Five Smart Housekeeping Ways to Use Tea Tree Oil

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Five Smart Housekeeping Ways to Use Tea Tree

Oil

By Annie B. Bond, author of Better Basics for the Home (Three Rivers

Press, 1999).

Australian tea tree oil is a broad spectrum germicide, fungicide,

and bacteriacide.

 

The essential oil known as " tea tree oil " comes from the melaleuca

tree, a shrub/tree that has needle-like leaves. There are 100

varieties of melaleuca, but for the purposes of this discussion we

are speaking of Australian tea tree oil, or melaleuca alternifolia.

 

Tea tree oil has many uses for housekeeping. You can prove to

yourself how well it works to kill mold and mildew with this simple

test: Put 2 teaspoons of Australian tea tree oil in a spray bottle

with two cups of water. Don't rinse. Spray the mixture on something

musty. Let the smell dissipate (it will take a few days). The smell

of mold and must will be gone, too, never to return as long as the

source of moisture has been removed.

 

Here are five smart ways to use Australian tea tree oil at home:

 

1. General Tea Tree Oil Spray

As mentioned above, combine 2 teaspoons of Australian tea tree oil

in 2 cups of water in a spray bottle. Shake to blend. Spray on mold

and don't rinse. The smell will dissipate in a few days.

 

2. Tea Tree Oil Grout Spray

Using the same formula as in #1, spray grout to repel mold and

mildew. While this formula won't take away the mold discoloration,

it will kill the mold.

 

3. Musty Mold Remover

The must will be removed from anything using the above formula. Just

don't rinse.

 

4. Household Antiseptic Spray

Use the above formula to spray areas that need antiseptic attention,

such as after someone has vomited.

 

5. Add 1/2 teaspoon tea tree oil to your laundry for towels and

other fabric prone to getting moldy.

 

 

 

 

 

Diana

 

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