Young Living’s proprietary Thieves® essential oil blend was inspired by the legend of four 15th-century French thieves who formulated and wore a special aromatic combination of clove, rosemary, vinegar, and other botanicals that they believed provided protection while they were stealing. French authorities recognized that there was such value in this mixture that upon the thieves’ capture, they received a more merciful punishment on condition that they divulge the ingredients in their secret formula.
Crafted in the spirit of that legendary combination, Young Living’s one-of-a-kind Thieves® essential oil blend can be found in all our Thieves® products. Featuring Clove oil, Cinnamon Bark oil, Eucalyptus Radiata oil, Rosemary oil and Lemon oil. Thieves® imparts a spicy, welcoming aroma everywhere it’s used. With the benefits of Thieves® oil, including cleaning power and an irresistibly spicy scent, Young Living’s Thieves® Household Cleaner can replace all of your harsh household cleaners with genuine, premium-grade essential oils and other naturally derived ingredients.
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Check out these Thieves® Household Cleaner tips!
There are many ways to use our Thieves Household Cleaner. Below are some of my favorites tips, posted by fellow users, that I’ve collected over the years. I hope you find them helpful.
“I dislike the chemicals in the shower sprays available in most stores. So it’s Thieves Household Cleaner to the rescue! I now dilute Thieves® cleaner (according to the glass cleaner recommendation) in a spray bottle and confidently saturate my wet shower with the solution without holding my breath and racing out of the bathroom after spraying. It really works!”– Sally DiCesare, Essential Lifestyle Mag, Vol 3, No 4
“I made a paste with baking soda, Thieves Cleaner and a few drops of Lemon EO and cleaned the yucky cooked on grime out of our ovens… worked so good, removing it all easily and ALL Chemical Free! I LOVE my Thieves Cleaner!- Angie Timpson (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“SIX day old blood. My daughter lost her tooth on the bus and had no tissues so her sleeve took the brunt of the mess!! I should have gotten pictures before I sprayed this sleeve, the Thieves started working immediately! I have used NOTHING but Thieves in my house for an entire year now. From my ceiling fans to my carpets, my dishes to my laundry… The uses for Thieves are endless!! I love knowing that my kids and even my pets are safe while I do my cleaning. It makes my heart happy!”- Ashley Wallace Beauchesne (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“I love fresh fruit and vegetables, but I find they don’t last very long in the refrigerator before they wilt. My solution? I fill a pot with a splash of Thieves® Household Cleaner, add water, and soak them for cleaning. After I shake the water out of the fruit or veggies, I bag them, put in a paper towel sprayed with my Thieves cleaner dilution, and close the bag. My fruits and veggies brighten up in color and stay fresh much longer. They seem much happier too.”– Mary Clowers-Davis, Young Living e-News, Oct 26, 2010
“I love this cleaner we put a capful in my Jacuzzi tub… You had to see what came out of those jets!! And we had been cleaning it with Jacuzzi cleaner every month since we got it thieves took out grit that was stuck”- Jeanine Gearity (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“I tried in vain to get my narrow-necked glass water bottles clean. No brush was long enough to reach the bottom and even running them through the dishwasher did not clean them completely. So I put a drop of Thieves® Household Cleaner in one with a little hot water and a teaspoon of clean sand (dry rice also works), shook it up like crazy for a minute, and the bottle sparkled like new. I love Thieves products!”– Zettelyss Amora, Young Living e-News, Jul 13, 2010
“My daughter asked me not to use the chemical shampoo soap that comes with the rug shampooer. So yesterday I used two capfuls of Thieves® Household Cleaner in a gallon of water in the shampooer. It cleaned my carpet and my house smells of no chemicals and smells so good.”– Helen Mitchell, Young Living e-News, Jul 3, 2008
“Clean my newborn puppy nursery with Thieves Household Cleaner.”- Paula Vandervoort (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“Never thought to use Thieves Household Cleaner for decalcifying my kitchen faucet. This was two years of buildup that vinegar and chemical cleaners wouldn’t touch. We were ready to replace the faucet until I saw someone post about using THC for their faucet. It’s like new and finally functioning properly again!!”- Patty Bosley Wagoner (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“Anyone here have an instant pot? You know how the ring can get stinky….not anymore!! I let mine soak in the sink with thieves cleaner and the smell is gone!!”- Ashlee Ryce (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“I started a fire in my microwave. Thieves Household Cleaner to the rescue! Plus I diffused Purification for 4 hours…all the “evidence” was gone before my husband came home!!”- Dale N’Sandy Holzerland (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“This is gross! Husband had a bloody nose while traveling. 2 hours later got home threw shirt away, HOW would I get blood out of a yellow shirt. Decided to get it out of trash use thieves cleaner undiluted! YES IT ALL CAME OUT!”- OrvandLinda Henrickson (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“…our hardwood floors in our shop that hadn’t seen the light of day in at least 50 years after we pulled out the old nasty carpeting. Took my Theives Household Cleaner to them and they looked like new in no time.”- Jennifer Janeksela (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“We bought a used camper and the vinyl awning had been rolled up wet and stored for winter. When we unrolled it in the Spring it had mold. We power washed and still couldn’t get rid of it. That’s when my husband got the Thieves cleaner out and sprayed away. 10 minutes later no mold and good as new.”- Kathy Bolda Rogge (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“A family emergency took us five hours away for four days. A load of laundry was washing when we left, and forgotten about. On the way home I dreaded the smell that would be coming from the washer when I opened it. But thanks to Thieves®, there was no smell!
