About a year ago, Lisa shared this post on making your own Laundry Detergent. Not long after that I started making the transition from store bought cleaners to Natural cleaners. I shared a post about it HERE. It is a big transition and I slowly have made the transition over the year.
As I shared in that post, I have been using doTERRA Essential Oils for a long while now and I love to incorporate them into my recipes. I also am a part of a group that teaches several doTERRA classes a month and one of my most recent classes that I have done has been on Natural Cleaning Products. Between me and a friend all these recipes are ones that we use and love!
Natural cleaning is so empowering… however some of the time, can be a little more time consuming. But, IT IS WORTH IT! I promise!
I would love to hear your feedback or if any of you have any recipes that you love, please SHARE! I love trying new recipes for my cleaning products!
Citrus Dishwashing Blend:
(For hand-washing, not to use in the dishwasher)
16 oz (2 cups) liquid castile soap
6 tablespoons water
20 drops lime essential oil
10 drops wild orange essential oil
Fill a clean 16 oz squirt bottle with castile soap, add water and the essential oils. Shake the bottle before each use.
Dusting/Cleaning cloth for wood
1/3 tsp fractionated coconut oil
1/4 cup vinegar
4 drops lemon essential oil
Use a soft cloth and Mix ingredients. Dab soft cloth in and reuse.
All-purpose Citrus Wall Cleaner
1 cup water
1/2 cup vinegar
6 drops lemon, or orange essential oil
Combine all ingredients into a spray bottle. Shake before each use. Lightly spray the affected area on the wall, and wipe clean with a damp sponge or cloth.
Floor Cleaner
1 gallon of hot water
2 tablespoons liquid castile soap
15 drops wild orange essential oil
8 drops lemon essential oil
Combine ingredients in a large bucket. use a mop to clean the floor. Rinsing optional.
Simple Rug and Carpet Deodorizer
1 cup borax
1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornmeal
10 drops clary sage essential oil
5 drops cypress essential oil
Combine the dry ingredients in a plastic bowl. Add essential oils and mix well, breaking up clumps. Sprinkle the mixture on the carpet, and wait a few hours…if possible overnight. Then vacuum it up!
Window Cleaner
1/8 cup vinegar
1 cup water
10-15 drops of lemon essential oil
Mix ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake and apply. Wipe clean.
Easy-Does-It Bowl Cleaner
1/2 cup baking soda
1/4 cup white vinegar
10 drops melaleuca essential oil
Combine all ingredients in a bowl right before toilet wash, add to toilet bowl, brush, and you’re done!
On Guard Paste Cleaner
3/4 Cup Baking Soda
2 Tablespoons on guard cleaning concentrate
1 1/2 tablespoons distilled water
Mix ingredients together with a spatual just until they come together. Store in an airtight container.
A small dollop goes a long way in cleaning pots, pans, bathtubs, showers and kitchen sinks. it also work beautifully on stainless steel appliances.
Liquid Laundry Detergent
5 gallon bucket for mixing
water
1 Fels Naptha or castile soap Bar
1 cup Borax
1 cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda (Not Baking Soda)
Step 1: Grate your bar of the Fels Naptha or castile soap Bar
Step 2: Put grated soap in a pot with 4 cups of water and heat on low until the soap melts, don’t let it boil. Once all the soap is completely melted, add the washing soda and the borax and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat.
Step 3: fill 5 gallon bucket half way with hot tap water. Add soap mixture & stir it up. then fill the bucket with more hot tap water until it’s full (leave a little room at the top) Stir cover and let sit overnight.
Step 4: Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)
Optional: You can add essential oil for fragrance if you want after detergent has cooled.
Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.
Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load
Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load
Dry Laundry Detergent
3 bars Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar Soap (found in the detergent aisle) grated
4 lbs. Borax (found in the detergent aisle)
4 lbs. Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda (found in the detergent aisle)
4 lbs. Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
You only have to use 1-2 Tbsp per load.
Stain Remover
Dump baking soda in a bowl and add enough hydrogen peroxide to make a paste. Spread it over the stain and then let it sit for several hours and then scrub the stain and remove.
Bathroom All Purpose Spray
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 cups water
30 drops essential oil (I like On Guard or Lemon)
1 teaspoon borax
Essential Oils suggestions to try: 15 drops of Lavender and Lemon / 10 drops of each Eucalyptus, Peppermint, and Wild Orange / 30 drops of On Guard blend.
Add ingredients to a glass spray bottle, then shake thoroughly.
All Purpose Spray
2 cups water
15 Drops On Guard
15 Drops Lemon
Add ingredients to a glass spray bottle, then shake thoroughly.
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