Eco-Friendly All Purpose Cleaner Using Lavandula Angustifolia –
Lavender oil has existed for centuries and was applied medicinally by the Ancient Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, and Native Americans. Today, Lavender is still a cherished, unique herb employed for medicinal, therapeutic, cleaning, and culinary uses.
Lavender Essential Oil (Lavandula Angustifolia) is also known as English Lavender, Garden Lavender, Common Lavender, True Lavender, and Narrow-Leaved Lavender. Currently, one of forty-five species in 450 varieties.
The Lavender flower has an elegant light tone of violet that gracefully embraces a sweet, comforting essence of a herbaceous, woody fragrance. So redolently serene that its effect would drift one into calmness.
The most common extraction when creating this exhilarating oil is steam distillation. This process utilizes steam to extract oil from the lavender buds. The steam then carries the oil to a flask where the liquid and oil separate—making it prominently easy to collect and bottle.
I believe that for every illness or ailment known to man, that God has a plant out here that will heal it. We just need to keep discovering the properties for natural healing.”
― Vannoy Gentles Fite, Essential Oils for Healing
Eco-Friendly All Purpose Cleaner
Eco-Friendly All Purpose Cleaner Made With Plant-Based Ingredients. A Safe Non Toxic Cleaning Solution For Your Family and Home.
Ingredients
- 1 cup - Dried Organic lavender flowers
- 3 - Organic Lemon peels
- 3 - Organic Lime peels
- 20 drops - Lavender essential oil (organic)
- 3o drops - Lemon essential oil (organic)
- 30 drops - Lime essential oil (organic)
- 2-3 cups - White vinegar or hydrogen peroxide
Instructions
English Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia -
Eco-Friendly All-Purpose Cleaner:
- Place lavender flowers, lemon and lime peels in a glass jar, then combine peroxide or vinegar. Let infuse for one week in a dark place, shaking occasionally.
- Top off vinegar in the glass jar as needed to ensure herbs are covered. After one week, separate the solution into a mesh strainer and then pour it into a clean amber spray bottle.
- Next, add your lemon essential oil, lime essential oil, lavender essential oil, and give a shake. Store in a cool, dark place.
* To make Immediately, omit the lime and lemon grind infusing.
*Using hydrogen peroxide may cause a lighting effect to certain textiles. Always test an inconspicuous area before use.
Packaging Suggestions -
Dark amber and blue glass spray bottles are excellent; they filter out UV light that damages essential oils.
Organic Lemon Essential Oil, Citrus limon -
Disinfectant -
Lemons contain an acid that is both antibacterial and antiseptic. The citrus smell is very refreshing and invigorating, making it a perfect addition to any cleaning product.
The oils in the lemon rinds not only invigorate and clean but also leaves behind a natural shine.
However, it is not a good substitute for bleach or related products when trying to remove dangerous microbes.
Organic Lime Essential Oil, Citrus aurantifolia.
Disinfectant -
Lime has a refreshing fragrance that boasts added cleansing properties by freshening the air and making your home smell amazing.
Lime like Lemon, both contain antimicrobial and antibacterial properties that work to disinfect surfaces. Lime essential oil may also be useful in removing grease stains and hard water build-up. The lime essential oil also works to restore wood surfaces, making wood floors gleam and shine.
*A study published in the Pharma Innovation Journal found that lime oil has many uses as a disinfectant in homes.
Notes
For a dynamic list of amazing organic herbs, try Starwest Botanicals.
Essential Oils & Your Beloved Pet -
* As with any cleaner, when Essential Oils are interjected to the pet’s environment, the area in which applied should be an open area with easy access to fresh air and from which the pet is free to leave.
A brief list of Essential oils that should not be used directly on pets -
Harmful to cats include, but are not limited to:
- Wintergreen
- Sweet birch
- Citrus (d-limonene)
- Pine
- Ylang ylang
- Peppermint
- Cinnamon
- Pennyroyal
- Clove
- Eucalyptus
- Tea tree (melaleuca)
- Thyme
- Oregano
Harmful to dogs include, but are not limited to:
- Cinnamon
- Citrus (d-limonene)
- Pennyroyal
- Peppermint
- Pine
- Sweet birch
- Tea tree (melaleuca)
- Wintergreen
- Ylang ylang
- Anise
- Clove
- Thyme
- Juniper
- Yarro
- Garlic
