Cleaning With Essential Oils

Tired of all those harsh cleaning chemicals?

You don't have to put up with them! Try using essential oils to clean with instead, they work great and smell nice,
too.

Mix any of these oils together to make your own cleaning spray. (Sprays = 30 drops essential oil to 2 oz purified water)
Category Definition Oils

Basil, Clove, Eucalyptus, Geranium, Grapefruit, Helichrysum, Hyssop,

Anti- prevents the growth of, or
Lemon, Lime, Melaleuca (Tea-tree), Mountain Savory, Orange, Oregano,
Bacterial destroys bacteria
Rosewood, Idaho Tansy

prevents & combats fungal Clove, Geranium, Melaleuca (Tea-tree), Oregano, Rosewood, Sage,
Anti-Fungal
infection Spearmint, Thyme

Anti- prevents & combats the

Eucalyptus, Mountain Savory, Oregano, Pine, Rose, Spikenard, Idaho Tansy
Infectious spread of germs

Anti- resists or destroys Cinnamon Bark, Helichrysum, Jasmine, Lemon, Melaleuca (Tea-tree),
Microbial pathogenic micro-organisms Mountain Savory, Myrrh, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme

Anti- prevents & destroys

Roman Chamomile, Clove, Mountain Savory, Oregano, Spikenard
Parasitic parasites

destroys & prevents the Cinnamon Bark, Citronella, Fir, Ginger, Grapefruit, Lemon, Lime, Red
Anti-Septic
development of microbes Mandarin, Marjoram, Neroli, Orange, Ravensara, Sandalwood

Clove, Eucalyptus, Helichrysum, Hyssop, Melaleuca (Tea-tree), Mountain

Anti-Viral inhibits the growth of a virus
Savory, Myrrh, Oregano, Ravensara, Rosewood, Sage, Idaho Tansy

stimulates the natural

Immune- Frankincense, Lemon, Melaleuca (Tea-tree), Mountain Savory, Oregano,
defense mechanism of the
Stimulant Thyme
body

Recipes -
Room Disinfectants Polish, mirrors –
8 drops Lemon 1 cup of water Toilet Cleaner –
5 drops Pine Needle 1 cup of white vinegar 4 TBSP baking soda
2 drops Wild Oregano 1 tsp. of rubbing alcohol 4TBSP vinegar
20 drops of clove oil, or tea tree oil. 2 tsp orange oil
(Softer floral aroma) Mix together. 2 tsp grapefruit oil
8 drops Lavender Fine Application: Apply on damp cloth, 4 cups water
5 drops Thyme Linalol wipe mirrors with damp cloth, and Mix all ingredients in a 4-cup measuring
2 drops Wild Oregano then wipe mirror dry. cup or a bowl. When you mix the vinegar
and baking soda, it will foam. Let stand for
Mix with 8 fl. oz. purified water in a Get Rid of Cockroaches – 10 minutes before pouring into a spray
spray bottle (shake before using). Mist 10 drops Peppermint oil bottle. Spritz and scrub with a brush.
into air as needed or spray on counters 5 drops Cypress oil
or other non-wood surfaces and wipe 1/2 cup water Shoe Deodorizer –
clean. Mix in a spray bottle, and spray. 6 measuring TBSP cornstarch
2 ½ measuring TBSP baking soda
Cutting board disinfectant – Hand Sanitizer - 18 drops tea tree oil
Blend 2 tablespoons of salt with 2 30 drops Young Living Thieves Oil 21 drops rosemary oil
tablespoons of baking soda. Add water 2 oz Aloe Vera gel 7 drops lemon oil
until paste forms, and then mix in 2 Mix together in a 2 oz lotion bottle. 6 drops clove oil
drops of thyme oil. Rub into cutting
board and let sit one hour. Rinse well.

Written by: Rashell J. Dibble

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