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Sunday, September 8, 2013

ReFresh--A DIY Sanitizing, Deodorizing, Cleaning Blend

Are you tired of several different cleaning blends for each and every area of your house?

Me, too.

Too many different things to make, etc.
I love how this blend will work for so many different things--not everything, mind you....but there are a lot of different uses for ReFresh.

This is a great all-purpose, cleansing blend of essential oils. It has sanitizing, purifying and deodorizing properties.

ReFresh Concentrate

6 drops Cilantro essential oil

8 drops Citronella essential oil

20 drops Lemon essential oil

31 drops White Fir essential oil

13 drops Lime essential oil

7 drops Melaleuca essential oil

This will give you 85 drops of oils and will fill an empty 5 ml essential oil bottle.

ReFresh Spray Cleaner
Add 35 or more drops to a 16 oz. bottle of vinegar for an all-purpose cleaner.

**Use this as an antiseptic/antibacterial/anti-viral cleaner and wipe down countertops, kitchen table, doorknobs, refrigerator (especially the handles), front of dishwasher, stove handles, microwave, outside of toilets, inc.

**This spray blend works well on windows, too.

**We used it to get rid of the mold on our grill...inside and out.

**It's a great cleaner for all things mold and dirt that covers your outdoor lawn furniture after a really wet summer.

**Spray it in trash cans to get rid of odor.

**Spray on carpet where puppy thinks it's the potty area. Make sure to sop up all the pee first. It cleans and gets rid of the odor. I typically spray in the area once a week to keep the fresh EO smell so puppy won't "go" there again.

**A great deodorizing spray for bags (like duffel or gym bags).

**Use it as a Fe-breeze type spray on furniture!

Other Uses:
We mix ReFresh with witch hazel and spray in stinky shoes every night for a wonderful "Stinky Feet No More" Spray (click link to see blog post about this one).

Diffuse ReFresh in rooms that have an odd odor and in vehicles.

Place a few drops of ReFresh in the rinse cycle of your laundry. I use vinegar in my rinse dispenser and just add a few drops of ReFresh in with it.

Add a spray top to the 5 ml ReFresh bottle and you have an instant anti-itch spray....we call it "Stop that Itch"!! You can use witch Hazel for a carrier, if needed.

And...
when you think you've encountered poison ivy. Just spray it on and rub it in...rub on your flip flops, too. It stops poison ivy in it's tracks!!

Each of the oils properties are:

Cilantro is antibacterial

Citronella is antifungal, antibacterial, antiseptic, tonic and stimulant

Lemon is antiseptic, antidepressant, antifungal, antiviral, astringent

White Fir is analgesic, antiseptic, and stimulant

Lime is antibacterial, antiseptic, antiviral, restorative and tonic

Melaleuca is analgesic, antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-infectious.

Mix up some ReFresh today! I think you'll be glad you did!

Most of these oils can be purchased at Spark Naturals.
Use code "Sonshine" for a 10% discount.

Thanks for stopping by!
Dawn

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Stop That Itch!

We have found ReFresh blend to be an awesome thing for itching.

I make up a blend of witch hazel and ReFresh in a spray bottle for me and sometimes I just use it neat.

We call it Stop. That. Itch!

I also make up a roller bottle for my kids with fractionated coconut oil and Refresh and they slather it on anything that itches including but not limited to: mosquito bites, chiggers, any type of rash, poison ivy, tick bites. This stuff really does stop the itch. It also will keep poison ivy from continuing to bubble up and dries it up quickly. If I realize that I've gotten into some poison ivy and rub the area with ReFresh (neat) as soon as I realize it....I never get an itchy spot at all.

Refresh includes:
6 drops Cilantro
8 drops Citronella
20 drops Lemon
31 drops White Fir
13 drops Lime
7 drops Melaleuca essential oils.

You can purchase Stop That Itch! in a roller bottle or as a spritzer or make your own using ReFresh.
Thanks for stopping by!
Dawn

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Stinky Feet No More!

UPDATE: August, 2013
My daughter, Hannah has a terrible sweaty foot problem which leads to...you guessed it...really foul, putrid, rank, smelly feet--oh my!

We have found the most wonderful of solutions! We put ~~baking soda~~, ReFresh essential oil blend and witch hazel in a spray bottle. She sprays it in her shoes at night. It's working...we don't have to burn her shoes every night any more...it was getting expensive. Just kidding! :0)

But seriously, it is working and the rest of us don't have heavenly smelling feet, either. So, we're all trying it. It works especially well for crocs!

My soon to be 2 yr. old, Judah wears his Crocs 24/7. I'm not kidding...he really does sleep in them! If one comes off in the night, he will wake up crying and desperately trying to find it. Go figure! I can't keep shoes on the rest of us and then I birth a child who won't be without them! He even cries to change a diaper because he knows he will have to remove the crocs!

Here is the recipe I use:

Stinky Feet No More
~~1 1/2 tsp. baking soda~~ (We are no longer using baking soda)
20 drops ReFresh essential oil blend
top off with witch hazel

You need to shake this each time you use it.

This recipe is for a 2 oz. spray bottle. We were having trouble with the mist sprayer, so switched to this bottle with the trigger sprayer and it's working much better. It just happened to be a 4 oz. The baking soda tends to clog the sprayer and the blend works just as well without it.

These are the oils included in ReFresh: