zerowastezo The zero waste cleaner recipe from TikTok worked fine for the first couple uses but separated into layers after sitting in the bottle. Tried shaking it before each spray like the video said but the oil just floats back up and leaves streaks.
consciousliving That separation is normal once the oil and water sit without an emulsifier to keep them together. Adding a small splash of castile soap when you remake the batch usually stops the layers from forming.
zerowastezo Tried adding castile soap to the next batch but it still split into layers by the next day. Shaking doesn’t keep the oil mixed for long.
solarsam Sounds like the oil itself is the real problem if castile didn’t lock it in. Dropping the oil from the mix entirely usually fixes the separation and still leaves a decent cleaner.
TheGreenThumb The separation happens because the oil and the rest of the mixture have different densities and no stable bond forms. Skipping the oil means you get a consistent spray every time without the floating layer causing streaks.