Static free, Fresh - Clean Scent, Quick and Easy, Cheaper, and No Chemicals!
Take a muslin bag or cheese cloth.
Fill full with lavender buds. Dry or fresh.
Sew or tie shut. (If you tie it shut, tie it well!)
Add 5 drops of lavender essential oil directly to the bag.
Place the bag into the dryer with your load of clothes and that's it!
Bag will last for about 4-6 dryer cycles.
After that, sprinkle on your carpet and vacuum up.
(They actually sell these at Trader Joe's grocery store for about $10, I think, for 2 bags. You can buy muslin bags for about 20 cents each and lavender is about $2-3 per 1/4 pound. That is what www.herbco.com charges me. Plus shipping of course. My point, you can really make a LOT of these bags for the cost of 2 bags from Trader Joe's.)
Showing posts with label herbal cleaning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label herbal cleaning. Show all posts
27.6.09
25.6.09
All Natural Cleaners for the home
Recipes for Natural Cleaning products.
Replace those chemicals!
Window & glass cleaner
1 1/2 cups warm water
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup rubbing alcohol
Bleach Alternative:
1/4 cup Lemon Juice
12 drops Lavender essential oil
1/4 cup Baking soda
1/4 cup vinegar
Put ingredients into a large jug, and shake well.
Next time you wash a load of white use this in place of the bleach.
Floor Cleaner:
1/8 cup liquid castile soap
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 gallon warm water
5-10 drops tea tree oil or lavender oil
Furniture Polish:
1 cup olive oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
Place on a rag and rub down furniture. Use a clean rag to polish.
Non-abrasive degreaser:
Warm water
baking soda
drops of orange essential oil
Soft Scrub:
Use this for tubs, showers, and toilet bowls
1/2 cup baking soda
castile soap (Enough to make a "Soft but thick" consistency)
5-10 drops peppermint essential oil
All Purpose Cleaner:
1/3 cup Salt
1 cup Vinegar
1 cup Warm Water
1/2 Baking Soda
Put into a spray bottle.
* Castile Soap is an all natural soap made of oil olive or vegetable oil rather than animal fats and chemicals. You can buy castile soap in flakes or liquid form, check online or (maybe!) a local health store might have it.
Replace those chemicals!
Window & glass cleaner
1 1/2 cups warm water
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup rubbing alcohol
Bleach Alternative:
1/4 cup Lemon Juice
12 drops Lavender essential oil
1/4 cup Baking soda
1/4 cup vinegar
Put ingredients into a large jug, and shake well.
Next time you wash a load of white use this in place of the bleach.
Floor Cleaner:
1/8 cup liquid castile soap
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 gallon warm water
5-10 drops tea tree oil or lavender oil
Furniture Polish:
1 cup olive oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
Place on a rag and rub down furniture. Use a clean rag to polish.
Non-abrasive degreaser:
Warm water
baking soda
drops of orange essential oil
Soft Scrub:
Use this for tubs, showers, and toilet bowls
1/2 cup baking soda
castile soap (Enough to make a "Soft but thick" consistency)
5-10 drops peppermint essential oil
All Purpose Cleaner:
1/3 cup Salt
1 cup Vinegar
1 cup Warm Water
1/2 Baking Soda
Put into a spray bottle.
* Castile Soap is an all natural soap made of oil olive or vegetable oil rather than animal fats and chemicals. You can buy castile soap in flakes or liquid form, check online or (maybe!) a local health store might have it.
28.9.08
Natural disinfectant
Remedy Recipe:
1. Fill a spray bottle with water and few drops of mandarin essential oil.
2. Spray on surfaces and wipe with a clean cloth.
1. Fill a spray bottle with water and few drops of mandarin essential oil.
2. Spray on surfaces and wipe with a clean cloth.
21.9.08
Clean the air in your home
Rid germs and bacteria from the air in your home.
Remedy Recipe:
5 drops of eucalyptus essential oil in a diffuser.
Kills germs in the air and will reduce the number of airborne bacteria.
Remedy Recipe:
5 drops of eucalyptus essential oil in a diffuser.
Kills germs in the air and will reduce the number of airborne bacteria.
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