Essential Oils for Cleaning

Posted on 24th Mar 2011 @ 11:52 AM

Some of the essential oils most commonly found in cleaning products are lemon, orange, geranium, tea tree, lavender, pine and juniper.

If you have never experimented with essential oils and cleaning it can be a wonderful, refreshing and scent-ilating chore!  The easiest way to incorporate aromatherapy into your cleaning products is to purchase an unscented dish detergent, vinegar and your favorite essential oils.

Here are a few sample recipes:

Antibacterial Foaming Hand Soap

8 oz Foamer Bottle
4 oz unscented dish detergent
4 oz water
1 ml essential oils (25 drops) try Lavender, Peppermint & Tea tree Blend
To create your own foaming hand soap, mix the dish detergent with the essential oils. Then add water and blend well. Add to a bottle with a foamer top and you have the most luxurious antibacterial soap! Add a few drops of carrier oil for extra softness!

Antiseptic and Antibacterial Spray Cleaner

8 oz spray bottle
1 tsp Dish Soap
7.9 oz water
10 drops Essential Oils (try Lemon, Rosemary & Eucalyptus Oils)

Blend Essential oils with the dish soap and blend well. Then add water and mix well. Spray onto counter tops, etc... and wipe with damp paper towel.

 

There are several essential oils that are suitable for cleaning and have antiseptic, antibacterial and antifungal properties.

Essential Oils with ANTISEPTIC properties include (MOST EFFECTIVE OILS):
Rosemary Oil, French, Rosemary Oil, Verbenone, Thyme Oil, Tea Tree Oil, Melissa Oil, Eucalyptus oil, Camphor Oil, White, Cardamom Oil, Cedarwood Oil, Clove Bud Oil, Cinnamon Leaf Oil, Citronella Oil, Clary Sage Oil, Lemon Eucalyptus Oil, Frankincense Oil, Rose Geranium Oil, Grapefruit Oil, Hyssop Oil, decumbens, Jasmine Absolute Oil, Juniper Oil, Lavender Oil, 40/42, Lavender Oil, Maillette, Lemon Oil, LemonGrass Oil, Orange Oil, Oil of Oregano, Patchouli Oil, Peppermint Oil, Wintergreen Oil, Rose Oil, Absolute, Pine Oil, Ylang Ylang Oil

Be Creative and Have Fun!

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