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How to clean your kitchen without harsh chemicals

A clean, beautiful kitchen invites family and friends to come together. But when your cleaning leaves a strong, chemical scent, others might not want to gather. Learn how to deep clean your kitchen without harsh chemicals with Young Living’s Thieves® Household Cleaner. Your guests are going to LOVE this fresh and inviting scent!

With checklists, helpful hints, and cleaning recipes, you will achieve a clean home in no time.

TIP Try tackling one task a day! This will encourage you to get started without getting overwhelmed by all the cleaning that needs to be done. If you’re excited to get a good clean on, try setting a timer to complete each step, this will motivate you to get each task done before the alarm starts to BUZZ!

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 the 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 the 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 the 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 the stovetop, oven, and microwave.
Clean stovetop, oven, fan, vent filters, hood, and microwave with the 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 organisers.
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 handles.

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 the ceiling, corners, and light fixtures with a 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 and place it 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 the 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.