Essential oils are on the rise. But if you only had to have one essential oil, it would surely be lavender essential oil. However, we know its health benefits quite well. However, they can also be useful for household uses. To do major cleaning with essential oils, we generally turn more easily to peppermint essential oil or even rosemary essential oil. However, it is enough to look at the very origin of the word lavender, probably derived from the Latin lavandaria: laundry to wash or from the Italian lavando (action of washing), to understand that lavender is traditionally known for maintenance laundry. And it doesn’t stop there! If you would like to invite its fresh and soothing scent into your home, here are some uses of lavender essential oil for cleaning.
Why use lavender essential oil for cleaning?
Despite their sometimes very aromatic smell, essential oils are not perfumes. These highly concentrated plant essences indeed have very powerful properties! They are therefore not only used to be poured into a diffuser to deodorize, give a good smell to household products or purify the air. Lavender is for example antiseptic, antibacterial, antiviral and fungicidal. As with ravintsara essential oil or eucalyptus essential oil, we can therefore rely on it to deal with the ills of winter and disinfect our interior. It is also mothproof, anti-lice and it is a insecticide and a very effective insect repellent. Finally, like tea tree essential oil, it can be used to prevent the development of moldespecially in his washing machine. In short, this basic is perfect for complete house maintenance!
Place on the uses of lavender essential oil
to do the cleaning!
1) A multi-purpose cleaning product
Are you looking for a product for clean and degrease all surfaces ? From the bathroom to the kitchen to the windows of the house, it is not impossible. In a spray bottle, pour 120 ml of white vinegar and 120 ml of water. Then complete with 10 drops of lavender essential oil and your cleaning product will be ready! After cleaning, you can also place three drops on a sponge and pass it over the cleaned surface to leave a good smell.
2) A carpet deodorizer
The carpet captures a lot of dust, dirt and all the bad odors in a room. And when we have pets or children, he sees all the colors. To freshen it up a bitpour baking soda into a bowl and add around ten drops of lavender oil. Then sprinkle this powder which smells of Provence on your carpet and leave to act for at least 15 minutes. This will give the baking soda time to absorb odors before you vacuum. Besides, you can also put some three drops on the vacuum cleaner bag or on a cotton pad which you will swallow with your device to bring a clean smell throughout the room.
3) A deodorizing spray
Whether in the toilet, the car or the living room, this product is always very useful. You can even keep a bottle in cupboards or shoe cabinets which tend to smell bad quickly. And if it is homemade, it will not contain no toxic chemicals and will not be as harmful as candles, incense or Armenian paper. To do this, pour 30 ml of witch hazel water and 60 ml of water into a spray bottle. Then add 10 drops of lavender oil and shake before each use. Spray it wherever you want! If you want a spray specifically for laundry (e.g. for sheets or wardrobe), you can mix 30 ml of vodka with 470 ml of water and 15 to 20 drops of essential oil.
4) A gentle scouring cream
This product is ideal for scrub and scrape gently, but effectively areas that need it such as sinks, bathtub or shower, oven, microwave, tile joints, hotplates, etc. With a fork, mix 90 g of sodium bicarbonate with 6 drops of lavender essential oil and 6 lemon essential oil. Then add water little by little to form a thick paste. Optional: You can also add a few drops of dishwashing liquid or black soap. Apply everything in circular movements to the surface. Leave on for 5 minutes and wipe with a damp microfiber cloth.
5) A jumble of ideas for using lavender for ecological cleaning and home maintenance
-Drop 2 drops of oil on a porous stone to deodorize and sanitize the fridge and avoid unpleasant odors in the toilets or at the bottom of the trash can
-Pour about ten drops onto a cloth or washcloth. Throw everything in the washing machine or dryer to chase away lice and make laundry smell good.
-Pour 4 drops onto a cotton pad, a sachet or a porous stone to keep moths away.
-Otherwise, pour 5 to 6 drops onto your damp, wrung-out mop or into the bucket of water before passing it over to clean up the soil in winter.