{"id":9551,"date":"2019-07-29T12:14:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T16:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thatorganicmom.com\/?p=9551"},"modified":"2022-06-29T12:49:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T16:49:46","slug":"daily-essential-oils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thatorganicmom.com\/daily-essential-oils\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Ways I Incorporate Essential Oils for Daily Use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Essential oils have so many uses! What is your favorite way to use them? The choices are seemingly endless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the top ten ways I use essential oils daily in my home.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As an odor eliminator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We are a fairly active family, and you know what that means – sports gear and gym clothes. Using fragrance-free laundry products<\/a> will get clothes clean; but sometimes for those stubborn odors<\/strong>, they need a little assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One – For gym clothes or any other stinky laundry<\/strong>, I will add a drop or two of (tea tree) oil to the “bleach” holder in my washing machine. I sometimes substitute On Guard (Doterra) or Thieves (Young Living) instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using tea tree oil will kill the bacteria that cause bad odors<\/strong> and leave a better, more natural smell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two – Odors in the kitchen will disappear if you add some Peppermint to baking soda<\/strong>. Keep this in a glass jar with a shaker lid<\/a> so the peppermint can infuse the fridge air. The baking soda also absorbs bad odors, such as the garlicky smell of kimchi<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In homemade cleaning products<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Three – Another use for the peppermint and baking soda blend<\/strong> is cleaning the sink and garbage disposal. Smells amazing! You can use the same mixture that you keep in your fridge for this. Just sprinkle it in the sink and stick the jar, with the lid open, back in the refrigerator. Scrub your sink, rinse, dry, and enjoy the shine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Replacement for scented dryer sheets and air fresheners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Four – The next thing I do to my laundry is to add essential oils to the wool dryer balls that I pop in my dryer. I have quite the collection of dryer balls. I stopped using dryer sheets in 2003 and I'm still using my original dryer balls plus some I made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here's my tutorial for making your own dryer balls<\/strong>. I made these over four years ago and we are still using them. If you aren't into DIY projects you can also buy dryer balls<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n