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How to Make a Light and Lemony Dusting Cloth

How to Make a Light and Lemony Dusting Cloth

How wonderful to make your
furniture look as clean and the wood as resonant as possible. This simple-to-make formula will give
your home a lovely lemon fragrance—lemon is known to lift the spirits—while the acid in lemon
juice works particularly well to pull dirt right out of the wood, leaving your furniture truly clean.

These fresh and clean smelling dusting cloths are great for your wood furniture. They are fun and lemony, and even make dusting a pleasure.

INGREDIENTS

2 or 3 tablespoons lemon juice
A few drops food-grade linseed oil or jojoba oil

Place the lemon juice in a bowl, add a few drops of the oil, and saturate dusting cloth with the liquid. Use the cloth to dust with.

Read more: Home, Non-Toxic Cleaning

By Annie B. Bond

Annie B. Bond

Annie is a renowned expert in non-toxic and green living. Named one of the top 20 environmental leaders by Body and Soul Magazine, Annie has authored four books, including "Home Enlightenment" (Rodale Press, 2005) and "Better Basics for the Home" (Three Rivers Press, 1999).

also by Annie B. Bond

30 comments

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Susana L. Susana L.
7:43PM PDT on May 22, 2012

Thanks

Diane S. Diane S.
1:58PM PST on Mar 6, 2012

Interesting, thank you !

Therese Kutscheid Therese K.
1:48PM PST on Mar 6, 2012

Well, there you go. I learned again something new. I love lemon and consume every day one, but I newer had idea about dusting up with lemon. Thanks for that idea.

Jennifer C. Jennifer C.
4:11PM PST on Dec 7, 2011

Thanks for sharing.

Lady Kaira Lady K.
5:27AM PDT on Aug 28, 2011

thanks

Michele Wilkinson Michele W.
10:32AM PDT on Aug 4, 2011

Thank you

Catherine B. Catherine B.
10:26PM PDT on Jun 29, 2011

Wonderful - my favourite scent for a clean house.

Robert O. Robert O.
11:13AM PDT on Jun 14, 2011

Thanks.

Masha Samoilova Masha S.
5:07AM PDT on May 29, 2011

thanks, I will try it, sounds so simple

SICKnomailpls JennyDooley Thubten C.
5:54PM PDT on May 24, 2011

Beautifully simple! Thanks for the inspiration. I love John's idea of making gifts of polishing cloths.

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