Clean your home with Essential Oils!
You’ve probably got a friend on Facebook who talks a lot about essential oils. But maybe you’re confused about how essential oils can be used in your home? First off, in case you didn’t know, an essential oil is a concentrated liquid form of a plant, and people have used them for centuries for various beneficial properties in first aid, beauty, and keeping homes clean. They also smell great! 5 of the most common essential oils for home use are Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint, Eucalyptus, and Tea Tree.
If you’re interested in using essential oils in your home, we’ve got some recipes to get you started. This all purpose cleaner will kill bacteria in your kitchen and bathroom, and you can keep odors from garbage cans, pets, and other household stinkers at bay with this simple room deodorizer. If you like those, here are 10 more essential oil recipes for your home to try out!
Many of these recipes call for vinegar to mix your oils with. It's is an inexpensive, safe cleaner but there are some things you shouldn’t use vinegar on. You should also never mix a castile soap like Dr Bronner’s (another common essential oil recipe ingredient) with vinegar, because it will turn the soap back into the plant oils it was made from.
