Green Cleaning Recipes

A few days ago I posted about the Clean Green Workshop I attended at my
sister-in-law's house. The products are working really well and smell great!

Here are the recipes:

Super Safe Soft Scrub:
3/4 c. baking soda
20 drops lavender essential oil
20 drops rosemary essential oil
5 drops sweet orange essential oil
2 Tbsp. unscented biodegradable cleanser (we used Dr. Bronner's)
1 Tbsp. distilled water (don't use tap... use distilled!)
1 Tbsp. vinegar (add LAST!)

Put every thing in order into a bowl and stir. We put it into a tupperware-type container for easy use.

Natural Toilet Bowl Cleaner:
2 Tbsp. unscented biodegradable cleanser (again, Dr. Bronner's)
1 c. baking soda
1/4 c. distilled water
25 drops tea tree essential oil
1 Tbsp. vinegar (LAST! to make it foam)

Mix the first two ingredients together with a fork to work out the lumps. Then add the essential oil, stir. Add the water and vinegar last. You may want to add a little more water to get the consistency right in order to put it into a ketchup-type bottle for easy squeeze action into the toilet. Shake the squir bottle well before using and squirt inside the toilet, on and under the rim, and on the seats. Scrub.

All Purpose Counter/Glass Cleaning Spray:
16 oz. distilled water
80 drops sweet orange essential oil
40 drops lavender essential oil
20 drops rosemary essential oil
1/4 c. white vinegar

Mix in a spray bottle. Shake before each use.

Carpet Deodorizer:
16 oz. baking soda
20 drops lavender essential oil
20 drops tea tree essential oil
10 drops lemon essential oil

Mix in a gallon size Ziploc bag. Sprinkle on carpets before vacuuming.

No-more-itchy skin bath:
Fill the tub with water, add the carpet deoderizer (it's natural!!), stir and put the kids in the tub. No more itchy kids!