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Natural Household Cleaning Formulas This is a work in progress, but here are a few ideas to get you started. Hope you find them of use in your home as we do here.  Below you will find a few different powder mixtures that you can use for general cleaning all over the house. And then under them you will find different mixtures of Essential Oils to help boost the cleaning power. Powder Cleaner Base #1 2 cups Baking Soda 1 Tbsp. Borax 1/2 cup shredded Natural Soap Powder Cleaner Base #2 A scrubbing base for use in the Tub, Sinks or to scrub any surface that needs scrubbing. 2 cups Baking Soda 1/4 cup Orange or Lemon Peel (finely powdered) 1 Tbsp. Borax 1/2 cup shredded Natural Soap Having a bottle of White Vinegar on hand works great for those hard to clean areas as it makes the cleaner foam and warm up a bit and boost the cleaning to get rid of the soap scum build up that happens especially in the tub. I use my gloves when I have heavy duty cleaning to do like this. I like to make a paste with the powder cleaner and rub on the surface that needs cleaning and then spray with the Vinegar and rub it a bit more, allow it to set for a while and then rinse away. Another application might be necessary for those areas that do not clean up easily. It is best to take the dried Natural Soap and powder it down in the food processor a bit in order to get it to mix in the powder mixture better. I find that I prefer to powder the soap down a bit and then add some of the mixture to the soap and powder them together a bit more. If you wish you can also put more of the powder mixture in and add the Essential Oils and pulse them together, than add the rest of the powder mixture into your storage container and stir together. I use a food processor that I purchased at a yard sale just for making my cleaners and laundry soaps. This can also be done in a blender if you don't have a food processor, but will have to be done in smaller amounts so as not to clog the blender with the soap. The Powder Cleaner Base #1 can be used in the powder form or added to some hot water to make a paste for washing surfaces, along with any of the Essential Oils you like. The amount of water used in not listed as some might like more than others so you can judge what you like best. A nice rubbing paste works great for counters, refrigerators, etc. Here are some Essential Oil that you can use to help with the cleaning of Bathroom, Kitchens, etc. The Sweet Orange is the most used because it gives wonderful cleaning to any surface and adds a very clean citrus fragrance to the air. 1 tsp. Sweet Orange Essential Oil OR 3/4 tsp. Sweet Orange Essential Oil 1/4 tsp. Lavender Essential Oil OR 3/4 tsp. Sweet Orange Essential Oil 1/4 tsp. Tea Tree Essential Oil OR 3/4 tsp. Sweet Orange Essential Oil 1/4 tsp. Spearmint Essential Oil OR 3/4 tsp. Sweet Orange Essential Oil 1/4 tsp. Pine Essential Oil
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