Did you know...

"...that the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) of 1976 grandfathered in an estimated 65,000 - 100,000 chemicals currently on the market today?  What does that mean?  Simply put:  these chemicals have not had any safety testing and we know very little information about their effects.  Of the chemicals tested, toxic labeling is required ONLY if 50% or more of the animals tested with a chemical die!  Under the TSCA, manufacturers are protected by trade secret laws that allow them to keep their ingredient lists a secret. 

The dangerous side effects of chemicals since their introduction into our society cannot be ignored.  Since the 1940s, the incidence of non-smoking "Big C" in the US during the 1990s increased exponentially! 

Perhaps the saddest realization of all is the very products we use on our children daily, with the best of intentions, are selected by us under false pretenses.  What we think to be safe we choose because of labels that lead us to believe they are safe.  Yet, the ingredient list proves otherwise."  (Chemical Dangers by Melissa Poepping)

Scary, huh?  Well, we don't have to just accept it.  Thankfully we have options.  

Young Living's Thieves Household Cleaner is a natural and healthy powerhouse product that can replace countless cleaners, especially those with questionable ingredients that you may currently have in your house.  This is a green, ecologically friendly, plant-based cleaner containing Thieves essential oil blend plus additional lemon oil for extra cleaning power.  Thieves and Lemon Essential Oils are great for all-natural cleaning. 

The Spring Into Cleaning Collection contains the following:

• Thieves Household Cleaner (14.4oz)
• Young Living-branded glass spray bottle with a silicone sleeve (16oz--only available in this collection)
• Reusable dishcloths (2 ct--only available in this collection)
  • made of 70% wood pulp and 30% cotton.
  • 100% compostable and dishwasher safe.
  • can replace up to 15 rolls of paper towels!

Here is a simple, all-purpose cleaner:

• Fill your 16oz Spray Bottle to the neck with distilled or filtered water
• Add 1 cap full of the Thieves Household Cleaner
• That's it! 

So, you can see that this is a very economical cleaning product!  With the recipe above you're getting a 16oz bottle of household cleaning for about 75 cents!

You can use this spray to:

• wipe down your kitchen countertops, sinks, refrigerator (inside and out), stovetop, microwave (inside and out),
• bathroom countertops, sinks, faucets, mirrors, toilet, tub/shower
• doorknobs/light switches 
• spray on a dusting cloth and dust your wood furniture
• spray on a cloth, and clean your computer screen
• add a capful to a bucket of water and use it to mop your tile or linoleum floor 
• spray the air in your rooms to create a fresh-smelling area and keep airborne germs at bay
• put a capful in an end-of-hose sprayer and clean patio furniture, outside windows, lawn equipment, etc

Basically, anything you need to clean, you can use this one product! 

For jobs that need more scrubbing action, we have tons of recipes that take just a little baking soda or some other similar natural product to give Thieves Household Cleaner a little more scrubbing umph!  Check out Melissa Poepping's Chemical Free Home books for these recipes.  Or contact me to get one for less (as I buy in bulk 😉 ).  

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