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Essential Oils Recipes For the Home

Let's look at some essential oils recipes for use around the home. Jump to potpourri recipe or furniture polish. For more essential oils recipes for the home, see Aromatherapy Air Freshener Recipes and Essential Oils for Pest Control.

Kitchen and Bathroom Cleaning

Kitchen | Essential Oils Recipes for the Home

Here are some essential oil recipes for use in the kitchen or bathroom.

Surface Rinse

4 cups water
5 drops bergamot essential oil
3 drops tea tree essential oil
1 drop eucalyptus essential oil
1 drop thyme essential oil

Floor Final Rinse

4 cups water
4 drops pine essential oil
3 drops lemon essential oil
2 drops niaouli essential oil

Toilet Cleaner

1 cup of baking soda
15 drops tea tree essential oil
15 drops lemon essential oil

Combine ingredients. Sprinkle mixture over the seat and bowl, and leave for 30 minutes. Scrub with a bowl brush.

Dishwasher Detergent

1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup coarse salt
1/2 cup citric acid
5 drops lemon or orange essential oil

Mix all ingredients in a container.
Use 1 tablespoon of detergent blend for a load of dishes.

Tip: Add white vinegar to your rinse aid dispenser to prevent cloudiness on the dishes.

Tip: To clean and disinfect the dishwasher, run a wash cycle with several added drops of lemon essential oil.

See more tips and recipes for cleaning with essential oils.

Aromatherapy Potpourri

To make potpourri:

Gather dried leaves, flowers, and small wood shavings and crush them to your desired size.
Put 1/2 cup of plant material into a wide-mouth jar.
Add essential oils (suggested blends below) and stir well.
Place lid tightly on jar and let the potpourri sit for a few days so the plant material can absorb the scent of the essential oils.
Use potpourri as desired.

Potpourri

Suggested aromatherapy blends:

10 drops benzoin oil
20 drops clove essential oil
50 drops geranium essential oil
50 drops orange essential oil
70 drops ylang ylang essential oil

or

30 drops cinnamon essential oil
30 drops patchouli essential oil
40 drops orange essential oil
100 drops lime essential oil

or

10 drops patchouli essential oil
30 drops lavender essential oil
30 drops clove essential oil
30 drops rosemary essential oil
100 drops spruce essential oil

Source: 500 Formulas For Aromatherapy

Furniture Polish

To make wood furniture polish, add a few drops of lemon essential oil to 1/4 cup of jojoba or olive oil.

In the following recipe, the olive oil conditions and the vinegar cleans. You can also use this blend on your dust mop for hardwood floors.

2 teaspoons light olive oil
15 drops lemon essential oil
1/4 cup white distilled vinegar
16-ounce spray bottle
Distilled water

Add the olive oil, lemon, and vinegar to the spray bottle.
Fill the bottle with distilled water.
Use as you would use any furniture polish.

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Photo Credits: Kitchen from MorgueFile and Potpourri from Shardayyy/Flickr/CC