Surface Sanitiser 500ml Tinderbox

with clove essential oil
Enlivening pure plant aroma pleases your nose, health and home. Bring a certain pleasure to cleaning jobs that previously did not exist. Use this natural, non-toxic, mould-inhibiting and anti-bacterial concentrate to clean and deodorise surfaces of dirt and grime. Biodegradable and safe for septic and grey-water systems. Now in a glass bottle it's even better for your home and the environment.

Recommended uses: Dilute 100ml of concentrate with water to fill a 500mL spray bottle to clean surfaces (shake before use); or a splash to mop water. Always test surface integrity and don't forget to rinse or wipe surface after application. Keep out of reach of children. 250mL concentrate makes 1.25L surface spray.

Ingredients: White wine vinegar, essential oils: (lemon, lime, grapefruit, pine, mandarin, clove, eucalyptus, thyme), botanical undenatured ethanol, solubiliser (vegetable derived). Packaging: recyclable blue glass bottle with child-proof cap.

Clove Bud

The long-lived evergreen Clove tree has been cultivated in plantations for more than 2000 years and appears in historical documents of the French, Portuguese, Greeks, Romans and Chinese. Tinderbox Clove Bud essential oil is steam distilled from clove flower buds in Madagascar.

Perfume: Strong and penetrating. It has fresh, fruity top notes and deep, sweet, spicy undertones.

Blends well with: most citruses, florals including rose, clary-sage, sandalwood, ylang ylang.

Part of plant used: flower buds

Type of extraction: steam distilled

Origin of Raw Material: Madagascar, Country of Manufacture: France

Tinderbox products starring clove bud essential oil: Clove Cleaner Concentrate, Protection.

Precautions: Clove oil can cause skin and mucous membrane irritation. Use sparingly at high dilutions. Avoid during pregnancy.

Citrus limonum

The ancient Egyptians used lemon as an antidote to food poisoning. This radiant essential oil is versatile around the home for cleaning and purifying and features a quintessentially energising, uplifting citrus scent that detoxes and cleans the body of impurities.

Aroma: Top Note

Perfume: Light, tangy and true lemon. Like fresh lemon rind except richer and more concentrated.

Blends well with: lavender, rose, sandalwood, benzoin, ginger, eucalyptus, geranium, fennel, juniper, neroli and tea tree.

Part of plant used: fruit peel

Type of extraction: cold-pressed

Origin of Raw Material: Spain/Italy, Country of Manufacture: France

Precautions: Can increase photosensitivity in sunlight. Considered safe for use during pregnancy.

Backhousia citriodora

Native to south-east Queensland, this Australian grown and processed essential oil has a fresh-smelling aroma with a complex lemon scent that gives way to a smoky bush flavour. Lemon myrtle contains the highest natural source of citral and need only be used sparingly in moisturisers, shampoos, cleaners, insect repellents and culinary blends.

Aroma: A strong top note. Use sparingly to avoid overpowering.  Universally pleasant.

Perfume: Clean, sweet and uplifting yet complex lemon scent that is rich and smooth.

Blends well with: woods, spices and florals. Try cedarwood atlantica, geranium bourbon, ylang ylang, cinnamon, pimento or myrrh. Works well with Australian woods such as eucalyptus, niaouli, sandalwood and tea tree. Not suited with other citrus oils.

Indications: disinfectant, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anti-infectious, soothes hypertension. Anti-depressive, sedative, improves concentration, deodorising, flea repellent.

Part of plant used: leaves and green twigs

Type of extraction: steam distilled

Grown and Manufactured in: Australia

Also known as: sweet verbena myrtle

Also available: honey myrtle essential oil

Precautions: high in citral, a strong sensitiser. Avoid use on broken skin. Avoid use during pregnancy. Maximum dilution for topical application 1 per cent. Contraindication for diabetic medications.