16 Ways to Use Thieves Household Cleaner

To say we are big fans of Thieves household cleaner would be an understatement!  Here at Essence of Wellness, we use this cleaner for everything—it has replaced most other cleaners in our homes.

 We’ve used it with excellent results as carpet shampoo (in place of the normal carpet shampoo), mixed with baking soda and used in to clean sinks/toilet/shower in place of SoftScrub, as a laundry detergent, as a dish soap, as a cleaner for windows, walls, floors, and undiluted as an oven cleaner.  Thanks to Evelyn Vincent for a great list of other ways to use this amazing product!

 1. Use for bathrooms and toilets to sanitize and freshen.

2. Use to cut grease on kitchen counters, stovetops and oven cleaner.

3. Use to mop floors to clean and disinfect.

4. Apply to hands to remove stubborn, sticky substances like tree sap.

5. Use to wash fruits and vegetables from the supermarket.

6. Add to the water in your vacuum cleaner to cleanse the air.

7. Use in place of carpet shampoo to shampoo and disinfect the carpet.*

8. Squirt along ant trails in the house to keep them out.

9. Use in school classrooms to cut down on student sickness.

10. Scrub old floors to remove old varnish and prepare for refinishing.

11. Clean upholstery in your living room.*

12. Clean the upholstery and dashboard of your car.*

13. Soak off burnt food in pots and skillets.

14. Wipe or soak garbage cans to get them clean, sanitary and smelling fresh.

15. For bad stains (especially good for fatty stains), pour it on as a pre-wash stain remover.* Wash clothing immediately, do not let it sit over-night as it could fade the dye.

16. Use undiluted to clean and kill mold on walls and floors.

We like to buy spray bottles from the hardware store to mix up our cleaner.  Please check the back of your Thieves Household Cleaner bottle for dilution information.  This cleaner is highly concentrated and a little goes a long way—making it very cost effective!

* We have never had a problem with this cleaner staining anything but we do recommend that you do a spot test to make sure you won’t have any marks, just in case!