--- title: "What are you all using to clean your plant leaves? I have several…" description: "What are you all using to clean your plant leaves? I have several plants whose leaves need cleaning but I’m not sure what to use. I’m hoping to maybe be able…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/5VXEu-gMSBSidIlQIivJOA?language=ko" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Destinie Merwin" published: "2024-07-16T11:12:45.972577Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/everythingHousePlants.jpg" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko) # What are you all using to clean your plant leaves? I have several… _Destinie Merwin님이 2024-07-16에 게시함_ What are you all using to clean your plant leaves? I have several plants whose leaves need cleaning but I’m not sure what to use. I’m hoping to maybe be able to use some stuff I already have around the house instead of having to go to the store again ## 12개의 댓글 ### send\_nodes님이 2024-07-16에 댓글을 남겼어요. I just spray the leaves with water and wipe them with a cloth or paper towel. Occasionally I’ll put them in the shower to rinse them off thoroughly ### Cemarshall님이 2024-07-16에 댓글을 남겼어요. I absolutely love Big Leaf Energy spray from Bless Your Soil - highly recommend. That being said, it appears to be made out of neem oil, essential oils, and water. If you have those at home maybe you could try out your own formula? #### Destinie Merwin님이 2024-07-16에 답변했습니다. Okay thank you! ### Kat님이 2024-07-16에 댓글을 남겼어요. Neem oil! Helps protect against pest and gives them a beautiful shine once you wipe it into their leaves 🥰 ### eatyacarbs님이 2024-07-16에 댓글을 남겼어요. I’m with nodes, especially if you’re not trying to buy more unnecessary supplies. I use a dry microfiber cloth — it’s relaxing! And a detachable shower head is a game changer for houseplant keeping if you don’t already have one #### Destinie Merwin님이 2024-07-16에 답변했습니다. I do have one! My husband is taller than I am so we have two shower heads 😂 #### eatyacarbs님이 2024-07-16에 답변했습니다. PERFECT! I spray most of my plants down once a month or so. And I wipe leaves with the cloth as the mood strikes ### Tallplantdude님이 2024-07-16에 댓글을 남겼어요. I read or saw somewhere to use neem oil and a little bit of dawn dish soap. That’s what I’ve been using and it gets my leaves right without any issues. #### Destinie Merwin님이 2024-07-16에 답변했습니다. Dawn really? I was debating using a gentler Mrs. Meyers soap that I have, but I also have dawn! #### Tallplantdude님이 2024-07-16에 답변했습니다. Yup! Sometimes I use a little too much soap but I haven’t seen any negative effects, only positive. ### Plant Father님이 2024-07-16에 댓글을 남겼어요. i usually use a dry cloth every few weeks. for deep cleaning, i’ll use a few drops of castile soap in some water, dip a soft cloth in the solution and wipe the leaves down. if you have hard water this can leave water spots so i follow up with an acid rinse, or a teaspoon or so of vinegar or lemon juice in a few cups of water. i really don’t recommend using neem oil for this purpose as it’s a pesticide and ineffective as pest preventative. in fact, due to overuse, many pests are resistant or even immune to azadirachtin, the chemical in neem oil that makes it effective. #### Destinie Merwin님이 2024-07-16에 답변했습니다. Thank you! I have a few that have water stains, but I recently brought them home and they had them when I got them so I’m just wanting to give them a good clean up! I haven’t found my tap water is harsh on my plants but if I started noticing the stains I’ll definitely try the vinegar or lemon juice --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_