{"id":29466,"date":"2023-04-11T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stylecurator.com.au\/?p=29466"},"modified":"2025-02-12T06:11:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T19:11:27","slug":"best-essential-oils-for-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stylecurator.com.au\/best-essential-oils-for-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Best essential oils for cleaning and our top home cleaning HACKS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Reducing the number of chemicals you use around your home can only be a good thing \u2014 for our families and the environment. Today we’re sharing a comprehensive list of natural and low-tox cleaning recipes for every zone of the home that you can make yourself. Using the best essential oils for cleaning, get ready to make some simple swaps that will help save on your hip pocket, create a healthier home and reduce our impact on the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve also developed a stack of helpful graphics with these recipes so you can save them to your Pinterest account<\/a> or print them off at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related article: <\/strong>3 of the BEST natural cleaner recipes: Your starter kit to chemical-free cleaning<\/strong><\/a>
Related article: <\/strong>Make your own room spray: Natural DIY room sprays are easier than you might think!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Why essential oils?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Essential oils can be used for effective, non-toxic cleaning thanks to their antibacterial, antimicrobial and antiviral properties. All our tips and cleaning hacks are simple, cost-effective and better for the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We recently shared an article about our top 10 essential oils<\/a> and as promised, all our recipes and hacks in this posts will feature oils from this list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our favourite oils for cleaning: Citrus oils (lemon, orange, lemongrass), eucalyptus, tea tree, lavender and clove <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Use these oils alongside castile soap, cheap and cheerful bicarbonate soda (aka bicarb soda aka baking soda but NOT to be confused with baking powder!) and white vinegar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important:<\/strong> As with any new cleaning product, we recommend doing a test patch first with any of these recipes \u2014 JUST in case!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kitchen cleaning hacks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dishwasher cleaner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Show your dishwasher a bit of love by giving it a good clean, minus the chemicals.

Simply sprinkle 1 tbsp of bicarb soda in the bottom of your dishwasher, fill the tablet container with white vinegar along with 5 drops of lemon essential oil and run on the hot cycle.

Simple, effective, natural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sink cleaner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Use orange oil to polish up the kitchen sink by mixing a few drops with bicarb soda and scrubbing well with a sponge. Then step back and check out that shine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or to remove water marks from a stainless steel sink, dip half a lemon in salt and use it to gently scrub your sink. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Kitchen wipes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Use a combination of eucalyptus and citrus oils (we love lemon) to make your own kitchen wipes. Super easy and they smell wonderful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how to make your own kitchen wet wipes:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Grab a roll of paper towel (we find Viva works best) and this 2L Kmart storage container<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. In a measuring jug, add 1.5 cups of distilled water (or simply use cooled, boiled water), 2 tbsp castile soap and 20 drops of essential oil (eucalyptus and lemon are our top picks).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Stir together then pour half the mixture into the container. Push in your paper towel and carefully pour the rest of the mixture evenly over the top of the paper towel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Carefully wriggle out the cardboard core and gently pull the middle piece of towel up so it’s ready to go. Allow the liquid to soak in before you start using them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    There you have it, DIY kitchen wipes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Fridge refresher<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Fridge not smelling too crash hot? <\/em>Ditch toxic chemicals that can linger and create toxic odours, and try our natural fridge cleaner spray instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To make a natural fridge cleaner, simply combine:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n