Maid Holistic was inspired by a growing demand for more natural cleaning methods by consumers to their cleaning ladies. Having been a maid at the Hyatt Hotel in the Author's early 20's, (a great experience she wishes all kids could have at least one week of!) She is qualified.

In addition, she recently facilitated a cleaning lady when she came home from the hospital. Deborah  got to know her pretty well in five days. The cleaning lady explained she gets $15 an hour and that a few of her upscale clients were starting to ask her to use all natural products. She did not quite know what they meant. Deborah told her fine, but up your prices to $25 an hour and give them "all natural." She asked Deborah to write a book about how that would work, and she agreed. Thus Maid Holistic was born, one of the most popular Mabel White Books ever!

Maid Holistic also offers a ton of easy to make blends and cleaning formulas of your own, to help save you money and have a higher quality product for cleaning.  These are laid out in the U.S. as well as metric system of weights and measurements.

When you take on the cleaning of a home, you have to start with the cleaning the cleaning tools.  This would be the cleaning caddy first, then vacuum, mop and air vent filters to the home. That is the start to TRUE cleaning. Using the techniques in this book, EVERY room will be a different experience and pleasure!  Because of the use of tiny amount of essential oils, and various oils in the cleaning process. 

Some ideas from the book:  Keep your used fabric softener sheets in a cute box, for many reasons! We now keep a small laundry bag near the dryer to collect them. Once the vacuum is really clean, a few drops of true Essential Oils can be dropped into the filter or on the bag, or best in a used fabric softener sheet in the bag. We do all angles. The sheets should be refreshed every cleaning thereafter. Essential Oils will keep the vacuum fresh and the home smelling nice as it is used. The air vent filters, an area we all wish would disappear, and we never see--happen to be one of the most important factors in our environment, the very air we breathe. Beyond cleaning them from microbial build up, a few drops of Essential Oils can also be dropped on a used fabric softener sheet and placed up in the filter. Air duct filters should be changed once a month, and the nice smell will last about a week in the air vents, only because occupants become desensitized. Still, guests will notice for weeks later and make comment. As customers or family members move from room to room, they should have a different experience, and will LOVE the changes in aroma they can sense.

So, a cleaning caddy is where you should store be your bag of tricks. We like the Casabella Clear Caddy sold at Amazon. It sells for under $5. A cute box for used fabric softener sheets, essential oils such as Lemon (for wood not finished with a high gloss) and diluted with a carrier oil such as fractionated coconut oil, as well as Orange Oil straight up to easily remove wax and gum (not the junk the stores sell that claim powered by orange oil) but REAL orange essential oil, as well as a little wax scraper. You can find at any candle making section of a craft store. These citrus EO's are very economical compared to paying for true commercial junk, and a little EO goes a long way. Our new EO bottles come in the beautiful aluminum bottles, with plugs, so they will stay stable in your caddy. Peppermint, Rosemary, Tea Tree and Lavender should also be in your caddy to offer a variety of scents (and germ-busting ability!) as people move from room to room. Another accessory that should be in your bag of tricks include a few disposable plastic spray bottles and pipettes to transfer your precious oils. They can be mixed with water as long as you shake well before each use. *Note essential oils cannot be in plastic sprayers for more than a day, as straight essential oils will warp plastic in a hurry. We sell them cheap enough to dispose of after a one day use. For the holiday season you may want to dap a little Cinnamon oil, Clove and Orange, or Siberian Fir Needle essential oils in the air vents to get that traditional "holiday feel" and omit the cinnamon broom.

Essential oils can also be used on non-cleaning areas to heighten the experience. The Ritz, for example, sprays their guest towels with a tad of Peppermint Essential Oil, and that is truly refreshing and different.  Not only will you be cleaning with safer and natural materials, you WILL experience it! This is an excellent gift to give to a house cleaning lady if you do not have the time to clean yourself.