Are you ready for a little disclosure? I have a secret obsession with car washes. Although you wouldn’t know it by looking at my dirty car, I’m always scoping out car wash locations with the best coupons/prices, the best pre-wash, the coolest scrubbies, the friendliest employees, free vacuums, and a guy at the end who buffs your car dry at no extra charge.

My family noticed this obsession long before I was willing to admit I had a problem.

I’m in recovery now, so I try to focus just on my windshield. (Ok, not true, but I had to segue into the windshield issue at some point.)

Lately we’ve been running out of windshield fluid in our cars every few weeks. Nobody told us that when we moved south we would have a perpetual layer of yellow dust all over our cars.

 
I’ve recently been informed that the area we moved to has one of the most consistently high pollen counts in the country. True or not, I look like I’m leaving a trail of magic fairy dust behind every time I drive away.

Since I need to be able to see the road when I’m dusting the town with my special fairy blend, I mixed up my own windshield washer fluid that is cheap, non-toxic, and can be used to clean other things.

Non-toxic Windshield Wiper Fluid

You will need:

• 1 empty (clean) gallon jug
• 8 oz. rubbing alcohol (vodka can be substituted)
• 1 oz. liquid castile soap (like Dr. Bronner’s)

Pour the rubbing alcohol into the empty jug. Fill the jug with water, leaving room for the soap. Slowly add the soap to the jug. Cap the jug and gently tip upside down a few times to mix ingredients. Pour windshield wiper fluid into the correct compartment under your car hood.

A few notes:

• Use this wiper fluid to clean the rest of the windows in your car or your home.
• It also works great to clean countertops and shine faucets!
• Always remember to label your homemade concoctions.
• The alcohol will keep this from freezing, for stronger anti-freeze protection in severe cold weather, add more alcohol.