Natural Tea Tree Oil All Purpose Kitchen & Bathroom Scrub
(Shower/Tub, Toilet, Sinks and Tile)
1 Teaspoon Natural Liquid Soap (Dr. Bronners, Ecover, Seventh Generation)
4-6 Drops Tea Tree Oil
1 Cup Baking Soda
Water: enough to make a paste
Old Toothbrush, Scrub Brush, Sponge, Washcloth
Use a glass bowl to mix ingredients. Add and mix in enough water to make a paste. Use toothbrush to clean tight areas and tub brush for larger. Use a sponge or wash cloth for gentler surfaces. After surface is clean rinse with water and/or damp washcloth till grit is gone. Now enjoy a fresh and clean bathroom.
Natural Tea Tree Oil All Purpose Cleaner
(Kitchen & Bathroom Counters and Tile Flooring)
1 Teaspoon Natural Liquid Soap (Dr. Bronners, Ecover, Seventh Generation)
1 Cup White Distilled Vinegar
1 Cup Water
10-30 Drops of Essentials Oil or more (optional: cuts vinegar smell)
Washcloth or Spong
Use a glass bowl to mix ingredients and pour into spray bottle. Shake well before each use. Spray washcloth or sponge with Natural All Purpose Cleaner. Optional: You can wipe clean with water on wash cloth to remove any lingering vinegar odor. Enjoy clean Counters and Floors with a fresh tea tree oil scent.
NOTE: If you have cats, replace the tea tree essential oil with lavender when cleaning floors or counters. Tea Tree essential oil is poisonous to cats, so be nice to our friendly felines.
Use a Swiffer Sweeper to Clean Tile Flooring in a Reusable, Eco-Friendly Way
1 Swiffer Sweeper (throw away disposable harmful chemical towelettes)
1 Washcloth (Tip: Embroider the text “Floors” to designate it for floors only)
Natural Tea Tree Oil All Purpose Cleaner (recipe above)
Gloves
Wear gloves. Pour 1/2 cup Natural Tea Tree Oil All Purpose Cleaner into a glass bowl. Place washcloth in bowl to soak up liquid and squeeze to fully dampen. Place wash cloth on Swiffer Sweeper and firmly push through the four holes on top to secure washcloth. Place Swiffer Sweeper on ground and mop. Occasionally, clean the washcloth in sink with some natural liquid detergent and ring out water. Then repeat process of applying Natural Tea Tree Oil All Purpose Cleaner and mop. Tip: Store cleaner in a empty Vinegar Bottle for later use. Optional: You can wipe clean with water on wash cloth to remove any lingering vinegar odor. Enjoy clean floors in fast, easy, inexpensive and eco-friendly way. No need to throw away used towelettes anymore since you can wash your reusable washcloth by hand or in the washer.
How should I use Dr. Bronner’s liquid soap? (from website)
http://www.drbronner.com/faqs_main.html
For everyday body-washing: Get wet and pour soap full-strength onto hands-washcloth-loofah. Lather up, scrub down, rinse off, and tingle fresh and clean.
For other uses, dilute from one part soap into 40 parts water for light cleaning, to cutting it in half or using it full strength for heavy-duty grease-cutting jobs.
For shampoo, people have been telling us for years that they like using our soaps to shampoo their hair. Now, paired with our new Citrus Conditioning Rinse and Organic Leave-In Conditioning Crème, it works better than ever. For details, click here.
For the laundry, use 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup for one regular load; adjust as needed depending on hardness of water. I’ve been told that adding a dash of baking soda makes it even better.
For pets, lather up well and apply to their body. Be careful to keep the soap and the lather away from their eyes. I find a mixture of peppermint and eucalyptus works best.
My liquid soap turned cloudy. What happened, and what should I do to clear it up again?
Our liquid soaps are so concentrated that they are nearly solid. Thus, when the temperature drops to about 50° F, the fatty acids begin to solidify and cloud out. Just put the soap in a warm room, or warm water, and it will clear up at about 70° F. But clear or cloudy, the soap works just the same.
Recommendations for buying Natural Cleaning Products for your Home:
Mrs. Meyers: Aromatherapy and Natural Window Cleaner, Fabric Soften, Room Spray, etc
Dr. Bronners Lavender Magic Soap: For Body, Hands, Hair, Laundry, All Purpose
Ecover Dishwashing Soap
If Oprah can go Green, can’t anybody?
Oprah’s Earth Day Event 4/22/2008
http://www.oprah.com/world/enviro/green/living/green_living_main.jhtml
Oprah Show – Going Green 101: What Your Family Can Do Today! 04/20/2007
http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200704/tows_past_20070420_b.jhtml
Other House Cleaning Eco Friendy Links
Care2.com – Excellent Eco Home and Health Website!!!
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