Essential oils aren’t limited to relaxing and healing alone.  Most homemakers are now using them in the kitchen, comfort room, and garden to clean, sanitize, and even get rid of pests.

Momi Berlin shares five of the most popular essential oils often used for home cleaning and maintenance.

DIY essential oil sprays at home

Lemon

Lemon has natural antibacterial and antiviral components.  It is commonly used to remove stinky smell and stubborn stains as well as freshen the air.

If you forgot your laundry and left the clothes in the washer too long, add a few drops of Lemon.  The sour smell will be gone. Lemon is also useful to remove laundry stains. Just add a few drops of Lemon on the garment then wash.

To disinfect countertops, chopping boards, and even changing tables, mix 40 drops Lemon and 20 drops tea tree to 16 oz spray bottle.  Fill it will water and a bit of white vinegar.

Restore the beauty of any tarnished jewelry and silverware by polishing them with a Lemon essential oil-soaked cloth.  You can also use it for wood cleaning.

To deodorize the refrigerator, mix 10 drops of Lemon with 1/2 cup olive oil.  Use the same solution to clean the floor.

Peppermint

Peppermint has a refreshing, invigorating scent that makes it a great addition to spray cleaners.  It also has antibacterial components, which all the more makes it a useful ingredient in DIY home cleaners.

A safe way to get rid of mosquitoes, spiders, and cockroaches is to make a Peppermint spray.   Just add about 12 drops of Peppermint to a cup of water. Put in a spray bottle and use it whenever you see insects you feel unwelcome in your house.  You could also use it to spray on surfaces where ants march down.

Substitute chemical-laden fabric softeners with Peppermint essential oil.   You need to mix Peppermint to your unscented liquid laundry detergent. It is best to add it at the end of your washing cycle.

DIY essential oil sprays at home

Tea tree

If bugs are too much of a pain to you, add a few drops of tea tree to a spray bottle with water.  Shake well and spray it to scare off pests and bugs.

Tea tree essential oil is also an active ingredient for your do-it-yourself all-purpose cleaner.  This is because tea tree has antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties. Just add 10 drops to 2 cups of water, preferably hot,  then half cup of white vinegar. This mixture, though, can’t be used on granite and marble tops.

To get rid of mildew and mold, combine a teaspoon of tea tree oil and one cup of water in a spray bottle. Shake and spray to the area needing treatment. Other essential oils to replace tea tree for mildew and molds are Cinnamon and Pine.

Thyme

Thyme has such a distinctive taste that makes it one of the most popular culinary herbs today.  It is also considered as one of the most potent essential oils to protect one from germs.

Thyme is effective against salmonella. You can add Thyme in your homemade dish soap.  This can be an effective cleaner to use on chopping boards and any kitchen utensils that have come in contact with raw meat.

Thyme can also naturally repel mosquitoes.  Just mix a few drops of Thyme with your preferred carrier oil.  Spray it on your pulse points every time you go out, especially if the place is prone to pesky insects.   Unlike Citronella, Thyme has a fresh smelling scent.

Wild Orange

Wild orange is an effective grease remover.  12 drops of wild orange to 1/4 cup castile soap and water is all you need to remove grease or glue from surfaces like stovetops and counters. You need not wipe it away afterward, unlike most cleansers, because Wild Orange leaves no harmful chemicals on surfaces.

DIY essential oil sprays at home

To maximize the efficiency of your DIY home cleaner sprays, you must use 100% pure essential oils.  You may find them a little bit pricey compared with other oils, but again, the value they give is, without a doubt, worthy.

To add, a lot of standard household cleaning solutions are pretty toxic to our health already.  We can make our chemical-free cleansers. Essential oils are one of nature’s antibacterial alternatives for homemade cleaning recipes. Beyond their fragrances that can freshen up a room, they also have antimicrobial properties.  These components are what inhibit the growth of bacteria, fungi, or viruses in the air and surfaces.

Explore the many uses of essential oils.  They are not a trend and certainly not new. They have been used for centuries, and now is our time to discover its many beautiful and powerful uses.

The information here is based on the writer’s personal experience.  She got her Essential Oils starter kit from a partnership with Jyl Johnson Pattee, a doTERRA Wellness Advocate in the Philippines. So far, she is enjoying making blends, discovering recipes, and loving a chemical-free home.

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