I have been a fan of essential oils since I came to know them better. It is no secret what it could do to our system. Incorporating them, not only on what we apply to our skin but also on our house-cleaning products, could help us feel more of its beneficial effects.

Here are some popular ways and common essential oils to use for cleaning around the house. 

Cleaning with conventional products can make your home smell disinfected, and this comes from a number of chemicals.

Using self-made recipes with natural products for cleaning, on the other hand, guarantees a safer and healthier cleaning process. Most recipes contain baking soda, vinegar, salt, soap, oil, and water as primary ingredients.

Vinegar can make your cleaning products smell unpleasant.

Using essential oils, you can achieve better results. Using the process of steam distillation, which is the most common way nowadays, essential oils come out naturally from plants.

Use these 5 essential oils for making your cleaning mixtures, sprays, and detergents smell nicer and become more efficient.

Lemon Essential Oil

Used for its antiviral, antibacterial, and refreshing properties, lemon essential oil makes the stains lighter and helps remove them. It is perfect for sprays to incorporate the citrus aroma in your home. Lemon essential oil is suitable to be added to the laundry detergent to make white clothes brighter, to the water you use to mop white tiles, and for deodorizing the fridge. In combination with olive oil, it can be used as leather and wood polish.

Peppermint Essential Oil

You can use peppermint essential oil for making all kinds of cleaning products and sprays for your home. It has a strong cooling scent and antibacterial properties. You can add it to deodorizing sprays and home cleaners. It is suitable to be used for cleaning kitchens and bathrooms, keeping insects and pests away. Dissolved in water (about 10-15 drops in 1 glass of water) peppermint essential oil can be used as an air deodorizer that banishes and kills ants and spiders.

Tea Tree Essential Oil

Tea Tree essential oil is widely used for its antiseptic, antibacterial, and anti-fungal properties. This essential oil is very effective in removing mold and mildew from different surfaces in the house. Use 2 teaspoons of tea tree essential oil dissolved in 2 glasses of water. Pour this mixture into a spray bottle and apply on surfaces that have mildew like the bathroom. It is also effective as a musty smell remover. It does not need rinsing which makes it even more practical. Thanks to its medicinal and therapeutic aroma, essential oil from the tea tree can be added to the soapy water you use to mop the floors and to the laundry detergent for washing your clothes.

Lavender Essential Oil

Lavender oil has the best scent amongst antibacterial essential oils. It is very useful as it has a relaxing and soothing impact on the nervous system. It also helps for a deeper sleep which is why it can be included as an ingredient in cleaning products you use in the evening after a very stressful workday. Thanks to its antiviral, antiseptic, fungicidal, and bactericidal effect, the lavender essential oil is an excellent ingredient for all cleaning products. The oil can be mixed with vinegar to create cleaning detergent with antibacterial properties and give it a more pleasant smell. It is appropriate to be included in sprays for refreshing linens and self-made dish soaps.

Orange Essential Oil

Also known as a sweet orange essential oil, it has antiseptic, antibacterial, and anti-fungal properties. It is suitable for removing greasy marks from kitchen surfaces and appliances. Orange essential oil inhibits Salmonella and E. Coli in beef while cooling. This is why it is perfect for cleaning countertops and cutting boards. Sweet orange essential oil is widely used in aromatherapy which makes it the best ingredient for cleaning that has a beneficial effect. It is perfect for relieving anxiety, nervousness, depression, and insomnia. For an even stronger effect, combine it with lavender essential oil.

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Using these 5 essential oils, you can achieve the best effect in cleaning while making your sprays and detergents smell more pleasant. Include them in the homemade products you prepare to experience more of their beneficial effects. What’s your favorite among them?