Would you like for people to enter your home
and say, "What smells so good?" People with pets would surely
enjoy this!
You can have your home always smelling good
with essential oils. These are natural scents from nature, not chemical
fragrances that are now being reported as toxic to your home, children
and pets.
You can make your own cleaning supplies with
anti-bacterial properties that nature provides and lovely aromas. You might
want to clean house more often with your favorite essential oils. You'll
feel a whole lot brighter and energetic after a few hours with essential
oils than you will after breathing the fumes of toxic chemicals.
Lavender & Tea Tree Spray Cleaner
1 t. borax
2 T. white vinegar
2 c. hot water
1/4 t. Lavender
essential oil
3 drops Tea Tree
essential oil
Mix all ingredients together and stir until dry
ingredients dissolve. Pour into spray bottle for long-term storage
and use. Spray as needed on any surface except glass. Scrub and
rinse with a clean damp, cloth. |
Disinfectant Spray for Surfaces 3 drops Cinnamon
Leaf
5 drops Pine Needle
2 drops Frankincense
10 drops Bergamot
1/8 t. Sunshine
Concentrate
30 ounces water Combine essential oils with Sunshine Concentrate
and water in a 32 oz. trigger spray bottle. Spray on and wipe surface
dry. Disinfects countertops, stovetops and tile. |
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Carpet Cleaning
"We used 10 drops of Lemon
Essential Oil for each gallon as we cleaned our carpets
today. It was amazing how it brightened up the rug and helped
pull stains out....and what a fresh smell! We got daring and
decided to use Lavender
Oil for the bedroom and it was great! I also noticed
that by having the Lemon in the solution, there was not a problem
with foaming in the dirty water." Happy Housekeeper in Georgia
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Rosemary Deodorizer & Disinfectant
6 drops Rosemary
6 drops Grapefruit
4 drops Lemon
2 ounces purified water
Combine oils and water in a 2-ounce glass
spritzer bottle. Shake well before each use and spray
liberally into the air. This spray will combat odors and kill
infectious organisms. During cold and flu season, add 2 drops
of Eucalyptus.
The blend works well in a diffuser also
without the water. |
Take Away the Paint Smell
Paint can make any room look brighter, but the smell
lasts quite awhile and the process of painting is not very uplifting
to the spirit or mind with all those fumes.
Add one (1) 5ml bottle of your favorite essential
oil to any five gallon bucket of paint. Stir vigorously and viola!
You've got your own personal paiint odor to help you get the
job done with a more energetic or brighter outlook!
Do this with Lemon
Essential Oil and help to protect your liver too! |
Clean Without Bleach
"I just mopped the kitchen floor
in a gallon of water, a squirt of Sunshine
Concentrate and 7 drops of Lemon
Essential Oil. I liked using bleach to disinfect, but I
know it is so bad for me and the pets, so I switched to Lemon Essential
Oil which smells so wonderful that it makes my mouth water! A really
nice benefit is that the floor is not sticky or slippery which
is the typical problem with chemical floor cleaners and the bleach
leaves a residue that I would have to rinse off. It sure is nice
to smell lemon and feel refreshed after mopping the floor instead
of dazed out from bleach vapors." Robin |
| Spicy Orange Air Freshener
5 drops Orange
2 drops Cinnamon Leaf
4 oz. distilled water
Put distilled water in a spray bottle, add essential oils and shake
well.
Spray as needed in rooms or at your work desk for a refreshing look
at your
work. |
Christmas House Spray
4 drops Pine Needle
1 drop Mandarin
2 drops Cinnamon Leaf
Dilute in purified water in a 2 ounce spray bottle. |
Citrus Air Freshener
50 drops Lemon Essential Oil
50 drops Pink Grapefruit
10 drops Red Mandarin
10 drops Patchouli
4 oz. Pure Water
Pour the water into a mist spray bottle and add
essential oils.
Tighten the cap, shake well, and spray the mist into
the air. As mist
ages inside the bottle, the scent improves and becomes
stronger. From "500 Formulas for Aromatherapy" by
Carol & David
Schiller |
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