Green cleaning

Shopping list

  • Baking soda
  • Distilled white vinegar
  • Epsom salt
  • Citric acid
  • Rubbing alcohol
  • Witch hazel
  • Small sponges
  • Distilled water
  • Diatomaceous Earth
  • Course salt
  • Liquid castile soap
  • Liquid vegetable glycerine
  • OnGuard cleaner concentrate
  • Glass spray bottles
  • Glass jars with lids

 

doTerra Essential oils

  • Purify blend
  • Lemon
  • Lime
  • Lavender
  • Lemongrass
  • Arborvitea
  • Whisper blend
  • Terrashield blend
  • Peppermint
  • Wild Orange
  • OnGuard
  • Tea Tree

KITCHEN


Floor Mopping Recipe

4 Litres of warm water
2 Tablespoons Liquid castile soap
10 drops of Wild Orange
10 drops of Peppermint oil

Instructions:
Add soap and essential oils to bucket and add water.

All Purpose Cleaner

2 Tablespoons of OnGuard Cleaner
1 Litre of Water
10 drops of any citrus oil

Instructions:
Combine all ingredients and add to spray bottles.
Shake well

Dishwasher Pods

1 cup baking soda
¼ cup citric acid
1 tablespoon OnGuard Cleaner
5 drops lemon oil

Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix until it reaches a smooth consistency. Place in silicon molds. Press down tight, and repeat. Let sit for 4 hours. Remove tabs and store in air tight container.

Tip: adding 1 cup of white vinegar into the dishwasher rinse compartment will help ensure the glass wear comes out sparkling.

Adding 10 drops of bergamot to a natural dish soap dispenser will give you a burst of happiness with every pump.


BATHROOM


Purify Toilet Pods

1 cup baking soda
¼ cup citric acid
3 tablespoons castile soap
15 drops Purify Blend

Instructions:

Stir baking soda and citric acid
Slowly stir in castile soap and Purif
Pack pod mixture into a mold
And let sit for 4 hours
Once dry remove pods and store in a container
Drop 1 into the toilet and wait until
Pod stops bubbling and scrub away

Grout Soft Scrub

1/2 cup baking soda
3 Tablespoons of water
3 tablespoons castile soap
15 drops of lemon oil
15 drops lime oil

Instructions:
Mix all ingredients into a gel.
Brush onto surface and let sit for 20 minutes and wipe off with wet cloth.

Tub and Tile Spray

1 cup hot water
1 tablespoon castile soap
½ cup white vinegar
½ cup hydrogen peroxide
10 drops tea tree oil & 10 drops OnGuard oil blend

Instructions:
Stir in castile and hot water. Add vinegar, peroxide, and oils. Transfer to spray bottle. Allow to sit 10 minutes before use.


LAUNDRY ROOM


Liquid Laundry Soap

1 cup Castile soap
1 cup Baking soda
1/3 cup Course Salt
7 liters Hot Water
15 drops Geranium
15 drops Ylang Ylang

Instructions:
Wisk together in a large bucket
and portion out
Shake before each use

Dryer Sponges

1 cup Hot Water
½ cup Distilled Vinegar
½ cup Baking Soda
10 drops Lavender oil
10 sponges

Instruction:
Mix Baking soda and hot water
Add vinegar and oils
In a large container soak all sponges
Remove a sponge and slightly wring out
Place in dryer unit with wet clothes
Re-soak sponge and re-use

Fabric Softener

1.5 liters of Epsom salt
40 drops Lavender oil
30 drops Tea Tree oil
20 drops Lemon oil

Instructions:
Add Epsom Salt with oils and store in glass containers
¼ cup for small loads
½ cup for medium to large loads

Linen Spray

2 cups Distilled Water
1 tablespoon Rubbing Alcohol
15 drops Lavender oil

Instructions:
Mix all together in a glass bottle
Shake before use


LIVING ROOM


Wood Duster

15 drops Arborvitae oil
1 cup Olive oil
1 cup Distilled White Vinegar
16-ounce spray bottle

Instructions:
Mix all together and shake
Spray on furniture to polish and shine

Glass Cleaner

2 cups water
1/3 cup Distilled Vinegar
1/3 cup Rubbing Alcohol
10 drops of Lemon & Tea Tree oil

Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a glass bottle
Shake well before use

 


BEDROOM


Mattress Powder

½ cup Diatomaceous Earth
10 drops Terrashield blend oil

Instructions:
Mix all in a glass jar
Sprinkle all over mattress

Carpet Refresher

1 cup Baking soda
20 drops Lemon oil

Instructions:
Using a glass that has holes at the top sprinkle on carpets over night and vacuum

Creepy Crawly Spray

Fill 8-ounce spray bottle up ¾ up the way with water, add 2 Tablespoons of Witch Hazel to the bottle, add 12 drops of Peppermint and 5 drops of Arborvitae oils.
Shake well before use.


CLOSETS


Closet Freshener

½ cup baking soda
15 drops Lavender oil

Instructions:
Fill a glass jar with holes on the top
and shake when needed

Stink Away Spray

1 cup Witch Hazel
10 drops Purify blend oil

Instructions:
Add to 8-ounce spray bottle and top with water


EXTRAS


Garbage Disposal pods

¾ cup baking soda
½ cup of salt
1 tablespoon liquid castile soap
10 drops lemon oil
10 drops lime oil

Instructions:
Mix baking soda and salt together
Add the rest above and place in molds
Allow to dry over night. Remove and store in container

Tip: add 4 ice cubes first and grind with cold running water. Next place 1-2 garbage disposal pods and allow to sit for 2 minutes before grinding them up with more running water

Room Refresher Spray

1 teaspoon liquid vegetable glycerin
15 drops of Lemongrass oil
¼ cup distilled water
glass spray bottle

Instructions:
Mix all together and shake before use