Transcript Cleaning with doTERRA - Pittsburgh Essential Oils

Cleaning with
doTERRA
Ways to clean using doTERRA
oils
.LIVING MAGAZINE
Did you know that by using chemical products
for cleaning you are:
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Putting hazardous, toxic, and
carcinogenic chemicals in the air
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Floating particles get inhaled and into
our blood stream
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Giving chemicals to all of your body cells
and to our brains
Did you know?
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More than 90% of poisonings happen at home
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Medicines, household cleaners, and pesticides top the
list
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In TWO states alone, 28 million pounds of these
chemicals are used in our soaps and detergents
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PLUS, 259 million pounds of neurotoxins,
carcinogens, and reproductive/ developmental
toxicants are in polishers and specialty cleaners
POISON CONTROL- GET THE FACTS
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Children age 5 and under make up more than half(51%) of all
poison exposures
U.S. poison centers receive 1 call every 12.7 seconds
Nearly 83 percent of poison exposures are unintentional
Almost half (49%) of teen poison exposures are intentional
Household products account for 8.6 percent of all poison
exposures
Why not use doTERRA oils to clean?
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are “green” ways to clean
can save money
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are all natural and effective
Healthy Homemade Cleaners
Using doTERRA essential oils
Spray Cleaners
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Use a spray bottle with water and few drops of any citrus essential oil
like lemon or a defense blend like Onguard.
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Disinfect bathrooms and kitchen surfaces, add some castile soap or
use the Onguard cleaner to make a more soapy cleaner
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Suggested oils
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Lavender
Grapefruit
Lemon
Cinnamon
Thyme
Clove
Citrus bliss
eucalyptus
Dishwasher
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Place a few drops of an essential oil to your soap base
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Not only cleans your dishes but, also the inside of
your dishwasher
Suggested oils
 Lavender
 Lemon
 Melaleuca
 Wild orange
 Onguard Cleaner
Laundry
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Use a few drops of essential oils in your laundry
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adds a fresh smell
acts as a powerful disinfectant
For every load, add 5 drops of Eucalyptus to kill dust
mites
 For a wonderful smell add your favorite essential oil to
your homemade laundry soap.
Floors
Formula for a Mop
Add a ¼ cups of vinegar to a bucket of
water. Then add 5 drops of melaleuca or
lemon.
Carpets
Carpet Freshener
Use ten or more drops of essential oil in
a cup of borax powder (or baking soda)
left over night for the powder to absorb
the oil. Sprinkle in carpet and then
vacuum up.
HOMEMADE LAUNDRY DETERGENT
1 Fels Naphtha Soap bar, grated
1 cup washing soda
½ cup borax
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Grate the soap bar into a small saucepan. Cover with hot water. Cook over med-low
heat, stirring continually, until the soap completely dissolves.
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Put washing soda and borax in a 5-gallon bucket. Pour in the hot soap mixture. Stir,
cover securely, let set overnight. The next morning, stir the mixture. Mix equal amounts
of soap concentrate and water in a smaller laundry-detergent dispenser or container.
Shake before using.
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For top loading machine: Use 1 cup of the soap mixture per load
For front-loading machines: Use 1/2 cup per load.
All Natural Deodorant
½ cup baking soda
½ cup corn starch or arrowroot powder
Coconut oil about 7 tsp
Mix powders together in a bowl, than add coconut oil
until it’s the consistency of deodorant (essential oils
can be added at anytime), store in an air tight
container.
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 Spring 2012 doTERRA Living magazine
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