Ways to Use Essential Oils for Cleaning

Essential Oils are great and they have many uses.  A good thing about them is that they are more natural than some of the everyday cleaning products you may be used to buying from the shops.  This is great if you find you suffer from allergies or want to stop using so many chemicals in your home. There is a great tip here for your carpets that I wish I had known of before I put the most horrendous smelling stuff on my rug at home.  It took days to get rid of the nasty chemical smell and you certainly don't want to use something that you will regret. Natural smells are so much more calming and therapeutic and it seems silly now that I didn't even think to try something more natural.  Here are some great cleaning tips that use essential oils that you can try out at home.  

Cleaning

Add a few drops of antibacterial oils like thyme and cinnamon to your dust cloth before dusting surfaces.

Add a few drops of lemon essential oil to equal parts of white vinegar and water to clean and disinfect windows and mirrors.

Add a drop of grapefruit essential oil to the toilet after flushing to freshen the toilet and bathroom.

Clean hardwood floors with 1 gallon of hot water, ½ cup white vinegar and 3 drops of orange essential oil. This blend also works well with any type of hard flooring.

Create a fruit and vegetable wash with 1 cup of each apple cider vinegar and water, as well as 10 drops of lemon essential oil. Spray on fruits and vegetables and let sit for a minute before rinsing.

In a spray bottle, mix 2 cups of water with 30 drops of melaleuca (tea tree) essential oil and 30 drops of thyme essential oil. Spray on mold or mildew and allow to dry. Repeat as necessary.

Add 5 drops of lavender essential oil to a cup of baking soda, sprinkle on carpets, before vacuuming it to deodorize carpets.

Add 5 drops of lavender, wild orange or grapefruit essential oil to a face cloth and throw it in the dryer with your clothes to give them a fresh, natural, clean scent without the toxic fabric softeners. Use an old face cloth since it may be left with oil stains.

Add lemon, tea tree and thyme essential oils (about 5 drops each) to 2 cups of hot water and ½ cup white vinegar to use as a general-purpose cleaner.

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