Homemade Lemon Dusters

One of the best things about this time of the year is that lemons are in season, so what better time to make one of our most popular recipes: Homemade Lemon Dusters. Once you’ve made and tried these fragrant dusters you’ll never use anything else. They are super effective and a delight to use.

Make them in separate small jars – they make lovely gifts – or fill a large Agee jar and use them as needed. The longer they are left brewing in the jar, the better. They smell wonderful after a week or so.

Homemade Lemon Dusters

½ cup Water
½ cup Green Goddess Premium White Vinegar
3 Large Lemons rind only
6 drops Lemon Essential Oil
6 to 8 dusters (made from old t shirts, shirts, nappies, sheets or bamboo eco wipes)

Mix the equal quantities of water and white vinegar in a bowl. Add lemon essential oil, soak your clean dusters in the bowl for a few minutes and squeeze so that they are damp.

Roll up cloths lengthwise, then roll the other way into a ball.

Place these in the jar one on top of each other, throw in pieces of lemon rind and screw on the lid. Leave for a week, then remove the rind.

Take the dusters out when you need to use them, and if they aren’t too soiled you can roll them back up and use them again. You can also redo the rind every now and then for extra scent. The smell in the room is divine.

Other options:

Use lavender sprigs instead of lemon peel and lavender essential oil instead of lemon essential oil.

Use orange peel instead of lemon peel and sweet orange essential oil instead of lemon essential oil.