How to Disinfect Toilets Naturally with White Vinegar: Effective Against COVID-19 Germs

Disinfecting your toilet is crucial, as it's a prime spot for viruses, germs, and bacteria to thrive—especially during COVID-19 outbreaks.

Skip the bleach. This simple, proven recipe uses white vinegar and lemon essential oil to create a powerful, natural disinfectant that tackles coronavirus on surfaces.

To disinfect, mix white vinegar with lemon essential oil. Here's how:

Contents

• Ingredients
• How to
• Result
• Why does it work?

Ingredients

• 500 ml white vinegar
• 500 ml water
• 15 drops lemon essential oil
• 1 empty spray bottle
• 1 funnel
• 1 container
• Cleaning gloves

How to Make and Use

1. Pour the white vinegar into the container.
2. Add the lemon essential oil.
3. Using the funnel, transfer the mixture to the spray bottle.
4. Heat water to lukewarm.
5. Fill the spray bottle with lukewarm water.
6. Cap and shake well.
7. Spray on all toilet surfaces: seat, inside and outside the bowl, lid, and flush button.
8. Let sit for a few minutes, then wipe with a sponge.

Result

Your toilets are now sparkling clean and disinfected with white vinegar. It's quick (just 2 minutes), economical, and 100% natural.

No more yellow stains, and a fresh lemon scent lingers thanks to the essential oil.

Why It Works

White vinegar's acetic acid makes it a trusted antimicrobial and bactericidal agent, effective for household cleaning—including against fragile enveloped viruses like COVID-19.

Lemon essential oil adds antiseptic properties and a refreshing aroma.

Dr. Damien Mascret notes, "White vinegar is effective against COVID-19 because it destroys the lipid layer of the virus." See his explanation on France 2's 8 p.m. news (enable sound in the video).

If white vinegar isn't available, soapy water or diluted bleach works too. Government COVID-19 resources confirm bleach's high efficacy against viruses.