Homemade Dusting Spray and Furniture Polish

This is the FIRST all-natural, homemade recipe I tried when I started having a hard time dealing with cleaning and all the chemical fragrances that came along with it. When I dusted my furniture with a popular commercial aerosol brand I would feel sick afterwards (headaches, tired, sometime almost feverish). It was already bad enough that dusting was my least favorite chore. (I blame it on the fact that it was one of my main chores as a child. lol)

So a little over two years ago I started looking for a recipe to make my own furniture polish and dusting spray. I found a LOT but like I always seem to do (I get this from my grandmother), I did my own thing.

By the way, I do this in cooking too. I look at recipes and think about them and read comments and reviews and take what I like from them to create my own.

This recipe will

• save you money (like 50 cents in supplies versus $4)
• not leave your furniture streaky or greasy
• let you control what chemicals natural ingredients go in your home
• dust, clean, and shine your wood furniture
• be fun to make (Okay, so everyone doesn't feel that way but I feel like a homesteader – think Laura Ingalls – when I’m making my own natural cleaners.....and deodorant.....and chicken stock.....)

Homemade Dusting Spray and Furniture Polish
printable recipe here

Ingredients
1 3/4 cups distilled water
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 tablespoons jojoba oil (olive oil or fractionated coconut oil)
15-20 drops essential oil (lemon, orange, or grapefruit*)

Directions
Pour all ingredients into a spray bottle. Shake to mix each time you go to dust. Oil and water does not mix. Spray on a microfiber cloth or rag and start dusting!

*Tips

• Citrus essential oils are favored over others to add to the recipe because of their cleansing and purifying qualities. They freshen air from environmental impurities. Essential oils that fall in this category include bergamot, grapefruit, lemon, lime, orange, or the invigorating blend. You could even mix your own citrus oils to get a lemonade scent like I did on my post, Essential Oil Perfume. I'm always happy to answer any questions about using essential oils. Send me an email if interested in where/how to buy 100% therapeutic grade essential oils.
• Other cooking oils can work for this recipe but you need to make a smaller batch as most oils can go bad in less than a year.
• Use leftover mismatched socks to help you dust by putting them on your hand and spraying them to polish furniture.

Question time! Do you like to dust? What's your favorite chore? What about your least favorite chore? I'm thinking if my kids dislike the chores as adults that they did as kids like I do then they'll hate everything. Ha ha!