Do you want to know how to make an abrasive cleaning powder from eggshells? Of course you do! I created this cleaner because I love to clean, no seriously. It’s mindless busy work and immediate gratification. I especially love to get some thing REALLY clean, shiny and new. Enter: the abrasive cleaner. The only problem is that so many of the cleaners out there are full of toxic junk and when we clean with them they are absorbed by our bodies through our skin and mucous membranes. That is not so good. I needed something that got the job done without making me toxic.
One day while crushing egg shells to put into my garden for nutrients, I thought maybe this would make a good scouring powder. So I mixed it with some baking soda and my new favorite abrasive cleaner was born. Abrasive cleaning powder that I made from egg shells.
Abrasive Cleaning Powder (made from eggshells!)
What you need:
- 1 cup ground up egg shell (about 2 dozen eggs worth)
- 3 cups baking soda
- mortar and pestle
How to make it:
- Crack the eggs and set the shells aside on a baking sheet. Scramble the eggs and eat them.
- Dry the eggshells on a cookie sheet in the sun or a low oven until you can crush them in your hands. They need to be completely dry or else they will not grind up well.
- In your mortar and pestel grind them into a coarse powder. I suppose you could also do this in a coffee grinder or something similar.
- Mix with baking soda.
- Done.
- Sometimes to boost the cleaning power of this powder I will add a little splash of vinegar to really get it cooking.
Use this cleaner on:
- Baked-on food residue
- Cooking utensils
- Tough stains on sinks and tubs
- Toilet bowl
How to use: Wet surface and apply cleanser; rub/scour gently as needed and rinse. Vinegar gives it a boost so splash some of that on too.
That’s all there is to it. I store is in a glass pickle jar that I reused. Simply punch holes in the lid with a hammer and nail. Instant powder cleaner dispenser! Earth-friendly, recycled container, non-toxic. Both Mama and Mother Earth will be happy with this one! Hope you enjoy your Abrasive Cleaning Powder made from eggshells!
michelle
May 21, 2013 at 4:38 pmVery cool!
Sheila Ann
May 25, 2013 at 4:20 pmWon’t it tear up your porcelain sink/tub?
MikeA
March 14, 2017 at 8:40 amOnce the eggshells are pulverized, then pretty much dissolve into a mild scouring powder of calcium carbonate .
Sheila Ann
May 25, 2013 at 7:30 pmSweet! I have about a cup left from my last “grinding”. I will give it a try!
Nina Sheehan
May 28, 2013 at 11:11 pmI have LOTS of eggshells and make all kinds of things out of them! I use it as an abrasive cleaner, as a supplement for us and our doggies, in the compost and garden, etc, etc. Love those eggshells!
Kate
May 28, 2013 at 11:55 pmNina, thats great! How do you supplement with them? Very interesting!
MikeA
March 14, 2017 at 8:48 amI supplement calcium by saving the eggshells in a jar in the fridge. When I have enough, I boil them for at least 15 minutes to sterilize and then roast them at 225 degrees for about 30-40 minutes until dry and brittle. Then into the coffee grinder they go. I also grind up dry roasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds) for magnesium (calcium and magnesium are antagonists – they compete, so taking calcium alone will deplete your magnesium and visa-versa). Then I use a pill stuffier to make capsules of 2/3 eggshell powder with 1/3 dried pepeta powder.
Since I water my houseplants with distilled water, I also use the ground eggshells in the soil, along with some ionized magnesium in the water, for my houseplants. Plant foods typically contain only nitrogen, potash, and phosphorus, so if not using tap water, then calcium and magnesium are critical. And I use them as a scouring powder as well (doesn’t work as good as Barkeepers Friend, but it gets the job done).
kiki914
December 1, 2013 at 4:17 pmI tried it and LOVE it! Worked wonderfully on grout too. Thanks!
tania
February 21, 2014 at 6:43 pmi have a very stubborn shower glass door. Iv tried EVERYTHING!!! Do you think this will work?
Kate
February 22, 2014 at 7:09 amYes, but be gentle when you scrub on glass with an abrasive as it may scratch it
Sophia Liam
May 21, 2014 at 12:09 amThis is such a good idea! I'm considering using it on my gecko's water dish at home, to get rid of the hardwater deposits and some of the algae that grows there. Have you compared it's effect to sand yet? Does it come out better?
Thanks!
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loisa
November 5, 2015 at 6:38 amWho invented this brilliant idea?
loisa
November 5, 2015 at 6:40 amplease inform me as soon as possible
Kate
November 5, 2015 at 7:30 pmI created this, it was my idea
David Edwards
May 31, 2017 at 5:45 pmASWELL ALSO FOR THE LYE FREE SOAP YOU COULD USE , CHOLINE SALTS (LIKE BILE) , NON TOXIC NATURAL SAPONINS LIKE THE ONES IN LIQUORICE , FENUGREEK SEEDS , NIGHTSHADE FAMILY , WILD YAM , SOY BEANS (NON GMO) , MULBERRY LEAVES , A LITTLE IN CAMOMILE LEAVES , LECITHIN AND CHOLINE OF THE EGG YOLKS , AND DRIED EGG SHELLS GROUND.
Francis Beatrice
August 29, 2018 at 4:49 amOoh I have tried to make it but it could not work on my toilet sink.
What might be wrong?
Kate
August 29, 2018 at 6:36 pmyou might need a little degreaser in the mix, try adding in some lemon essential oil
Tiondiology Iddiofrey
April 30, 2019 at 7:20 amThanks its working for me