Here we are, on the final day of my spring cleaning challenge! I hope you have enjoyed all the diy’s of this week! Today we are moving on to our car. Because if you are like me, your car needs a spring cleaning too!
Combine ingredients in a glass spray bottle and spray on dash board and vinyl interior of car.
Leather Interior polish
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup Fractionated Coconut oil
5 drops Wild Orange essential oil
Combine ingredients in bowl and rub leather interior (can also be used on dashboard and vinyl)
Floor Mat cleaner
1/4 cup baking soda
5 drops Wild Orange essential oil
Mix baking soda and essential oil well, sprinkle on floor mats and let sit for 1 hour, vacuum.
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They are our treasure, our future, the loves of our lives. So why would we want to introduce any toxic substance to their atmosphere? No worries, we can provide a clean toxin-free space for our littlest blessings.
Add vinegar and essential oil to a 6 oz glass spray bottle then fill the rest of the way with distilled water. Spray toys and wipe to dry. (Do not allow baby to touch toys while wet with cleaner)
Drawer Freshner
1 drop lavender essential oil
1 cotton ball
place a drop of essential oil on cotton ball and place in drawer to freshen baby clothes.
Stain Remover Spray
8 oz water
2 TBSP baking soda
20 drops Lemon essential oil
Add baking soda and essential oil to a glass spray bottle, add water and shake well. Spray directly on stain and wash.
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Always use extra caution when using essential oils around baby. Use the least amount of drops. Never put essential oils on your baby full strength, they MUST be diluted. A good dilution rate would be 1 drop essential oil in 2 teaspoons carrier oil.
Laundry day! How many people actually get excited about laundry? Not me! Here’s a little secret, I used to love all those lovely scented dryer sheets, and the sweet smelling laundry soap, I loved it! I wanted my clothes to smell fresh and sweet for weeks at a time. Here is what I learned. Those really sweet smelling laundry soaps, and dryer sheets are full of toxins!!! I was crushed when I learned it! So now I have to find creative, non toxic solutions for my laundry problems, let’s face it…laundry stinks…literally! Here are a few solutions:
Pour Epsom Salt into a glass or stainless steel bowl.Add essential oils and stir to combine.
Use 1/2 cup for medium to large loads, and 1/4 cup for small, place in wash cycle at any temperature.
Stain Remover
1/2 cup white vinegar
20 drops Lemon essential oil
Combine ingredients in a glass spray bottle, shake well and spray on tough stains.
Lavender Dryer Sponges
1/4 cup hot water
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup baking soda
5-10 drops Lavender essential oil
5-10 sponges
Combine baking soda and hot water in glass container and stir, add vinegar and mix, then add lavender essential oil and stir until all ingredients are combined. fill container with sponges trimming sponges to make them fit. Place lid on container (an old cool whip bowl would work well)
To use, shake container, remove 1 sponge, wring out excess liquid and place in dryer with wet clothes. After dryer cycle, place sponge back in container to be reused.
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Make your laundry experience more pleasant by adding some pretty pictures, or a plant to your laundry room, this will help lift your spirits, when doing a tedious chore.
Welcome to Day 4 of the Spring Cleaning Challenge. I hope you have been enjoying the diy’s so far. Today we are going to focus on the bathroom. I personally like to create a spa atmosphere in my bathroom. It is my little oasis. The place where I go to relax, in a nice warm bath, and unwind. So, having a clean organized space is important to me. Last year I spent some time decluttering my bathroom, so that it could become my “little oasis”.
Start with decluttering
Last year when I began this decluttering phase, I was kind of stunned with just how much stuff, I had in my bathroom cabinet. For some reason, I had expired medicine, multiple packages of everything! Hint…don’t put that stuff under your sink! You will forget it is there! If it is expired, throw it away. If you haven’t seen it in a year, throw it away. This may sound harsh, but, you will be glad that you did! Get rid of anything that is not vitally important! Once you have a decluttered space, you can begin some deeper cleaning.
Soap Scum Scrub
1/2 cup baking soda
3 TBSP water
10 drops Lemon essential oil
10 drops Lime essential oil
Add ingredients to a spray bottle and shake well. Spray surfaces and wipe dry. Store in a cool place for one to two months.
Add ingredients to a spray bottle and shake well. Spray directly on mold and mildew. Do not rinse. Repeat daily or weekly as needed.
Tub and Tile Spray
1 cup hot water
1 TBSP Castile soap
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup hydrogen peroxide
10 drops Melaleuca (Tea Tree) essential oil
10 drops Eucalyptus essential oil
Stir Castile soap into hot water.
Add vinegar, hydrogen peroxide and essential oils, pour into spray bottle. Spray on tub and tile, allow to sit for 5-10 minutes and wipe clean. After initial cleaning, spray tub and tile fter each shower to maintain.
