Ingredients:

• 2 cups white distilled vinegar

• 2 cups water

• 20-30 or more drops of Multi Clean essential oil blend

Tip: Warming until barely hot will boost cleaning power for tough jobs.
Which Oils? Cleansing & Purifying essential oils: lemon, tea tree, eucalyptus, lavender

All-purpose cleaner

1 tbsp white vinegar

1 tbsp Multi Clean

1 tbsp Castile soap

1 tbsp Borax

Combine all the ingredients and add to a spray bottle.

Gentle Scouring Cream

Ingredients:

• 2 cups baking soda

• ½ cup to 2/3 cup liquid castile soap*

• 4 teaspoons vegetable glycerin (acts as a preservative)

• 5 drops antibacterial essential oil such as lavender, tea tree, rosemary or any scent you prefer (optional)

Mix together and store in a sealed glass jar, shelf life of 2 years. Dry soft scrubs can be made with baking soda or salt (or combination of both) with 10-15 drops essential oil to scent.

Suggested uses: Use this creamy soft scrub on kitchen counters, stoves, bathroom sinks, etc.

Tips: For exceptionally tough jobs spray with vinegar first—full strength or diluted, scented—let sit and follow with scrub.

Glass and Stainless Steel Cleaner
White Vinegar removes film, cleans  and eliminates smudges.

Rubbing Alcohol evaporates quickly to keep streaks from forming and shines surface. You can leave it out of the recipe if you don’t want to use, or can substitute with Vodka as well.

Ingredients
• glass bottle in a 16 oz. size at least (Stainless steel is also safe.)
• spray top
• 1 cup of distilled water
• ½ cup alcohol
• ½ cup white vinegar
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
• 6 drops pure  Clean Glass essential oil

Carpet Deodorizing Powder
1 cup baking soda
then add in a few drops each of the following:
Cinnamon, Cloves, Lemongrass, Cedarwood, Tea Tree, and Nutmeg.
sprinkle down on Carpet - and let sit, vacuum as usual.

Wooden Furniture Polishing Oil

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup olive oil

• 1/4 cup white distilled vinegar

• 20-30 drops Wood Helper essential oil
  

Shake well before using
(2 teaspoons lemon juice may be substituted for lemon oil but then must be stored in refrigerator)

Dip a clean, dry cloth into the polish and rub wood in the direction of the grain. Use a soft brush to work the polish into corners or tight places.

Tips: To remove water spots rub well with toothpaste. To remove scratches use 1 part lemon juice and 1 part oil, rub with soft cloth.

Toilet bowel

Ingredients:

Sprinkle toilet bowl with baking soda, drizzle with vinegar, let soak for at least 30 minutes and scrub with toilet brush.

Tip: Let ingredients soak for a while to make for easy scrubbing, especially on persistent stains like toilet bowl rings.

Purifying Tub Scrub Powder

Natural baking soda and essential oils combine to create a simple yet powerful cleansing and disinfecting scrub for your tub.

Ingredients

1 cup baking soda
24 drops Clean Bath

Directions:Thoroughly mix baking soda and essential oils. Rinse tub, sprinkle on powder, and scrub with brush. Rinse.

Each herb was added for its particular healing properties:

• Calendula, red clover, and fennel keep mucous membranes hydrated to help ward off infection.
• Nettle is a natural antihistamine.
• Spearmint and peppermint help open up airways.
• Lavender and calendula has antiseptic properties in case infection creeps in.
• Eyebright is helpful for a whole slew of sinus issues and especially good for hay fever.
• Yerba santa acts as an expectorant, reducing mucous and phlegm.
• Lemongrass and a pinch of stevia are there to help make the tea tasty.

• Eucalyptus It is widely used as an effective decongestant and expectorant (whether ingested, inhaled or rubbed topically on the skin), and these properties dilate the bronchial tubes and help to loosen and expel phlegm and congestion from the respiratory system and nasal passages.  When inhaled, Eucalyptus prompts the Eustachian tubes connecting the middle ear and the throat to open, and when fluids drain from the ear as a result, earache pain and pressure is often relieved.  When used topically in vapor rubs, the oil (diluted with a carrier oil, since it is very strong) may be rubbed directly on the chest, back or down the sides of the throat to relieve congestion or pain. Eucalyptus is famous for its antiseptic, antibiotic, antiviral and germicidal properties, and it is thought to be the most powerful disinfectant in its class. The oil and resin's antibacterial qualities are so strong that it has been used for sterilizing medical and surgical equipment.
• Ravintsara is analgesic, anti-allergenic, anti-spasmodic and an expectorant. It is a better option to use for young children as it is not as harsh as eucalyptus. I find it blends nicely with lemon, ginger and peppermint for allergies and chest congestion.
• Lemon is wonderful to clear air pollution. You can diffuse lemon alone, or paired with peppermint and eucalyptus to clear the air and ease allergy symptoms. It is also a wonderful tool to use when cleaning the home, dusting, and polishing furniture. 
• Peppermint  is analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and invigorating. Dilute 1-2 drops of peppermint in a teaspoon of carrier oil and rub it along the throat and on the chest to reduce the symptoms of cough and congestion. Diffuse peppermint to ease allergy symptoms. 
• Ginger is wonderful to clear mucous and reduce the symptoms of sinusitis, sore throats and inflammation. I dilute it with a carrier oil, and rub down the outside of my throat, and on my neck.
  
• Roman chamomile is anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmoditc, calming and relaxing. It is wonderful to use to ease a cough that just won’t stop. Avoid chamomile if you are allergic to ragweed. 
• Myrrh is anti-inflammatory and is traditionally used to treat congestion. It is a wonderful addition to an allergy blend when chest congestion is present.
• Respiratory Sinus Relief blend by Garden Essence. I personally use Respiratory Sinus Relief when I am suffering from allergies. It helps open up my breathing passages and eases tightness in my chest.  It contains Eucalyptus (4 kinds), Myrtle, Marjoram, Pine, Cypress, Lavender, Spruce, Peppermint.
  

Our research and development team wanted to address these issues without using drugs, chemicals, steroids or other products that would produce unwanted side effects. Our new product ALLERGY DEFENSE supports your immune system, diminishes some of the mucous production and soothes and relaxes the inflamed soft tissues that are affected by a typical reaction. ALLERGY DEFENSE is a great preventative product and should be taken before and during seasons that symptoms normally occur. by Grandma's Herbs