Natural & Homemade Laundry Recipes

doTERRA CPTG essential oils are great for so many different uses. We use them for health benefits, we use them to cook with and we use them to clean with. We have been very busy replacing all of our toxic house cleaners and today I am going to share a couple of recipes that I've found to work great!

Here are some great homemade recipes for non-toxic, natural laundry!

Laundry Soap

- 1 Bar of shaved bar soap

- 1/2 Cup of borax

- 1/2 cup of washing soda

- 3 drops essential oil

If using hot water, just add 1-2 TBSP of powder to the wash. If using cold water, dissolve 1-2 TBSP of powder in hot water first to be sure it distributes through the clothing properly. (This will not sud up much, but it will clean the clothes wonderfully) 

Our favorite oil to use for laundry soap is Purify. 

*If you are looking to kill or prevent dust mites, bed bugs & fleas, add 10+ drops Eucalyptus to your laundry periodically or at time of need. 

Fabric Softener

- 4.5 Liters (19 Cups) Vinegar

- 15 drops essential oil

Use one cup of this mixture in the final rinse as you would regular fabric softener

Our favorite oil's to use as a fabric softener are Lavender, Serenity and Ylang Ylang. 

Natural Dryer Sheets

- Take a handkerchief and rub 3-5 drops of essential oil on it. (You can use a cut-up piece of T-shirt too.)

Throw handkerchief into dryer with clothes. Stops static cling and makes clothes smell great! 

Our favorite oils to use for dryer sheets: Lavender, Wild Orange & Citrus Bliss

Thanks to Joanna Albrecht for these recipes

Fall in love with BLUE

I. Am. In. Love. I seriously am! I have been on a weight loss journey this year and have lost 30lbs! doTERRA has offered me so many products that I love and have helped me in my journey. But the one product I couldn't live without is Deep Blue Rub and here is why...

Deep Blu Rub is a cool, creamy and rich topical cream that is infused with an entire bottle of Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil Blend of Deep Blue. It is a soothing blend of oils that gives targeted comfort to sore muscles & joints. It is full of powerful anti-inflammatory oils. 

As I have been working out, this blend has been a daily friend to me. I use it everyday to help with muscle cramps, tired muscles, joint pain-- all associated with hard work at the gym! Because of the powerful anti-inflammatory oils it was also a wonderful friend when I injured my ankle in the gym this past January. The doc said my ankle would take 3-6 weeks to heal and it healed in 3-4 days thanks to this stuff and Lemongrass oil that helps with the repairing of ligaments. 

I have personally witnessed people find great relief with this oil/rub with things like cramping, back pain, arthritis pain, poor circulation, inflammation, bruising, headaches/migraines etc. It is also just wonderful to use as a massage cream.   

Yes, I am in love with this stuff. I love that March is Fall in Love with BLUE month at doTERRA. You can get Deep Blue Rub and Deep Blue Oil ($81 Retail) for FREE this month- but only for a few more days. Offer ends March 31, 2012. I'd love to share this deal with you, contact me to learn how! You will fall in love with blue, too! 

Fighting Super Germs with On Guard Essential Oil

I am passionate about essential oils and people often ask me why. There are a million reasons I could give you but one of these reasons is because of super germs. Most people believe that if they get an infection all they have to do is get their nice doctor to write them a prescription for antibiotics.  But, what if there were super germs that were antibiotic resistant? The problem we are facing in the United States now is that there is an enormous amount of overuse and misuse of antibiotics and this is exactly what we are seeing- bacteria's that are resistant to these medications. 

One of these super germs is MRSA. MRSA used to be a hospital-acquired infection but now there is a community strain that is resistant to almost all antibiotics. There are also many other bacteria's that are becoming resistant. So, how can you protect your family? 

Essential oils to the rescue! doTERRA's On Guard essential oil blend is being studied by a scientist by the name of Jennifer Eddins. Her laboratory studies have shown that not only is On Guard highly effective at killing this bacteria but when it is sprayed and dried onto a surface, if MRSA were to come into contact with this surface it could not live on it for up to 7 days. It is highly effective at killing and resisting this super germ. She has tested On Guard against 17 strains of MRSA and it has been able to kill all 17! 

This isn't the only amazing thing that On Guard is able to do. Another study published on PUB MED showed its effectiveness against the flu virus, specifically the swine flu. Essential oils are able to penetrate the cell membrane, something that antibiotics and medications can't do, which means that they can kill viruses - also something that antibiotics and medications can't do. This study shows how On Guard is able to kill viruses such as the swine flu. It also showed that it reduces the replication of the virus by 90%. This is amazing! 

We use On Guard everyday in our home to boost our immune system. We put it on us, diffuse it, use it to clean our home with etc. On Guard oil is also infused into doTERRA's foaming hand wash, throat drops and toothpaste.  We have many clients who use it daily as well. One of our clients diffuses it into her home everyday and her two children are the only children at their school that haven't missed a single day this year due to sickness. 

This is why my family & I love essential oils!