If you’ve had your home cleaned by Carpe Diem, you know that you’ll come home to a fresh smell on your clean day. We use orange and lavender essential oils when cleaning our clients’ homes. Not only do they smell great, but they have anti-bacterial and medicinal properties as well.
Did you know that olfactory nerves are the only ones that lead directly to the brain? Scents have a direct influence on our brain, and the positive qualities of essential oils go directly to our brain which affects our whole body.
Anti-bacterial properties
Many essential oils, including orange and lavender, have antibacterial properties. Using these oils in cleaning helps to ensure that your house is clean and disinfected.
Orange essential oil is also known to boost immunity and provide relief from inflammation. It is a mood-lifter and even keeps insects away! Lavender essential oil calms anxiety and provides relief from inflammation. It is an antiseptic and an anti-fungal, which makes it perfect for cleaning.
Medicinal properties
We clean houses for many different kinds of clients, including cancer patients and people who are allergic to commercial cleaning products. Using essential oils is our way of using a natural, even medicinal, product. We would rather use essential oils because of their healing properties. That way, we leave our clients homes better than we found them and not just cleaner.
If you’ve ever used Vicks VapoRub, you know that it helps to clear up congestion. But did you know that eucalyptus essential oil is the main ingredient in Vicks VapoRub? Essential oils help many people with allergies and sinus troubles to experience relief, and lavender is one oil that helps to relieve these symptoms.
Fresh, Clean Scent
Using essential oils leaves our clients’ houses feeling so much cleaner and fresher than when we arrived. We don’t take for granted that our clients trust us with their most valuable asset–their home. We want them to feel uplifted and calm when they come home on their clean day. Our orange and lavender essential oils turn that desire into a reality.
Do you want some of these benefits from using essential oils, even when it’s not your clean day? Try using disinfecting oils such as lemon, thyme, lime, cinnamon and peppermint. You can use these in spot cleaning between clean days or in personal care items. Or, diffuse your home with lavender, clary sage, eucalyptus, geranium and peppermint. These will help with seasonal allergies and colds and will lift your mood, too!
