Essential oils in home cleaning

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• Citronella: Antiseptic, bactericidal - commonly used for its insect repelling properties.

• Clove Bud: Antibiotic, antiseptic - has a sweet-spicy odour.

• Cedarwood: Antiseptic and insecticide - excellent insect and vermin repellant.

• Eucalyptus Lemon: Antiseptic, bactericidal, deodorant, fungicidal, and insecticide.

• Lavender: Anti-microbial, deodorant, insecticide, and parasiticide - sweet, floral scent.

• Lemon: Anti-microbial, antiseptic, bactericidal, and insecticidal - light, fresh, citrus scent.

• Lime: Antiseptic and bactericidal - its fresh, sharp, citrus scent is a popular deodorant.

• Peppermint: Anti-microbial, antiseptic, and antiviral - clean fresh scent.

• Pine: Antiseptic, bactericidal and insecticidal. Because of its ease of availability, pine oil is probably the most widely used of the essential oils, commonly used in today’s hospital antiseptics and industrial cleaning applications.

• Rosemary: Anti-microbial, antiseptic, and fungicidal. Widely used in commercial spray cleaners because of its anti-microbial properties and its strong, fresh, mint-herbaceous scent with woody-balsamic undertones.

• Tea Tree: An unusual oil in that it is effective against all three varieties of infectious organism – bacteria, fungi, and viruses. The most potent of the natural anti-bacterial essential oils, it has been used for centuries in Australia.