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This is a little series I am starting today - I will post advice about how to evict critters from your kitchen without using chemicals

Mice

Mice do not like peppermint.  If you a few sprigs of fresh peppermint between your cabinets, and also where you suspect them to enter your kitchen, they will be deterred.  You can also make a solution of 2 cups of water and 3 tsp of peppermint essential oil, and spray wherever you find mouse droppings.

Hint:  Mice usually stay close to walls, so that’s where you need to look for the droppings.

If you have a greasy film on your appliances, this solution will work wonders:

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of water
• 1/4 cup oil based soap (Murphy’s will do just fine)
• 10 drops of either rosemary, lavender, or even citrus essential oil

In a plastic spray bottle, combine all ingredients and shake well before you use the solution.  Then spray generously on the surfaces you wish to clean and wipe with a damp cloth.  You cuold also use a sponge to wipe.  If thgrease is difficult to wipe off, let the solution sit for a moment before you wipe it off.  Wipe everythign dry with a towe.