Homemade Linen Spray

Ingredients:

- 1 Tablespoon of Vodka

- Approx. 20 drops of essential oil

- Distilled water (the more water you add the milder your scent will become)

Usually when making a homemade linen spray the essential oil is your base fragrance, so choose a scent that you like, or mix and blend of a few different oils together.

               Oils Ideas:

  1-orange and cinnamon (and/or clove and/or sandalwood)

  2-lavender

  3-lime and clove

  4-orange and ylang ylang (and maybe cinnamon, clove, or sandalwood to add some spice)

Directions (the easy way):

-Mix the oils and vodka/alcohol

-Add distilled water (approx. 1 to 1.5 cups)

-Put into mist/spray bottle.

               Shake before use, and spray away.

Directions (the better way!):

Here's an extra step to help complement your base oils/fragrance and help make a stronger smelling spray.

**(N.B. Do not use powdered spices! Get the real thing.)

  Complementing Your Oils:

-Take 2 and a ¼ cups of distilled water and
     bring to a boil.

-Add spices to the the boiling water and
     reduce heat to a gentle simmer.

1. e.g. add orange peel/rind and a cinnamon  
    stick (and/or 2 cloves)

2. e.g. add 2 tablespoons of lavender buds
    to help boost a lavender essential oil.

3. e.g. add lime peel/rind and 2 cloves

4. e.g. add orange peel/rind

-Allow to gently simmer for 15-20 mins.

-Allow to cool, and remove spices before mixing with the vodka and oil mixture.

-Put into a mist/spray bottle, and shake before use.

***Do not use and citrus juice/pulp in boiling the distilled water. Juice is sticky and also, without preservatives, eventually goes bad, and smells off. Use the peel of the citrus only as this is where the oil is located and it will not go bad.

Happy misting!