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This homemade deodorizing kitchen sink scrub is something I use every day, and I think you will love it too!

There is one pet peeve of mine that really gives me the creeps…lol…and that is a dirty kitchen sink!

You know the dirty kitchen sink that almost has a gummy look to it? With stuck on food, grease, grim, and all the things from the day!

Kitchen sinks are probably one of the dirtiest places in the home, even more so than parts of the bathroom due to all the food that goes in there. So, this scrub will keep your sink much cleaner and smelling fresh. Plus, it is great for the garbage disposal!

Homemade Deodorizing Kitchen Sink Scrub

Ingredients:

• 2 cups baking soda
• 2 tbsp salt
• 10 drops tea tree oil
• 10 drops lemon oil
• Drizzle of dishwashing liquid

Directions:

1. In a bowl, mix up the baking soda, salt, and essential oils. You can store this dry mix in a glass jar, glass bowl, or anything that is handy. You can also just mix this up as you go, but I will add those directions after this.
2. Sprinkle this dry baking soda mixture all around the sink. 
3. Take your bottle of dishwashing liquid, drizzle a small amount on top! You want this to stay gritty and dry to exfoliate. The dish soap will add a small amount of suds.
4. With a scrub brush, scrub the entire sink in a circular motion. Use a tooth brush to really get around the drain! If needed, you can add a small amount of water to create more soap suds.
5. Rinse out sink and turn on garbage disposal while it goes down the drain.

Alternative Directions:

1. If you would like to just use this as needed instead of storing, that works too. No exact measurements needed for that!
2. Sprinkle some baking soda, salt, a drop or two of each oil in the sink.
3. Drizzle dish soap.
4. Follow scrubbing methods mentioned above.

Frequency:

You can do this everyday if you would like, but at least once a week is fine.

Don’t Forget the Drain Area!

The drain area of the sink is also really dirty, so be sure to scrub inside and around the drain. The little rubber flaps that go over the garbage disposal area need to be scrubbed underneath too. A toothbrush is really the best way to tackle this area.

Why These Ingredients??

Believe it or not, there is some chemistry behind this little homemade deodorizing kitchen sink scrub mix. It is so simple, but each ingredient plays a role in making this scrub efficient.

Here is some chemistry behind it:

Baking Soda

Baking soda plays a few roles in this. Sodium bicarbonate, baking soda, does a great job of absorbing odors. We have talked about this so many times on Chemistry Cachet, but it is such a great tool for odors. Another important benefit of sodium bicarbonate is the antimicrobial impact it has. In inhibits bacteria growth, so this is very important in the kitchen sink area. I also love how well it scrubs hard surfaces. Check out more ways to use baking soda around your house in this post. 

Table Salt

Table salt is a very underrated cleaning tool in the home. Sodium chloride, table salt, also is very beneficial for odors. In fact, due to the  chemical structure, it not only absorbs odors, but it also absorbs grease, grim, and other nasty things lingering in the sink. To learn more about sodium chloride and cleaning with it, check out this fun post.

Tea Tree Oil

I use tea tree oil SO much in cleaning. It is the number one essential oil I use in my house. You will find tea tree oil in our homemade mold remover because it is such a powerful antimicrobial. It is also a big part of our homemade pumpkin preserving spray for this reason. Using it in the sink helps disinfect, get rid of lingering odors, and will really help with stains! Be sure to check out this in-depth post on tea tree oil.

Lemon Oil

Everyone knows how much I love lemon. I use it in so many things for cleaning, skincare, and health. For this little homemade sink scrub, you can also just squeeze some fresh lemon if you have some on hand. The lemon oil contains terpenes which cleans, disinfects, and also provides a nice scent! If you don’t have lemon oil on hand, this recipe will work with the fresh lemon although the scent won’t be as strong 🙂

Dishwashing Liquid

Last, but not least, is dishwashing liquid. As you know, I always use blue dawn. Why? It works better! Read this post to learn why I prefer dawn. You can use any dish soap you have on hand for this! Dishwashing liquid is a surfactant which will help to clean and remove any debri left in your sink!

I hope you enjoy using this as much as I do! And I hope your kitchen sink will stay nice and clean 🙂

 

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