Panamama
01-28-2009, 12:00 AM
Okay, so I've been reading and gleening from you ladies for over a year, but I now I have to post. I need help! I was so inspired by all the natural cleaning recipes, I threw out all my cleaning products, ordered some castille soap and essential oils, and have been loving the cleaning life. Until....I tried this recipe on my kitchen cabinets:
Rosemary’s Residue-Removing Counter Cleanser (use a hot water rinse with this to get gunk off of counters, especially in the bathroom with hair spray!)
1/2 cup distilled or bottled water
1/2 cup castile soap
4-6 drops rosemary essential oil (if you are pregnant, have high blood pressure, or epilepsy, use sweet orange or tangerine instead.
Combine all ingredients in spray bottle, gently swirl to blend, and spray directly onto surface. Wipe with a soft cloth, then rinse well with hot tap water and enjoy the shine!
I used Citrus castille soap, and tangerine essential oil. It smelled great and worked amazing! I was so proud showing my DH, and it was so late at night, I just went to bed and forgot the hot water rinse. :doh In the morning my kitchen cabinets smelled like vomit. :sick I immediately did the hot water rinse, and dried them well, as Panama is very hot and humid. The scent lifted slightly, but it has been 3 days and it is still strong every time you enter the kitchen. I don't know if it was because I put the mixture in a plastic squirt bottle, but many recipes suggest plastic bottles, and the liquid inside still smells beautifully fruity. Did I get a bad bottle of oil? What did I do wrong? How do I get this smell out of my kitchen? AAAHHHH!!
Rosemary’s Residue-Removing Counter Cleanser (use a hot water rinse with this to get gunk off of counters, especially in the bathroom with hair spray!)
1/2 cup distilled or bottled water
1/2 cup castile soap
4-6 drops rosemary essential oil (if you are pregnant, have high blood pressure, or epilepsy, use sweet orange or tangerine instead.
Combine all ingredients in spray bottle, gently swirl to blend, and spray directly onto surface. Wipe with a soft cloth, then rinse well with hot tap water and enjoy the shine!
I used Citrus castille soap, and tangerine essential oil. It smelled great and worked amazing! I was so proud showing my DH, and it was so late at night, I just went to bed and forgot the hot water rinse. :doh In the morning my kitchen cabinets smelled like vomit. :sick I immediately did the hot water rinse, and dried them well, as Panama is very hot and humid. The scent lifted slightly, but it has been 3 days and it is still strong every time you enter the kitchen. I don't know if it was because I put the mixture in a plastic squirt bottle, but many recipes suggest plastic bottles, and the liquid inside still smells beautifully fruity. Did I get a bad bottle of oil? What did I do wrong? How do I get this smell out of my kitchen? AAAHHHH!!