Natural Disinfectant
Put a mixture of the following oils into a brown glass bottle and keep near a sink in the kitchen or bathroom and use a couple of drops on a damp cloth before wiping down a surface. Mix together lavender, pine, grapefruit, thyme and lemon or niaulli, eucalyptus, cinnamon and clove.

Carpet Cleaner
Mix 1 tbsp of bicarbonate of soda or borax powder with 1 tbsp of kaolin or natural talc. Add a few drops of essential oils and place in a plastic bag. Shake the bag and leave for 24 hours for the oils to permeate the powder. The next day, sprinkle on the carpet and leave it for 10 minutes, then vacuum.

Air Freshener
Get a plant spray and fill it with pure water to which you have to add 5 drops of tea tree and 5 drops of lavender or 5 drops of juniper and 5 drops of lemon grass. Use to freshen up carpets, furniture and curtains.

Clothes Spray
Fill a plat mister with little water to which you have to add a mixture of essential oils and spray it onto the clothes before ironing. Alternatively, put 2 drops of essential oils on a damp cloth and place it over your clothes while ironing. Do not put essential oils directly onto the clothes as some of them may leave a residue on the clothes.