You can use this cleaner on wood furniture items like tables, desks, chests and even wooden ornaments. It can be used regularly / daily.

The recipe has an antiseptic quality due to the rosemary used.

Please test a small area first to make sure there’s no discoloration.

Rosemary Wood Cleaner

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup distilled vinegar
• 1/2 cup water (or rosemary infused water, see below)
• 1 tsp liquid dish detergent
• 1/8 tsp olive oil
• 6 drops rosemary essential oil (don’t add if you’re using the infusion)

Directions:

• Using full strength, dip a clean sponge or cleaning cloth in the recipe, squeeze out excess, and wash wood furniture.

You could substitute the water and rosemary essential oil with a rosemary infusion, just use 1/2 cup of the infusion in the cleaner instead of the 1/2 cup water and 6 drops rosemary essential oil:

Infusion Method (taken from this page): Boil a quart of water, turn off heat, add herbal bath bag to water, cover, then steep (let it steep at least 20 minutes for best results). Note: Do not steep the herbs in an aluminum pot.

Store in an airtight container or sealed jar.

If you like making your own herbal cleaners, check out this page full of recipes: Homemade Herbal Cleaner Recipes.

Some tips to get your abused wood furniture and items back into shape, see How To Remove Permanent Marker From Wood Table and DIY - How To Remove White Heat Stains On Wood Table, Homemade Varnish Remover and Homemade Beeswax Furniture Polish Recipes.

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