Does anyone have a recipe for a natural deodarizing spray for upholstered furniture, rugs and dog beds?

I buy Simple Solution or other sprays once in a while and not only are they expensive, but I find I don't always like the scent.
Does anyone know something I could mix up that would not stain the furniture and, of course, would be safe for my dogs?

If I could use the spray on my dogs too that would be extra wonderful.

Well it's not actually my recipe but one of WestCoast's using essential oils

21 drops of Geranium
14 drops of Lavender
21 drops of Eucalyptus
14 drops of Tea Tree
Mixed in to 250 to 300mls of water, and I suppose if you wanted to you could make it a little weaker for the furniture

Makes dogs smell sweet, fleas hate it and I wouldn't have thought it would hurt the upholstery :)

> 21 drops of Geranium
> 14 drops of Lavender
> 21 drops of Eucalyptus
> 14 drops of Tea Tree
> Mixed in to 250 to 300mls of water, and I suppose if you wanted to you could make it a little weaker for the furniture

I use a similar mixture, but with the addition of a little surgical spirit, about a teaspoon.  It helps the oils emulsify with the water when it's shaken ;)

Make sure the oils are genuine essential oils tho ;) there are some cheap copies out there and they don't do the same job ;)

Also, Bicarbonate of soda, with a few drops of lavender oil sprinkled over the carpet, left for a while and then hoovered off makes a lovely carpet freshener :-D

That's another good tip to add to the list Dill, the addition of surgical spirit makes sense and although I don't have carpet anywhere down stairs that'll do nicely upstairs :)

>Also, Bicarbonate of soda, with a few drops of lavender oil sprinkled over the carpet, left for a while and then >hoovered off makes a lovely carpet freshener

Meant to say,

DRY bicarbonate of soda, add afew drops of lavender oil and shake well, leave for a day or two to infuse, shake again and use as 'Shake-n-Fresh', hoover off after about half an hour or if you can, leave it longer.  Keep dogs out until it's been hoovered off ;)

Just thought too,

For cleaning carpets and rugs, in the VAX, instead of VAX liquid I always used BIO washing liquid (for Clothes) very diluted in warm water.  Got the carpets cleaner and fresher than VAX liquid and they didn't need cleaning so quickly ;)  and a fraction of the cost :-D

For dog beds I always wash in the machine with BIO wash and double rinse after - lovely and fresh and clean :-D

Now if only one of you could give me a good way of cleaning burnt on stuff in my new oven without using the deadly corrosives in Mr Muscle spray I'd be thrilled :)    so far I've used washing powder, Washing powder and vinegar in a warm oven, soda crystals in hot water, and elbow grease.  Nothing has worked :(

Thanks for all the great suggestions!

> For cleaning carpets and rugs, in the VAX, instead of VAX liquid I always used BIO washing liquid (for Clothes) very diluted in warm water.  Got the carpets cleaner and fresher than VAX liquid and they didn't need cleaning so quickly ;-)  and a fraction of the cost

What a smashing tip Dill....Thanks :-)

As for your cooker...I enquired about a company giving mine the 'once over' and was quoted £120 plus vat and a 3 month waiting list.

Thanks re the bio washing liquid for carpets - sounds promising :)

Re your oven/cooker - I read (somewhere???) that a paste made up of water and creme of tartare worked when smeared on and left overnight.....  Haven't tried it - when my last oven looked too bad I just got a new one   I now use copious amounts of tin foil to preserve the 'newness' - but it's really copious amounts of take aways and dining out that work best :-o

Thanks for freshener 'recipe', I shall have to give it a try out.  for the oven I have used bicarb made into a past with some cheapo basic  neat (not with added aloe vera or that ilk) washing up liquid & left it on for a couple of hours.  It did a good job, not perhaps as good as Mr Muscle but at least I wasn't poisoned.

Thanks folks,

I'll give the cream of tartar overnight a go - it didn't work in only 2 hours :(  if that doesn't work I'll try the bicarb and washing up liquid.   Being only a year old, the oven isn't actually dirty, there's just a dark stain on the bottom where something has burnt on - OH was cooking that day :(

If the bicarb and washing up liquid does not work just buy one of the protector sheets, no one will ever know your oven floor is not perfect :-) I got one from Lakeland but they tend to be higher priced than anywhere else.  

Thanks for that, I just might go for that option - it'll stop anything else burning on too :)

> - when my last oven looked too bad I just got a new one <IMG alt=eek src="/images/eek.gif">&nbsp; I now use copious amounts of tin foil to preserve the 'newness' - but it's really copious amounts of take aways and dining out that work best

Teri! we are so alike its scarey! LOL

> Teri! we are so alike its scarey! LOL

Not to US surely - anyone else, hmmmm, possibly :-D