This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to use essential oils to make homemade cleansers and other preparations for every part of your home. With these tips, not only will you avoid toxic substances found in commercial household cleansers, you will also save money in the long run since essential oils can be used for a variety of purposes. Have you ever squeezed a ripe orange peel? Surely you have noticed the fragrant residue on your hand? That residue is one example of an essential oil. Essential oils are naturally fragrant, highly concentrated compounds that can be obtained from myriad flowers, bark, roots, leaves, stems, seeds, and other plant parts. Each type of essential oil has their own characteristic scent that a person can immediately identify with one whiff. Essential oils are fat soluble but they are not "oily" at all. They do not contain any fatty acids or lipids that are present in animal and vegetable oils. They also evaporate into the air unlike other oils. Essential oils are pure and very clean in a sense. When touched, it is immediately absorbed by the skin. Essential oils vary in colors. Untainted oils are usually translucent but some oils can be amber to deep blue in color.