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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cups 588g Recipe makes 1 1/4 cups) The following items or measurements are not included below: tea tree oil
Calories 12
Calories from Fat 0		(0%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 0.0g	0%
	Saturated Fat 0.0g	0%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 8mg		0%
Potassium 60mg		1%
Total Carbohydrate 4.2g		1%
	Dietary Fiber 0.2g	0%
	Sugars 1.2g
Protein 0.2g		0%
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All-Purpose Cleaner/Disinfectant

Recipe #185340 | 10 min | 5 min prep | add private note

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By: Hobbyzu
Sep 8, 2006

Tea tree oil and thyme essential oils are antiseptic, antifungal, antiviral and are great for use in the home. As the testers pointed out, it's perfectly fine and effective if you use other essential oils with the same properties. Lemon and lavender are favorites of mine. Use only essential oils.

1 1/4 cups (change servings and units)

Ingredients

2 tablespoons borax
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 cups hot water
20 drops tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) or thyme essential oils (Thymus vulgaris)

Directions

1
Combine the borax and lemon juice with the water in a spray bottle.
2
Cap and shake well to dissolve the mineral.
3
Add the tea tree (or thyme) oil and shake again to disperse the oil.
4
Use as you would any commercial all-purpose cleaner.

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From: OkrahomaGirl

On Apr 4, 2009

I have this mixed and on standby at all times now. Since we have a grey water line that empties into nature, I was concerned about the harsh cleaners I used. No more! It works just as well or better & smells great. I used tea tree/lemon oils in the kitchen and tea tree/lavender in the bath. A+, Zusie!

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From: Three Kids Make Me Crazy

On Jan 2, 2009

This stuff works great, even on dried on junk on the counters! Cuts grease with ease thanks to the lemon juice. I used grapefruit seed oil instead of tea tree just for scent preference, but it still has the disinfectant properties. Thanks Zusie!

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From: Mrs. Hughes

On Oct 13, 2008

This is good stuff. And it smells very nice too!

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From: closet cook

On Feb 13, 2008

This recipe works great. I really should give it a 4.5 simply because I used thyme EO, my first time trying that one, and I find it to be very overpowering. Next time I will make this recipe using tea tree oil instead. But the recipe works wonderfully! Thanks for submitting.

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