Case in point: LEMON OIL!
I was introduced to lemon oil by Kate, and am a happier, glad, more fruitful person today because of it! (Get it? Fruitful? hehe) She used it on our wood floors and bricks around our fireplace when she performed our living room re-design. I haven't been able to get this stuff out of my head since!Lemon Oil cleans, nourishes, and pleases those things that clean, nourish and please us! Just look at just a few examples of uses for this handy little solution:
- Lemon Oil on furniture does an excellent job of nourishing & protecting your low luster furniture. The oil leaves a beautiful shine, and prevents fine wood finishes from drying out. Lemon oil replaces lost moisture in older wood surfaces and penetrates worn finishes.
- On heavily soiled surfaces such as painted wood, plastic-laminated surfaces, fiberglass shower stalls and glass shower doors spray a small amount of lemon oil on the surface before spraying with the all purpose cleaner of choice. The lemon oil penetrates deeper and loosens the dirt. The combination of oil with your cleaner will result in a cleaner surface in half the time.
- An oil treated cloth will quickly wipe away the beginning signs of tarnish on silver and brass knickknacks. This served to extend the length of time between thorough cleanings.
- The face of the microwaves which get so greasy from fingerprints will wipe to a clean and brilliant shine with a magical lemon oiled cloth.
- One more use is the cleaning of scuff marks on floors. On wood floors use a very minimal amount on a soft cloth or sponge and rub ever so gently to remove stubborn scuff marks. On other floors you can use a little more and rub a little harder. The oil lifts the scuff marks like magic and then mop as usual.
- You could also salvage many hard covered books by wipe the outside with a cloth that had been pre-treated in lemon oil. It would help to remove any water stains. The oil did darken the color of the book cover a little. The key factor is to use just a little and not to put the oil on the book but on the cloth.
- The important thing to remember when using the lemon oil is ‘less is best’.
Isn't this just terrific stuff??? Maybe I am just late to the game here, but I sure wish I had known about this liquid gold ages ago! I have about 23847327430218419841 surfaces and items in my house that are going to be benefiting from this new found knowledge! For the first time in a LONG time, I am actually a little enthusiastic about cleaning the house! Don't get all silly on me tho, I said a LITTLE....it's just that it smells so lovely! Makes me want to wipe it all over the place and bask in it's sweet aroma....
Please try it out and let me know what YOU think! Enjoy!
UPDATE: The brand Kate used in my home was Weiman's Natural Lemon Oil!
Happy Trails,
Leah
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