OT: Make natural antibacterial products

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hi everyone,

 

i found this article on care2.com and thought i would

share it. i've been making my own cleaner for years.

 

The (Antibacterial) Vinegar of the Four Thieves

Inspired by Better Basics for the Home, by Annie B.

Bond (Three Rivers Press, 1999).

 

During the time of the Black Plague a family of

perfumers robbed the dead. As perfumers they knew well

the antiseptic essential oils, and they infused them

in vinegar and rubbed them on their bodies; by doing

so they protected themselves from certain death. The

doctors of the time used the same herbs and essential

oils to to protect themselves while tending so many

who were contagious. They wore big cloaks over their

heads that reached down well below their shoulders.

Attached to the cloak over the nose and mouth was a

10” long canoe-like shaped beak full of antiseptic

herbs and essential oils.

 

Simple Solution:

You can make natural antibacterial products like those

that they used at home instead of buying commercial

disinfectants that we are now finding out may cause

drug resistance. Here is the famous Vinegar of The

Four Thieves recipe; it is sometimes called Grave

Robber’s Blend. Use it wherever you would normally use

disinfectants.

 

Place a small handful each of dried lavender,

rosemary, sage, rue and mint in a large jar, and cover

completely with organic apple cider vinegar. Cover

tightly and set for six weeks. Strain into a spray

bottle. Whereas no home can be made to be sterile,

spray the powerfully antiseptic Vinegar of Four

Thieves recipe in areas of concern, such as on cutting

boards and door knobs, always making sure to avoid

your eyes.

 

Helpful Hints:

This recipe is not technically a disinfectant

(disinfectants have to be registered with the EPA as

pesticides), but a spray with anti-bacterial

properties.

 

 

source: http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/home/2381