CLEANING RECIPES

🌿 Essential Oil Multi-Purpose Spray Cleaner

A simple, fresh-scented, all-purpose cleaner with just 4 ingredients.
Cleans surfaces while filling your home with a sweet, wholesome aroma.

✨ Ingredients:

  • 2 cups water

  • ½ teaspoon sodium borate (Borax)

  • ¼ teaspoon unscented liquid soap (Castile-type)

  • 2 teaspoons Lavender essential oil
    (or substitute with 2 teaspoons Tea Tree essential oil)

🧴 Directions:

  1. In a spray bottle, dissolve Borax into water.

  2. Add the liquid soap and essential oil.

  3. Shake before each use.

  4. Spray onto a cleaning cloth or directly onto surface, then wipe clean.

💡 Variations:

  • Swap Lavender for Tea Tree for a sharper, purifying scent.

  • For extra antibacterial/antiviral power, add a few drops of any of these oils:

    • Clove

    • Lemon

    • Eucalyptus

    • Ravensara

    • Oregano

    • Frankincense

    • Cinnamon

🍋 Lemon Essential Oil Oven Cleaner

Replace harsh chemical fumes with a natural lemon-scented oven paste.

✨ Ingredients:

  • ½ cup unscented liquid soap

  • 1½ cups baking soda

  • ¼ cup vinegar

  • 2 teaspoons Lemon essential oil

🧴 Directions:

  1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl until a thick paste forms.

  2. Apply paste to oven interior (avoid heating elements) using a brush or sponge.

  3. Close oven door and let sit for 8–12 hours.
    (Do not turn oven on!)

  4. Wipe clean with a damp sponge and warm water.

🌟 Benefits:

  • Naturally purifying

  • Fresh lemon scent

  • No toxic fumes!

🧺 Lemon, Lavender & Tea Tree Laundry Soap Powder

A natural alternative to conventional detergent—disinfecting, fragrant, and cost-effective.

✨ Ingredients:

  • 2 cups washing soda (sodium carbonate)

  • 2 cups Borax (sodium borate)

  • 1 bar unscented Castile soap (grated)

  • 3 teaspoons Lavender & Tea Tree essential oil

  • 1 teaspoon Lemon essential oil

🧴 Directions:

  1. Grate the Castile soap with a box grater.

  2. Mix all ingredients in a bowl until a uniform, damp powder forms.

  3. Use up to ¼ cup per regular load of laundry.

  4. Store in an airtight glass or plastic container.

🛒 Tip:

  • Find washing soda and Borax in the laundry aisle of most grocery stores.

✨ DIY Soft Scrub (Non-Toxic!)

Ditch the toxic fumes and clean with essential oils you can breathe!

✨ Ingredients:

  • 1 cup baking soda

  • 6 tablespoons unscented liquid soap (e.g., Dr. Bronner’s)

  • ¼ cup distilled water

  • 4 tablespoons white vinegar

  • Essential oils (see suggestions below)

🧴 Directions:

  1. Whisk together baking soda and liquid soap until smooth.

  2. Add vinegar and water; whisk again to form a paste.

  3. Stir in essential oils.

🌿 Suggested Essential Oils:

  • Spearmint

  • Lavender

  • Lemon

  • Eucalyptus

  • Basil

  • Lemongrass

  • Mandarin

  • Spruce

🧼 Most germ-fighting combo:
Eucalyptus + Lemon