For most of us, ringing in a new year usually includes a resolution for better health. Why not enhance your overall well-being by improving the cleanliness of your home with Young Living’s Thieves® products?
This blog post is the first in a series focusing on deep cleaning your home with Thieves. With check lists, helpful hints, and cleaning recipes, you will achieve a clean home in no time. By adding an additional 30 minutes to your usual cleaning regimen, you will experience the Thieves difference in just a week.
Today’s post will focus on how to clean your kitchen with Young Living’s Thieves Household Cleaner.
DAY ONE: REFRIGERATOR
Cleaning Recipe: Mix 1 capful of Thieves Household Cleaner with 2 cups of water (use gloves and hot water for best results).
- Remove all items from refrigerator.
- Check all labels and toss expired items.
- Throw away all items that are rarely used; waiting until they are expired or are inedible wastes space and compromises cleanliness.
- Remove all magnets and papers from doors.
- Clean top and outside of fridge, including exterior water/ice compartments.
- Clean inside, including door compartments, shelves, and produce drawers.
- Wipe down all sticky and soiled items that will go back inside fridge.
- Clean handles.
HINT: When clean, place paper towels or shelf liners in the fridge to make your next clean-up easy—just remove, wipe, and replace.
DAY TWO: STOVETOP, OVEN, MICROWAVE
Cleaning Recipe: Mix 1 capful of Thieves Household Cleaner with 1 cup of water (use gloves and hot water for best results).
- Remove any leftover food or debris from stovetop, oven, and microwave.
- Clean stovetop, oven, fan, vent filters, hood, and microwave with mixture.
HINT: Fill a microwavable container with 3 cups of hot water. Place in microwave and heat on high for 10 minutes. The steam will loosen any cooked-on food, making it easy to wipe clean.
DAY THREE: DRAWERS, CUPBOARDS, PANTRY
Cleaning Recipe: Mix 1 capful of Thieves Household Cleaner with 2 cups of water (use gloves and hot water for best results).
- Remove all items.
- Check all labels and toss items that are expired.
- Toss items that are rarely used; waiting until they are expired or inedible wastes space and compromises cleanliness.
- Throw away all items that are broken, missing parts, or almost empty.
- Clean all drawers and shelf organizers.
- Wipe down shelves and inside of drawers.
- Wipe down all sticky and soiled items that will go back inside cupboards, pantry, and drawers.
- Clean all knobs.
HINT: When clean, place paper towels or shelf liners inside drawers and on top of shelves to make your next clean-up easy—just remove, wipe, and replace.
DAY FOUR: CEILING, LIGHT FIXTURE BOWLS, UNDER SINK
Cleaning Recipe: Mix 1 capful of Thieves Household Cleaner with 3 ½ cups of water (use gloves and hot water for best results).
- Remove all cobwebs from ceiling, corners, and light fixtures with broom or duster.
- Remove light fixture bowls.
- Clean ceiling, corners, and light fixture bowls.
- Replace burned-out bulbs.
- Remove all items from under the sink.
- Check all labels and toss items that are expired.
- Get rid of items that are rarely used.
Throw away all items that are broken, missing parts, or almost empty.- Wipe inside with the same ratio of Thieves Household Cleaner and water.
- Wipe off all sticky and soiled items that will go back under the sink.
HINT: Put 5 drops of Thieves Essential Oil on a cotton ball or open a Thieves Essential Oil Sample and place underneath your sink to keep it smelling clean and fresh.
DAY FIVE: SINK, COUNTERTOPS, BACKSPLASH, CABINET FRONTS
Cleaning Recipe: Mix 1 capful of Thieves Household Cleaner with 3 ½ cups of water (use gloves and hot water for best results).
Cabinet Front Recipe: Mix 1 capful of Thieves Household Cleaner with 1 cup olive oil. To enhance the aroma, you may also add 10 drops of Citrus Fresh™ essential oil blend.
- Remove all countertop appliances, canisters, knick-knacks, and clutter.
- Clean sink, countertops, backsplash, knick-knacks, canisters, and counter appliances with suggested recipe.
- Wipe down cabinet fronts with suggested recipe.
HINT: To keep your kitchen looking clean and clutter-free, display only countertop appliances, canisters, and knick-knacks that are used daily or are important.
DAY SIX: INTERIOR WINDOWS, WINDOW SILLS, PET DISHES, PLANT DISHES
Cleaning Recipe: Mix 1 capful of Thieves Household Cleaner with 5 quarts of water (use gloves and hot water for best results).
- Wipe loose debris and dust off window sills, pet dishes, and plant dishes.
- Clean window sills and plant and pet dishes.
- Clean interior windows.
HINT: To naturally freshen the air in your home, diffuse Thieves Essential Oil Blend for 15–30 minutes.
DAY SEVEN: WALLS, OUTLETS, SWITCH PLATES, HEATING VENTS
Cleaning Recipe: Mix 1 capful of Thieves Household Cleaner with 3 ½ cups of water (use gloves and hot water for best results).
- Remove all cobwebs and dust from kitchen walls and heat vents.
- Clean walls, outlets, switch plates, and heating vents.