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    Home » DIY Projects

    DIY Eyeglass Cleaner for All Your Eyewear

    June 15, 2022 by Patti Estep 2 Comments

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    Bottle of glasses cleaner next to a cloth with a pair of glasses on top. Over an image showing the cleaner sprayed on the lenses.

    Try this simple homemade eyeglass cleaner for your lenses, readers, and sunglasses to keep your view clear and your skin protected. It not only cleans the lenses but helps keep the bridge and frame free from bacteria that can aggravate your skin.

    Small bottle of eyeglass cleaner on a microfiber towel and a pair of glass next to it.

    I have been wearing glasses since the second grade. By the time I hit middle school I was wearing contacts but I still wore my glasses at different times of the day. Now I'm wearing readers with my contacts and I seem to have a pair in every room of the house.

    Even if you don't wear glasses for correcting your vision, chances are good that you will wear sunglasses so this easy DIY lens cleaner might be something you could really use.

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    Eyeglasses, spray bottle of homemade eyeglass cleaner, isopropyl alcohol, bottle of water and dish soap.

    Making Eyeglass Cleaner

    It's just basic ingredients. Water, rubbing alcohol, and a tiny bit of soap.

    The rubbing alcohol works great for eliminating bacteria from the frames and the bridge and will help keep your skin clear. You can get this in 70% or higher concentrations. I don't think that the percentage really matters.

    Squirting a small amount of dish soap into a small amber colored glass bottle.

    A tiny bit (a drop or two) of dish soap will help with greasy fingerprints, dust, and other grime.

    A water bottle filling a glass bottle with a small plastic funnel.

    Finish with water for a diluted spray.

    Homemade eyeglass cleaner label for bottle.
    Right click to save or print

    I made a little label for mine. Feel free to use it for your own eyeglass cleaner.

    Spraying glasses cleaner onto glasses.

    A fine mist small spray bottle is a good choice but you could recycle an older bottle from something in your home. Just make sure to clean it well first.

    Using a microfiber cloth to finish cleaning the glasses after spraying cleaner.

    When cleaning eyeglasses stay away from using paper towels, tissues, or the corner of your shirt. Instead, use clean microfiber cloths. Either a low pile one like this or the very fine cloth that you get from the eye doctor is best for wiping the eyeglass lenses after spraying.

    DIY eyeglass cleaner next to a microfiber rolled-up cloth with a pair of glasses on to.

    This homemade eyeglass cleaner is quick and easy to create so perhaps you'll want to make a few for gifts to family and friends.

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    Bottle of homemade eyeglass cleaner on a microfiber cloth and a pair of glasses.
    eyeglass cleaner bottle on a cloth with glasses in front.
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    5 from 3 votes

    DIY Glasses Cleaner

    Learn how to make your own homemade eyeglass cleaner for glasses, readers and sunglasses.
    Active Time10 minutes mins
    Total Time10 minutes mins
    Course: DIY Projects
    Yield: 1
    Author: Patti Estep
    Cost: $10

    Equipment

    • small funnel (optional)

    Materials

    • Isopropyl alcohol
    • Dish soap
    • Water
    • 2 ounce fine spray bottle
    • Microfiber cloth

    Instructions

    • Using a funnel pour the rubbing alcohol filling half of the bottle.
    • Squeeze in one or two drops of dish soap.
    • Fill the rest of the bottle with water.
    • Shake the mixture then spritz the cleaner all over the glasses and gently wipe with a good microfiber cloth.

    Notes

    If you don't have a small funnel you can mix the ingredients together in a small cup and then pour it carefully into the bottle
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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    1. LaToya

      July 24, 2023 at 7:00 am

      5 stars
      Great recipe! It was easy to follow and simple to make. I just made this recipe using the old bottle that I got when I purchased my glasses since I ran out. Thanks for sharing this with us!

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        July 24, 2023 at 7:09 am

        Glad you liked it LaToya.

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