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Clean Your Floors with Peppermint Tea
Ants, and most insects, cannot stand the smell of mint. I found a recipe for using tea to clean wood floors in my 1950 household craft book (the tannic acid in tea creates a beautiful shine and color for hardwood floors.) So I combined the two to make a wood floor cleaner that repels insects. Here’s the recipe: Steep 6 peppermint tea bags into a quart of water. Add one-quarter cup of white vinegar. Add 10 drops of tea tree oil as a disinfectant. Store in a spray bottle, and spritz your mop and clean. This mixture, because of the vinegar and the essential oils, will keep for a long time, under…
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Making Pastilles, or scented stones
I’m always looking for a way to add the scent of essential oils to the air. I found this recipe for Pastilles, or scented stones, and discovered how these little flour balls hold the scent, and are able to scent a room for extended time. So, if I can’t find my home made air freshener, or forget to use it, my little scented pastilles will be doing the work for me. The ingredients are probably sitting in your pantry (maybe you’ll have to run out for powdered alum), so you can whip these up today in about five minutes. If you do not have essential oils sitting in your cabinet,…
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Oils to fight the flu
In case we ever do reach the point of a flu pandemic, these essential oils, especially oregano essential oil, will be my weapon. Besides the usual remedies,of Oscillococcinum, and Dolivaxil, which always work, I’ve found an even cheaper way to fight the flu and ease an achy tummy. Peppermint 100% Pure Essential calms an upset stomach. You can drink the tea if you have some… or you can use the oil. Mix one or two drops of peppermint oil with 1/4 cup of olive oil. (The essential oils must be diluted before they touch skin; they are too strong for skin contact.) Rub this on your belly, and you will…
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