Soft Scrubber with Aromatherapy Attitude: Bathtub How-To

I was inspired by Oprah to re-do the bathroom about four years ago, when I put in a deep soaking tub. Since then, baths have become one of my favorite ways to relax.

I try to have one almost every day, and I highly recommend them as a way to have time to yourself. Of course, everybody who visits wants to soak in my tub –- it has windows around it and you can lie there and look out at the sky, or the night, or the weather – and with all its use I like to keep the tub clean.

The popular soft scrubber that was in my first book “Clean & Green” is one of my all-time favorite cleaning formulas, and it has evolved to include essential oils as I have become more experienced with them. When I add just the right essential oils to the formula, my day is enhanced, even if I am scrubbing out the tub. There is a slight reminder of the scent left in the tub, if I let it, and so this formula melds well with the spirit of the room, which is increasingly one of being a spa place, a place to rejuvenate.

Here is a new and updated soft scrubber formula; an aromatherapy version that will enhance your day if cleaning the most exotic spa or basic bathtub.

Aromatherapy Soft Scrubber Formula
1/2 cup baking soda
Enough liquid soap or detergent to make a frostinglike consistency

5 drops essential oil such as lavender, jasmine, or an essential oil that speaks to you. Just make sure that the brand is one that offers pure oils, not synthetic. Antibacterial essential oils include tea tree oil, rosemary, and lavender. Try tangerine for sensuality. Rose for connecting with your Higher Self.

Pour the baking soda in a bowl; slowly pour in the liquid soap or detergent, stirring all the while, until the consistency reaches that of frosting. Stir in the essential oils. Scoop the creamy mixture onto a sponge, wash the surface, and rinse

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By Annie B. Bond

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Donna H.

1:29PM PDT on May 16, 2012

Thanks for the info.

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KS G.

6:19AM PDT on May 9, 2012

Thanks for the article.

Michele W.

5:18AM PST on Nov 11, 2011

Thank you

Bon L.

5:12AM PST on Jan 12, 2011

Marishka k.

5:41PM PST on Dec 20, 2009

awsome

Emily B.

2:57PM PDT on Mar 22, 2008

Would this be "shelf stable" my husband will only use this if I make it first and put in the bathroom. Then, he'll clean "green" too.

Jessica O.

5:12PM PDT on Jul 8, 2007

OH WOW OH WOW OH WOW! This stuff is great!
It actually cleans FASTER and BETTER than any of the heavy duty bathroom cleaners I've used over the years. As an added bonus I don't have to worry about harmful residues next time I soak in the tub. I am really impressed with how easy it was to make and use.
Smells WAY better and much easier on my breathing than the other crap. WOW WOW WOW!

Jo W.

9:52AM PDT on Jun 18, 2007

I was thinking about adding grapefruit seed oil as a disinfectant - will the baking soda neutralize it or do we know?