Cleaning with doTERRA

Ways to clean using doTERRA oils

.LIVING MAGAZINE

Did you know that by using chemical products

for cleaning you are:

Putting hazardous, toxic, and carcinogenic chemicals in the air

Floating particles get inhaled and into our blood stream

Giving chemicals to all of your body cells and to our brains

Did you know?

More than 90% of poisonings happen at home

Medicines, household cleaners, and pesticides top the list

In TWO states alone, 28 million pounds of these chemicals are used in our soaps and detergents

PLUS, 259 million pounds of neurotoxins, carcinogens, and reproductive/ developmental toxicants are in polishers and specialty cleaners

POISON CONTROL- GET THE FACTS

Children age 5 and under make up more than half(51%) of all poison exposures

U.S. poison centers receive 1 call every 12.7 seconds Nearly 83 percent of poison exposures are unintentional Almost half (49%) of teen poison exposures are intentional Household products account for 8.6 percent of all poison

exposures

Why not use doTERRA oils to clean?

They are “green” ways to clean

You can save money

They are all natural and effective

Healthy Homemade Cleaners

Using doTERRA essential oils

Spray Cleaners

Use a spray bottle with water and few drops of any citrus essential oil like lemon or a defense blend like Onguard.

Disinfect bathrooms and kitchen surfaces, add some castile soap or use the Onguard cleaner to make a more soapy cleaner

Suggested oils Lavender Grapefruit Lemon Cinnamon Thyme Clove Citrus bliss eucalyptus

Dishwasher

Place a few drops of an essential oil to your soap base

Not only cleans your dishes but, also the inside of your dishwasher

Suggested oils Lavender Lemon Melaleuca Wild orange Onguard Cleaner

Laundry

Use a few drops of essential oils in your laundry

adds a fresh smell

acts as a powerful disinfectant

For every load, add 5 drops of Eucalyptus to kill dust mites

For a wonderful smell add your favorite essential oil to your homemade laundry soap.

Floors

Formula for a Mop

Add a ¼ cups of vinegar to a bucket of water. Then add 5 drops of melaleuca or lemon.

Carpets

Carpet Freshener Use ten or more drops of essential oil in

a cup of borax powder (or baking soda) left over night for the powder to absorb the oil. Sprinkle in carpet and then vacuum up.

HOMEMADE LAUNDRY DETERGENT

1 Fels Naphtha Soap bar, grated

1 cup washing soda

½ cup borax

Grate the soap bar into a small saucepan. Cover with hot water. Cook over med-low heat, stirring continually, until the soap completely dissolves.

Put washing soda and borax in a 5-gallon bucket. Pour in the hot soap mixture. Stir, cover securely, let set overnight. The next morning, stir the mixture. Mix equal amounts of soap concentrate and water in a smaller laundry-detergent dispenser or container. Shake before using. 

For top loading machine: Use 1 cup of the soap mixture per loadFor front-loading machines: Use 1/2 cup per load. 

All Natural Deodorant

½ cup baking soda

½ cup corn starch or arrowroot powder

Coconut oil about 7 tsp

Mix powders together in a bowl, than add coconut oil until it’s the consistency of deodorant (essential oils can be added at anytime), store in an air tight container.

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