Oils for a more natural home
Spring is the perfect time to start detoxing the amount of chemicals you use on a daily basis in your home. This month, on our Instagram interviews, we were joined by archaeologist, climate ambassador and wellness advocate with @doTERRA oils Ana Sofia Fonseca for an inspiring chat on how to make your own cleaning products using essential oils.
Removing chemicals from your home not only has a big impact on the toxins that you and your family are exposed to on a daily basis, but also our environment. Recent scientific research has show that these common chemicals can disrupt our endocrine or immune systems.
When you think of your cleaning product cupboard, how many bottles do you see?
Quality marketing has lead us to believe that we need a different plastic bottle of cleaning product for each little area of our homes. But Ana Sofia guided us through how we can reduce this down to 3-4 bottles of homemade cleaning products that smell wonderful and are not toxic to your health.
And it couldn’t be easier & they really work!
*Interview is saved on our @escapadahealth IGTV grid
Fruit + Veggie Wash
4 cups water
1 table spoon of cider vinegar
10 drops lemon oil
In a large bowl, mix water, vinegar, and lemon oil. Submerge produce in the bowl. Stir produce by hand and make sure that all produce comes into contact with the lemon essential oil. Let it sit in the water for 6 minutes. Rinse with a strainer.
2. Multi-Purpose Surface Spray
500 ml amber glass spray bottle
2 tbsp on guard cleaner concentrate or castille soap
10 drops Siberian fir essential oil
10 drops lemongrass essential oil
Add the On Guard cleaner concentrate or castle soap and essential oils. Fill to top with water.
Spray and wipe!
3. Window + Mirror Spray Cleaner
500 ml amber glass spray bottle
3 tbsp distilled white vinegar
2 tbsp rubbing alcohol
5 drops lemon or grapefruit essential oil
Add all ingredients into a spray bottle and shake well. Spray windows, mirrors and wipe down with microfiber cloth, or paper towel. Store unused solution up to 3 months.
4. Bathroom deep cleaner
Small jar
1 cup of Bicarbonate of soda
10 drops of melaleuca essential oil
10 drop of lemon essential oil
Add the ingredients to a glass jar and mix well. Wet the surface to be cleaned with water or vinegar or multipurpose surface spray and sprinkle with the cleaner.
Leave for 10-15 minutes and scrub with a sponge. Rinse with water.
5. Hand Soap
Jar with a hand pump
3 cups water
3/4 cup Castile Soap/ Savon de Marseille
Dash of witch hazel
1 tablespoon of Fractionated coconut oil
10- 20 drops of chosen essential oil
Put the water, castile soap, witch hazel and coconut oil into the jar. Add 10 to 20 drops of your favourite essential oil.
We suggest: Onguard for anti bacterial, Wild orange & lime, lavender.
You can find Sofia here - @essentialsofiafonseca ・ www.sofia-fonseca.com
