Homemade Lemon-Oil Furniture Polish

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Making homemade furniture polish is an eco-friendly way to keep your wooden furniture shiny and hydrated without introducing potentially harmful chemicals into your home. It is also a frugal method of keeping your home clean, as it is less expensive to make your own lemon-oil furniture polish than to purchase it at the store.

Things You'll Need

• Water
• Lemon oil
• Measuring cup
• 2 soft cotton cloths

Instructions

1. Measure a half cup of water.

2. Add a few drops of lemon oil and mix well.

3. Apply the mixture to a soft cotton cloth, applying just enough of the lemon-oil furniture polish so that the cloth is slightly damp.

4. Wipe furniture with the damp cloth to remove dust and polish the wood. Use a completely dry cotton cloth to remove any excess oil from the furniture.

Tips & Warnings

• This lemon-oil furniture polish should only be used on varnished furniture.

• For unvarnished wood, mix equal amounts of olive oil and lemon juice and apply lightly to a clean cotton cloth. After wringing the cloth tightly to distribute the polish throughout the entire cloth, wipe unvarnished furniture using wide strokes.

• Lemon oil should not be confused with lemon juice. To purchase lemon oil, look in the vitamin and supplement section of your local natural-food store or other stores that specialize in alternative medicine. Lemon oil can also be purchased online at natural-health and essential-oil shops.

References

• EarthEasy.com: Non-toxic Home Cleaning