Stir baking soda and citric acid together until combined. Slowly stir in Castile soap and Purify, mix until mixture resembles wet sand. Pack pod mixture into mold and let dry at least four hours. Once dry remove from mold and store in an airtight container. To use drop into toilet, wait for it to stop bubling and scrub away!
Once you have your bathroom decluttered and scrubbed, create an oasis for yourself by adding a couple of moisture loving plants, and some toxin free soy candles. Set up your diffuser with a lovely calming diffuser blend.
Hello Everyone and welcome back! I hope you are finding these diy recipes helpful! Today we are moving on to the living room. I am so happy it is finally spring! My house has been so stuffy after being closed up all winter. However, here in Maine, it is officially Mud Season! I am cleaning mud up everywhere! So today, I will share some great tips on dealing not only with dust, but, also mud.
Mix ingredients together in your spray bottle and shake well. Spray the leather down and wipe clean with a cotton cloth. This is safe for real leather, but should not be used on suede.
Carpet Stain Remover
4 cups warm water, divided
1/3 teaspoon castile soap or natural dish soap
10 drops lemon essential oil
Mix 2 cups warm water, soap and essential oil. Soak a rag in the mixture, wring our and gently blot the stain. Use a clean rag soaked in the remaining 2 cupps of warm water to remove the residue. Alternate the soap solution with the fresh water until stain is gone. Remember to blot, not rub, to remove a carpet stain as riubbing will ruin the carpet fibers.
Wood Polish
1 -16 oz glass spray bottle
1 mini stainless steel funnel
1 cup olive oil
1/2 cup distilled water
30 drops lemon essential oil
10 drops wild orange essential oil
Using a 16 oz spray bottle, remove the top and secure the mini funnel to its opening. Pour 1 cup of olive oil and distilled water into the spray bottle. Add lemon and wild orange essential oils. Remove funnel and reattach the lid. Shake well before each use, spray on any wooden surface and see the shine!
Resource: The Essential Life 5th Edition
ISBN 9 781532 384073
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Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed yesterdays diy green cleaning recipes! Today we are going to work on toxin free cleaning for the bedroom. Just like yesterday, if it is warm enough, open your windows and let the fresh air in!
Add baking soda to a mason jar, add drops of oil and mix together. Add a sprinle jar top to jar (parmasian cheese cover works great!)
Sprinkle on mattress let sit 15 minutes then vacuum.
Pillow Spray
Ok, I know, not for cleaning, but, sleep is good!
1- 2 oz glass spray bottle
1 oz Rubbing alcohol or With Hazel
1 oz distilled water
10 drops lavender
10 drops Roman Chamomile
Add all ingredients to spray bottle, shake well and spray on pillows 10 min before bed.
Dusting Spray
1 cup distilled water
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 Tablespoon olive oil
15 drops lemon or wild orange essential oil
Combine ingredients in a glass spray bottle (citrus oils are corrosive to plastic). Shake bottle before each use. Sprayt on a microfiber cloth and apply to surface to clean, polish and keep dust away.
Welcome to day 1 of my Spring Cleaning Challenge! I am so excited you decided to join me!
We are starting in the kitchen, because let’s face it after being closed up all winter, we all have greasy dust! So, if it’s a warm day, open those windows and let’s jump in!
We are going to start with the greasiest place, and that is the oven.
Pour essential oil directly down drain, followed by baking soda, and then the vinegar. Allow to sit 15 minutes, then pour hot water down the drain, followed by cold water to unclog drains.
Combine dry ingredients. Slowly add water, then oils, and stir. Using a spoon, transfer mixture into ice cube tray. Allow to dry overnight or until hardened. Place one to two tablets in the bottom of your garbage can and store the rest in and airtight container. Replace tablets as needed.
Floor Cleaner
1 Gallon warm water
2 Tablespoons Castile soap
5 drops Cedarwood essential oil
3 drops wild orange essential oil
Fill bucket with 1 gallon warm water, add 2 Tablespoons Castile soap, add drops of oil. Wash floor as normal.
My spring cleaning challenge begins on April 1st! Have you signed up for my giveaway yet? I am giving away a doTERRA Intro Kit to one lucky winner! You can’t win if you don’t sign up!
Today I am going to share a few ideas to get yourself ready for the challenge. Sometimes I have a hard time getting started on big projects, and for me spring cleaning is always a big project! My first tip, is this. Don’t look at the big goal.
That’s right, sometimes when we see all that needs to be done, we can get discouraged, even to the point of not starting. Don’t do that! Set small goals. Take it one step, one room, one corner at a time. I will help you do this by giving you diy cleaning recipes for one room at a time. I do not want you to feel overwhelmed. Overwhelm is a sabotager!
