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All-Natural Furniture Spray

Want to make your own Furniture Spray? This fun & easy recipe by FabulousFarmGirl is homemade with a few all-natural ingredients & Essential Oils (EOs)! Fabulous!

I am not a fan of dusting. Maybe it’s because I live in a dry arid desert and dust is a constant. Maybe it’s because I have to move everything off a surface before I can dust it and that means double the work. Maybe it’s because I generally distrust aerosols (like my can of Pledge) because I was told as a child that aerosols had created a big hole in the ozone and we were all gonna be incinerated by the sun. Or something like that. Anyway, I was excited when I found a recipe to make my own furniture spray with a just few cheap, non-toxic (and non-aerosol) ingredients.

furniture spray 3 pic wm comply

I recently priced out a can of Pledge at the grocery store and it cost a whopping $5.99. What is in that can that costs so much? Not surprisingly, very little but it’s not listed on the can so I had to Google it. It contains water, mineral oil, silicone oil, and naptha (petroleum). It also contains butane, isobutane and propane that assist in propelling the liquid from the can (allegedly destroying the Ozone and terrifying millions of children who grew up in the 80’s). So basically it’s oil and water. Hah! I can copy that, no problem. I’ll just add a little white vinegar for it’s cleaning power and streak-free tendencies plus some lemon essential oil, a well-known cleaning agent for it’s disinfecting and germicidal properties. Lemon essential oil is also a great air-disinfectant which is a must during cold and flu season but only if it’s the real-deal, not the synthetic fragrance in Pledge and other store-bought cleaners.

Want to make your own Furniture Spray? This fun & easy recipe by FabulousFarmGirl is homemade with a few all-natural ingredients & Essential Oils (EOs)! Fabulous!

Pour all the ingredients into the spray bottle using a funnel because no matter what you think your aim is not that good. Trust me on this one people! Screw the spray top on and your done. Oh, except you’ll want to shake it up a bit to mix it all together and then you’ll want to put a reminder on the bottle to shake before each use (see first photo).

Want to make your own Furniture Spray? This fun & easy recipe by FabulousFarmGirl is homemade with a few all-natural ingredients & Essential Oils (EOs)! Fabulous!

Now that I’ve finished that little project I can dust away to my heart’s content. No worries about toxic chemicals, over-priced cleaning products or being incinerated by aerosol induced ozone damage. Okay, so I’m still not a fan of dusting but don’t worry, I just make my kids do it.

All-Natural Furniture Spray
1 1/2 cups water
1/4 cups vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tbsp. vegetable glycerin
20 drops lemon essential oil

Using a funnel, pour all ingredients into a glass spray bottle. Shake well. Spray sparingly on surfaces and wipe with a clean soft cloth.

Note: I have been using this Furniture Spray for several months and really love it. I might be imagining things but it seems like I am having to dust less often now which makes me (and my kids) very happy.

I have also tried it on my stainless steel appliances and it works great on those surfaces as well.

I did a side-by-side test the other day using my old can of Pledge and my homemade version did a better job. Plus the smell of the Pledge was heinous!! Something you spray in your home should NOT smell like it could possibly kill you! Just sayin’…

 

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  1. Kristen says

    March 23, 2014 at 8:21 pm

    Where can I get the brown spray bottle like that one?!?

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    • Fabulous Farm Girl says

      March 23, 2014 at 11:06 pm

      Hi Kristen–I buy them at a place local to me called Aroma Tools and you can order them online at http://www.aromatools.com. They come in different sizes with different style tops. The 16 oz. ones I use for cleaning plus a separate spray top will cost less than $2.00 total which is the cheapest I’ve found anywhere by far. Good luck!
      –Leah

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  2. Erika says

    April 18, 2014 at 9:48 am

    Just tried this for the first time with my five year old right by my side insisting on helping me dust. LOVED knowing that we were getting icky fumes in our lungs. Thanks!

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    • Fabulous Farm Girl says

      April 19, 2014 at 12:13 am

      Thanks Erika! I had to read your comment twice because you said you LOVED getting icky fumes in your lungs. Then I realized it was a typo and I got a good laugh. It was a typo, right? LOL
      –Leah

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  3. amanda says

    March 30, 2015 at 11:29 am

    Hi! Where can I get vegetable glycerin?

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  4. Yanelys says

    April 9, 2015 at 6:28 pm

    What is the serving size, so to speak, of these recipes? I see the bottle looks like it can hold more than just 1 1/2 cups of liquid. Should I double the recipe to fill an entire bottle like the Ones you us?

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  5. mitzi says

    July 17, 2015 at 7:50 pm

    How does this work on antiques, I would hate to ruin the finish on my grandparents heirlooms.

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  6. Janet says

    March 25, 2016 at 12:39 pm

    I love this and use thisrecipe allready but haven’t thought of putting glycerine in. Brilliant. For fun I tried a rapeseed oil mix stead of olive oil on our dining room table and I’m thrilled with the results. Thankyou so much for sharing your love of home made stuff with us. Xx

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    • Leah says

      March 25, 2016 at 11:06 pm

      Hi Janet–thanks for the idea. Next time I make a batch of dusting spray I’ll try your suggestion of canola oil and see how it works. Have a great day!
      –Leah

      Reply
  7. Deborah hill says

    July 10, 2017 at 1:19 am

    TIP…THIS WORKS FOR ME….controls the dust..no choking….great smell…I use lavender.

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  8. sUSAN says

    December 28, 2019 at 7:30 pm

    LOVE YOUR IDEAS

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  9. Alice Dozier says

    May 20, 2020 at 12:23 pm

    Thank you for sharing this. I had this before, but, with the new format not able to find any of my friends or things I had saved before! Definitely FOLLOWING you

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