I wanted to try something different to clean the kitchen table this weekend. I have changed most of the products I use for cleaning, but store bought spray cleaner for the kitchen table is one that is still kicking around.
The kids do spill (just occasionally of course - haha) and will then pick the food up off of the table and eat it. So....does it make sense to be spraying the table with a chemical cleaner when there are other options available? Probably not!
Here's what I tried....
-6 cups warm water
-almost a full squirt of Mrs Dunphy's Wash Day Simple Soap (a castille soap product I recently purchased from Rae Dunphy Aromatics in Calgary, AB, and love BTW)
-5 drops lemon essential oil
-4 drops eucalyptus essential oil
**You don't need to use this many drops of EO's if you don't want to, I just prefer a little extra!
**Together, these EO's add antibacterial and antimicrobial properties to your solution!
The result was a clean table with lots of shine!
I then used the same products on my kitchen floor (porcelain tile), which worked nicely as well!
**Be sure to do a test patch when trying new solutions to be sure it is a good match for your finishes!
Happy Cleaning!
Inspired by a recipe in this awesome book I purchased recently....
I made a little adjustment and created a sweet sink cleaning paste!
1 cup baking soda
2 tbsp ground cinnamon
4 drops lemon or orange essential oil (I used lemon but would have used orange if I had some)
1 drop clove essential oil
Place ingredients in an air-tight container and shake until blended.
Shake into sink and scrub with damp sponge.
While it was still damp:
The end result:
It worked SO well and the house smells AMAZING!! Just like I have a pot of apple cider on the stove.
**You may choose to wear gloves while using this blend, as clove is known as a potential skin irritant**
**The discolouration above the plug area is the result of the finish of my sink being accidentally removed by a product my husband was using a year or so ago. GRRRRR......**
