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Homemade Dish Soaps

by: Shiloah Baker

Fruity Dish Soap Blend

liquid castile soap (found in health food stores)

20 drops lime essential oil

10 drops sweet orange essential oil

5 drops citrus seed extract

Fill a clean 22 oz. plastic squirt bottle with castile soap (diluted according to directions if using concentrate). Add the essential oils. Shake the bottle before each use. Add 1-2 tbl. of the liquid to dishwater and wash as usual.

Blues Blend

liquid castile soap

10 drops lemon essential oil

6 drops bergamot essential oil

4 drops lavender essential oil

2 drops orange essential oil

*For very greasy dishes, add 1/2 cup vinegar or lemon juice to the water.

*to loosen baked-on food from pots and pans, immediately add some baking soda and wait 15 minutes before you've had a chance to add baking soda, boil a solution of 1 cup water, 5 drops cedar or other essential oil, and 3 tbl. baking soda directly in the pot or pan. Allow the mixture to stand until the food can be scraped off easily.

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