Thursday, November 19, 2015

CHEMICAL FREE! - GET THE HOUSE CLEAN FOR THE HOLIDAYS


Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year?  Is the house in need of a good cleaning but you can't find time to get it done? Do you want to avoid scary, harsh, synthetic chemicals?  Are you interested in using natural based cleaning products that are safe for children and pets?  If so - I have two different options that I will be sharing today!



Young Living Essential Oils has two different options based upon the same oil blend that can be used to clean everything in a typical home!  YL's registered trademark blend Thieves Essential Oil is key in these two options.  I have used both and can say that they are both great and it's soooo comforting to know that I'm not exposing myself or my family to potentially harmful chemicals found in many standard cleaners.

1.  Thieves EO
Ingredients
Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) bud oil
Lemon (Citrus limon) peel oil
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) bark oil 
Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus radiata) leaf oil 
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) leaf oil
When I first received my Premium Starter Kit, I was anxious to start using all the oils.  I had come across a recipe for general, all-purpose cleaner using drops of Thieves EO.  Typical me, the recipe called for a couple other items besides the Thieves but I wanted to see what Thieves EO could do with only water!  What's easier - mixing a handful of ingredients together, or mixing 2 ingredients?  I'm all about easy & simple.  I found an empty spray bottle and rinsed it out.  Then I filled the bottle with water and added about 10 drops of Thieves EO.  I mixed it up a bit and started cleaning counters.  This mixture wiped up my messy counter quickly and effortlessly!  Then I carried this same bottle into the kids' bathroom.  The mirror was a mess from toothpaste splatters, soap and water spots from "vigorous" or maybe "enthusiastic" or maybe just "fast" hand washing and who knows what else (hand prints, mouth prints...).  I sprayed it on to see how the mixture would do on glass.  It worked great!  No streaking either!  It was effortless!  Using my same mixture, I quickly wiped up the rest of the bathroom!  Toilet, tub, sink, floor and everything!  Have I mentioned the smell yet?  It smells wonderful!  It is a nice fresh (Lemon, Eucalyptus and Rosemary) fall (Cinnamon and Clove) scent.  This is also the same oil that can be used to help promote wellness when diffused or ingested!  (See So Now It Is Fall... )  Talk about a versatile essential oil!!!

2.  Thieves Household Cleaner 
Ingredients (renewable plant and mineral sources, vegetable-based surfactants) 
Water
Thieves EO 
Lemon (Citrus limon) peel oil

After a couple of months of using essential oils and cleaning with Thieves EO, I decided to try the Thieves Household Cleaner.  The Thieves Household Cleaner can also be used to clean anything and everything!  Simply mix one or two capfuls of the cleaner with water in a recyclable spray bottle.  It is just that easy!  Cleaner concentrate and water!  Young Living has dilution ratios that they recommend for various cleaning applications.  Again, I was impressed!  One bottle of cleaning solution to clean EVERYTHING!  You can even use it to treat laundry stains, or clean the dishwasher.

Now, instead of having to gather glass cleaner, floor cleaner, counter & sink cleaner, toilet cleaner, etc - all that is needed is ONE single spray bottle of solution!  Take it from room to room and quickly wipe down anything in your path.  The house is left smelling great and sparkling clean!  It can definitely be used in the car too!  Let your kids help!  The solution is non-toxic.  

In a future post, I'll describe how I have created a scrub using both of these products as well that may help for really tough grime and buildup!  So stay tuned!  It's been done!  Powdered Scrub post can be found HERE.

Please let me know if you have any specific questions!

Interested in finding out how to get your hands on these Young Living Essential Oils & Products?  Check out my Essential Oils and Monthly Promotions Pages!


These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.  This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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