I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, get rid of your commercial household cleaners. They are toxic. Like many of you, I've been the primary person doing the cleaning in my household. For decades, I breathed toxic chemicals from commercial cleaners until I was diagnosis with cancer in 2012.
Then I learned how easy and inexpensive it is to make my own homemade cleaners using essential oils, water, white vinegar, baking soda, and olive oil. Now I enjoy a fresh, clean house without the smell and residue of fragrances, phenols, formaldehyde, petroleum and other toxic chemicals.
Key essential oils for fighting germs and keeping your home clean:
- Lemon - polishes chrome and dissolves sticky residue
- Rosemary - refreshes musty smelling laundry and washing machines
- Eucalyptus - add to washing machine to rid bedding of dust mites
- Thyme - mist on counter tops, toilets and door knobs to keep germs away.
- Oregano - add to toilet bowl water and germ-ridden laundry loads
- Peppermint - mist to deters spiders and ants
