, and more to clean and organize your home office!
–>>Check out these Dollar Tree home office organizers!
Cleaning Binder
Make a cleaning binder using Dollar Store supplies!
Grab a binder and binder tabs from the Dollar Tree and print the Ultimate Cleaning Binder for the ultimate cleaning resource!
–>>Download the cleaning products and labels in the Ultimate Cleaning Binder!
DIY Cleaning Apron
If you are a little crafty, you can make a cleaning apron using Dollar Store supplies!
Here’s what you need:
- Dish towel
- Wide ribbon
- Sewing kit
Directions: Sew the middle of the ribbon to the vertical end of the dish towel. Wrap the ribbon around your waist.
–>>Find a full tutorial at Fynes Designs!
If you don’t sew, you can just wrap a dish towel (or tie 2 together) around your waist.
A cleaning apron will help keep your clothes clean and is handy when you need to wipe something or clean something with the apron itself!
–>>You can also sew pockets on your cleaning apron as HomeTalk did!
I hope you found these Chemical free cleaning DIY ideas useful and think outside the box when it comes to shopping the Dollar Tree for cleaning supplies while also using healthy, green cleaning supplies. Don’t forget to check out these Chemical free cleaning recipes! Several DIY non-toxic cleaning recipes contain household staples like baking soda and White vinegar, while others contain essential oils (like Young Living). I hope these Dollar Tree cleaning hacks help reduce the chemicals in your home while saving you some money on cleaning supplies!
The Ultimate House Cleaning Schedule
The Ultimate House Cleaning Schedule and Printables that will Save You a Ton of Time is going to be a game changer for your homemaking tasks! Download the printable Master House Cleaning Schedule below and the Family Chore Chart if you:
- Feel like you never have time to clean the house
- Are not sure how to clean your home without dedicating an entire day of cleaning
- Not sure where to start when it comes to cleaning your home
- Aren’t sure how to delegate chores to the rest of the family
–>>Grab the printables here to create an easy to follow home cleaning schedule for your family!
15 Homemade Cleaning Products
It’s frustrating as a consumer that we are convinced we need to purchase and use several cleaning items for each individual sole purpose. Since I started using essential oils in my cleaning products at home, I’ve been able to drastically reduce our cleaning supplies while also removing chemical-filled products from our home.
–>>Clear the clutter, save your sanity, and remove chemical cleaning products from your home by following this guideline of 15 Cleaning Products You Can Make That’ll Save You So Much Money!
The Ultimate Cleaning Binder
Get a digital copy of the Ultimate Cleaning Binder, which helps you create a cleaning routine and contains cleaning & organizing printables to save money and make your life easier. Best of all, you’ll get the knowledge and motivation you need to create a cleaning routine and finally clean like never before.
The Ultimate Cleaning Binder will help you:
- Create a practical action plan and cleaning schedule that works for you.
- Discover cleaning supplies and tools will make your life easier, save money, and reduces chemicals in your home.
- Clear the clutter and create cleaning systems for your home that will keep things clean consistently.
- Deep clean your home from top to bottom in an easy-to-follow checklists & calendars that actually makes cleaning FUN!
- Develop smart strategies for helping household members (your kids and spouse!) keep their own spaces neat and clean.
–>>Get Your copy of the Ultimate Cleaning Binder here!
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