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Open your windows! Let the fresh air in and breath deeply! Do it now if you can, it will give you some energy to get going.
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If you have kids, diy’s are a great way to get them involved. Have them help you put your new toxin-free cleaners together. Maybe they will even help you use them! 😉
Here are some great diffuser blends to help get you in the right frame of mind. (You can also use cotton balls if you don’t own a diffuser) Or you can find one here: click here for diffusers
Clean House
3 drops lemongrass
2 drops lime
I love these two oils together, they just smell clean.
Energize Me
3 drops Wild Orange
2 drops Peppermint
Very invigorating!
Detox Blend
3 drops Melaleuca (Tea Tree)
3 drops Lemon
Both of these oils are air cleansers!
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Today I am going to share some beautiful essential oil blends that can be used to uplift you emotions, and help bring that feeling of spring into your home.
Essential Oil Use
There are three different ways you can use essential oils.
Topically: Essential oils can be diluted and applied topically to the body. A great place to do this is on the feet. This is because one, the feet have large pores, and the essential oils can enter the body quite quickly throughthe feet. Two, if you do not particularly care for the scent, but wish to gain the benefits from the essential oils, the feet are a long way from the nose.
Internally: This is a very controversial subject. Many believe that essential oils should not be ingested. I do ingest essential oils, quite regularly. A drop of Lemon or Wild Orange in my water is very nice. A few words of caution, only use internally if the essential oils are 100% pure therapeutic grade, never ingest essential oils from your local department store, there is a very high chance those have been adulterated. There should be a supplemental facts area on the bottle, just like you find with food items. Also, never put essential oils in plastic, especially citrus oils as they are acidic and will corrode the palstic, after all, we are trying to get rid of toxins. Always palce oils in either glass or stainless steel. Place the drop in the glass first, then add water, this helps to disperse the oil throughout the water.
Aromatically: Essential oils can be inhaled, from the bottle, cupped in the hands or by placing in a diffuser to disperse the scent into the air. This is my favorite way to use essential oils. I diffuse oils every single day. I love having a fresh smelling home. I used to be a huge scented candle person, or I would use the plug in air fresheners, until I found out how toxic the chemicals are in those. So now, I diffuse these wonderful essential oils.
There are several different diffusers to choose from, my two favorite come directly from doTERRA.
Petal Diffuser
The Petal diffuser is the most affordable diffuser and is a great option. This convenient diffuser has a high mist output with multiple settings and covers up to 330 square feet. It will run up to 4 hours. This diffuser is perfect for a bedroom.
Lumo Diffuser
Influenced by nature, the Lumo diffuser features a maple wood base and several light settings inspired by natural elements. Offering customizable output, Lumo can run 2 to 5 hours continuously and 10 hours intermittently. I have this one in my kitchen.
You can also find many good and affordable options on Amazon.
Diffuser Blends
I am going to share some blends that not only smell wonderful, but, that can uplift your mood, and protect against seasonal threats.
Spring defense
3 drops Lemon
3 drops Peppermint
3 drops Lavender
This blend will help protect against seasonal threats.
Citrus-mint
3 drops Grapefruit
2 drops Tangerine
1 drop Spearmint
I love the citrus mint scent, it is exhilerating and uplifting.
Wide Open Spaces
2 drops doTERRA Breathe
1 drop Lime
By adding doTERRA’s Breathe Respiratory Blend, this blend is very supportive of the respiratory system.
Spring Blossoms
2 drops Geranium
2 drops Bergamot
2 drops Wild Orange
Geranium and Bergamot are very calming and Wild Orange is uplifting, this is a sweet blend.
Fresh Air
2 drops Frankinsence
2 drops Peppermint
2 drops Lime
This blend consists of three essential oils that help support the respiratory system and will promote feelings of open airways.
Creating new diffuser blends is one of my favorite things to do with my essential oils. It is all trial and error, the great thing is, if you don’t like the blend, you can jusy scratch it off. I recommend that you keep a journal of your blends, that way you can write down what you like or do not like, so you can either go back and use it again or scratch it off the list.
Caution:
Keep essential oils and diffusers out of the reach of children. Never place your face over a diffuser while it is running with essential oils in it.
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Hey everyone! Just wanted to pop in today to remind you all that I have a Spring Cleaning Challenge coming up! It Begins on April 1st. Every day for 7 days, I will share some non toxic cleaning recipes to help you move closer to a toxin free environment!
On top of that, when you sign up, you will be entered to win a doTERRA Intro Kit!
Last week I shared some of the items that you should be picking up to join the challenge. Today, I am going to share a few more products that will be helpful.
distilled water
paper towels (you will want durable ones!)
natural dish detergent (I like Meyers)
You can purchase as few or as many items as you like, the more of the items you get, the more you can participate!
Here is the link to sign up! Please share with your friends, the more the merrier!
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