How to Make a Light and Lemony Dusting Cloth

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How to Make a Light and Lemony Dusting Cloth

posted by Annie B. Bond Jun 25, 2000 1:00 pm

filed under: Healthy Home, Non-Toxic Cleaning

How to Make a Light and Lemony Dusting Cloth

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By Annie B. Bond

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.

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Sharron Myers says
Aug 21, 2009 8:53 AM

You can add 2 drops of Lemon Essential Oil to 1 Tbsp of Jojoba Oil and then rub this into the furniture. It's easier to store essential oils than have lemons always on hand :)

Sharron
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Carolyn T. says
Oct 4, 2008 1:52 PM

Thanks for making the distinction re food-grade linseed. Am unclear whether the cloth is to be dried before use.

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Ana Borella says
Sep 24, 2008 1:39 PM

i heard that citrus peel oil is good to keep fleas away. Would lemon oil help too?

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Deirdre M. says
Nov 20, 2007 2:42 PM

Is there a good plant-fiber to use if you (like me) are allergic to wool and other animal fibers?

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Linda D. says
Nov 15, 2007 5:42 PM

I read that olive oil can be used as a furniture polish and to add some lemon to it for a lemony scent. I love lemons. Used to buy lemon oil furniture polish, but it was expensive. Love cleaning recipes you can make yourself.

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Kathy Schwitzer says
Nov 15, 2007 1:00 PM

So do you use the cloth dry or wet?

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Zahida Novman says
Nov 15, 2007 9:23 AM

should we dry the cloth before using it or we can use it wet

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Deb Newton says
Nov 14, 2007 2:49 PM

the lemon juice? do you add EXTRA lemon juice? I'm confused...

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Karen Shaffer says
Nov 14, 2007 1:02 PM

Create static! wonderful.

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Jill Service says
Nov 14, 2007 12:50 PM

This sounds lovely - thanks, I will try it for sure.

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Disclaimer: Care2.com does not warrant and shall have no liability for information provided in this newsletter or on Care2.com. Each individual person, fabric, or material may react differently to a particular suggested use. It is recommended that before you begin to use any formula, you read the directions carefully and test it first. Should you have any health care-related questions or concerns, please call or see your physician or other health care provider.

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