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Let’s face it the cold winter months make us all look forward to spring but what some of us don’t look forward to is “spring cleaning”. I think the one thing I don’t like to do and it doesn’t just need to be done when spring arrives, it’s cleaning that awful mess in the oven from all the holiday baking that sometimes goes unchecked or even ignored because of how busy we got. With the smell of oven cleaners being as stinky as they are you want to open a window while doing it but with the winder winds that isn’t practical.
When we’re swapping out natural ingredients in our cleaning supplies it can take some trial and error to find something that really gets the job done without all the harsh chemicals. Well, this oven cleaner recipe was a big exception. It worked the first time we tried it, and I’m so excited to share it with you!
How this natural oven cleaner works
1. I make a paste with baking soda, water, and three of my favorite essential oils for cleaning: Orange, Pine, and Tea Tree Essential Oils.
2. I smear the thick paste all over the dirty oven and then let it sit for about 5 minutes.
3. Next, I swipe a damp sponge over the surface. I apply gentle pressure, but not a lot of elbow grease. The tiny pieces of the baking soda will do the hard work so if you have a trouble spot it’s better to add more baking soda paste than to add more muscle. Trust me. I started out thinking that I needed to press down really hard to get rid of all the baked on grease. But when I started moving more baking soda over the area, it really did break down the gunk better than I could with more pressure.
4. Finish, by wiping off all the baking soda and cleaning off any of the residue with another damp sponge. You don’t want to leave an y baking soda behind because it will stink when it bakes.
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup baking soda
- 15 drops Orange Essential Oil
- 15 drops Pine Essential Oil
- 10 drops Tea Tree Essential Oil
- 3 – 5 tablespoons water
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