Guest guest Posted July 24, 2002 Report Share Posted July 24, 2002 Hi All, Are there particular essential oils known for their stain removing abilities in particular? Right now, I clean with a combo of sweet orange (grease), lemon (deodorize), tea tree (disinfect) and thyme (disinfect). I'm thinking the lemon may have some bleaching proerties to it. Any thoughts? Thanks, Debbie deb sign up for our healthy newsletter http://www.bodyhealthcenter.com/newsletter.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2002 Report Share Posted July 26, 2002 Hi Debbie, Sounds like you have a good cleaning arsenal there, but I personally don't know of any " stain removing " oils . maybe some ingredients such as peroxide, borax and baking soda added to your homemade cleaning mixtures may help out in stain removal department :-) *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Debra McDuffee [deb] Wednesday, July 24, 2002 3:26 PM stain removal Hi All, Are there particular essential oils known for their stain removing abilities in particular? Right now, I clean with a combo of sweet orange (grease), lemon (deodorize), tea tree (disinfect) and thyme (disinfect). I'm thinking the lemon may have some bleaching proerties to it. Any thoughts? Thanks, Debbie deb sign up for our healthy newsletter http://www.bodyhealthcenter.com/newsletter.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2002 Report Share Posted July 26, 2002 Hi, I don't know what stains you would like to remove but in " the complete book of Natural Housekeeping " by Casey Kellar there is a section which covers many stains and how to remove them with natural products. These cover fabrics and carpets. I bought this from Amazon.com. The ISBN: 1-57990-229-4. Some of the stain removal recipes in the book are: Kid Drinks: Treat fresh stains wiht a soak in a 50/50 blend of salt and warm water, then wash as usual. Grass: Mix 1/4 cup rubbing alcohol, 1/4 cup warm water and 1/8 cup glycerine. Use as a pre-soak and then wash with warm sudsy water. Lipstick/Crayons: If necessary, use ice to harden, then scrape off as much as possible. Follow with a pre-treatment rub of 1 tsp glycerine, 1 drop lemon essential oil and 1 tsp petroleum juelly. Rub only the affected area, then wash in water as hot as your fabric can tolerate. Urine: To remove urine stains, make a paste from 1 Tblspn of baking soda, 1 drop vanilla essential oil, and 2-3 Tblspns of warm water. Apply the paste to the area to pre-treat for 15 mins, then wash. Urine is very acidic so the baking soda will neutralize the acid and the vanilla will cut the smell. If the stains are very dark, you may need to add some bleach to the wash water as well. HTH, Cheryl SmithAnchorage Alaska--- On Fri 07/26, chrisziggy & lt; chrisziggy & gt; wrote:chrisziggy [ chrisziggy]: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:45:51 -0600RE: stain removalHi Debbie,Sounds like you have a good cleaning arsenal there, but I personallydon't know of any " stain removing " oils . maybe some ingredients such asperoxide, borax and baking soda added to your homemade cleaning mixturesmay help out in stain removal department :-)*Smile* Chris (list mom)http://www.alittleolfactory.com-----Original Message-----Debra McDuffee [deb] Wednesday, July 24, 2002 3:26 PM: stain removalHi All,Are there particular essential oils known for their stain removingabilitiesin particular? Right now, I clean with a combo of sweet orange(grease),lemon (deodorize), tea tree (disinfect) and thyme (disinfect). I'mthinkingthe lemon may have some bleaching proerties to it. Any thoughts?Thanks,Debbiedeb up for our healthy newsletterhttp://www.bodyhealthcenter.com/newsletter.shtml[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2002 Report Share Posted July 28, 2002 Thanks Chris and Cheryl! What I am trying for is a soap / stain stick, to take the place of a pre-treater like Spray and Wash or whatever. Do you think an all-coconut soap, with no lye discount, orange and lemon eo in equal parts, and added baking soda and/or borax (can you do this to soap -- stir in at trace?) would do it? There are very few non-natural things left in my house, and this is one I'm struggling with. I do like Oxy-Clean for this, but I am thinking of something easier that is already ready to use that I can just rub on before I throw the stained item into the laundry. Debbie deb sign up for our healthy newsletter http://www.bodyhealthcenter.com/newsletter.shtml > Hi, I don't know what stains you would like to remove but in " the complete book of Natural Housekeeping " by Casey Kellar there is a section which covers many stains and how to remove them with natural products. These cover fabrics and carpets. I bought this from Amazon.com. The ISBN: 1-57990-229-4. Some of the stain removal recipes in the book are: Kid Drinks: Treat fresh stains wiht a soak in a 50/50 blend of salt and warm water, then wash as usual. Grass: Mix 1/4 cup rubbing alcohol, 1/4 cup warm water and 1/8 cup glycerine. Use as a pre-soak and then wash with warm sudsy water. Lipstick/Crayons: If necessary, use ice to harden, then scrape off as much as possible. Follow with a pre-treatment rub of 1 tsp glycerine, 1 drop lemon essential oil and 1 tsp petroleum juelly. Rub only the affected area, then wash in water as hot as your fabric can tolerate. Urine: To remove urine stains, make a paste from 1 Tblspn of baking soda, 1 drop vanilla essential oil, and 2-3 Tblspns of warm water. Apply the paste to the area to pre-treat for 15 mins, then wash. Urine is very acidic so the baking soda will neutralize the acid and the vanilla will cut the smell. If the stains are very dark, you may need to add some bleach to the wash water as well. HTH, Cheryl SmithAnchorage Alaska--- On Fri 07/26, chrisziggy & lt; chrisziggy & gt; wrote:chrisziggy [ chrisziggy]: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:45:51 -0600RE: stain removalHi Debbie,Sounds like you have a good cleaning arsenal there, but I personallydon't know of any " stain removing " oils . maybe some ingredients such asperoxide, borax and baking soda added to your homemade cleaning mixturesmay help out in stain removal department :-)*Smile* Chris (list mom)http://www.alittleolfactory.com-----Original Message-----Debra McDuffee [deb] Wednesday, July 24, 2002 3:26 PM: stain removalHi All,Are there particular essential oils known for their stain removingabilitiesin particular? Right now, I clean with a combo of sweet orange(grease),lemon (deodorize), tea tree (disinfect) and thyme (disinfect). I'mthinkingthe lemon may have some bleaching proerties to it. Any thoughts?Thanks,Debbiedeb up for our healthy newsletterhttp://www.bodyhealthcenter.com/newsletter.shtml[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 Debra McDuffee [deb] Sunday, July 28, 2002 11:33 AM Re: stain removal Thanks Chris and Cheryl! What I am trying for is a soap / stain stick, to take the place of a pre-treater like Spray and Wash or whatever. Do you think an all-coconut soap, with no lye discount, orange and lemon eo in equal parts, and added baking soda and/or borax (can you do this to soap -- stir in at trace?) would do it? That sounds like a perfect combo to me! :-) .. and I don't see why you can't add borax and baking soda to your soap at trace! Go for it! Good luck and please keep us posted. There are very few non-natural things left in my house, Good for you (and the environment) :-) and this is one I'm struggling with. I do like Oxy-Clean for this, but I am thinking of something easier that is already ready to use that I can just rub on before I throw the stained item into the laundry. Well, like I said, please keep us posted! Your recipe sounds right on the money to me! Debbie deb sign up for our healthy newsletter http://www.bodyhealthcenter.com/newsletter.shtml *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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