Here’s my formula per load: Two capfuls of Thieves Household Cleaner and about the same amount of 35% food-grade hydrogen peroxide. If your water is harder, add a bit of baking soda.”– Lois Y. Loyek, Young Living e-News, Jun 15, 2010
“I needed to really clean my seats in the car. So I made a soft scrub with baking soda, lemon oil and thieves cleaner and what a difference…” “think I used 1/2 cup of baking soda and maybe 2 or 3 capfulls of the cleaner with 8 drops of oil. I made it into a paste. Works great. If you need to add more cleaner feel free.” “I used a wet cloth and wiped the seats down ”- Moreen Blackstock (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“I tried for 6 months to get that dog 💩 out of my carpet. Nothing store bought worked. A capful of Thieves in my carpet cleaner and it was gone! I then threw away all other cleaners and haven’t looked back. I have a bottle of Thieves cleaner in every room of my house and my classroom!”- Ashley Martin (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“I’m the only one in my house with ocd and no one respects that. So when they use my pretty pans and cook on top of spills and cooks the icky sticky stuff onto the bottom of my pans I have issues.
Last night I made a simple paste of baking soda and 1/4 capful of Thieves and rubbed in onto the pan. Let it sit for 10 minutes and then using my bare fingers, easily rubbed away the icky stick goo! Easy!”- Melissa Lepage (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“Thieves Household Cleaner took the tarnish off of these silver earrings. I dabbed it on straight and polished them with a soft cloth. No more nasty silver polish needed!!”- Janice Anderson (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“I have a housecleaning business and I’ve never found a cleaner that works as well as Thieves! This was a stainless steel stove top and a scrub made of Thieves cleaner, baking soda, castile soap, white vinegar, and lemon oil took all the baked on gunk off.”- Bethany Burkholder (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“My curling iron had a short in the wire and sparks were flying and badly burned my counter top. I sprayed it with my Thieves cleaner and let it set for about 10 min, then scrubbed with a paper towel. Worked like a charm.- Peggy Johnson (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“For ALLLLLLLLL the things! I’m most impressed with how I can use it on marble and glass (no streaks) but also spot treat my laundry! – Darlene WeirLiving (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“Our grandchild was over to visit while I was gone. My husband let him play with crayons and our two Yorkie puppies got the crayons and chewed them up. My husband tried to get the tiny bits up with the steam mop and when I arrived home I saw black and red streaks in the carpet — the steam had melted the crayons into the carpet. I used the steam mop again, but used Thieves® Household Cleaner full strength on the carpet first. I just rubbed it in and then used the steam mop. To our amazement, all of it came out!”– Diane Behrens, Essential Lifestyle Mag, Vol 4, No 1
“Used to clean my son’s soft suitcase all musty from being in storage”- Sheila Fox Tam (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“I get 4 months from a 14.4oz bottle of THCC!”- Cathy Tremain-Hicks (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“That is red fruit punch on my son’s shirt. Sprayed thieves household cleaner, let it set for a bit, blotted with a paper towel and then washed in the washing machine. Good as new!”- Sheri Stewart Murphy (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“Keep your jewelry sparkling! I use Thieves® Household cleaner, diluted, in a small jar. I put my diamond wedding ring into the solution for just a few minutes and it comes out sparkling clean! Use it on any gemstones or gold, but be careful with pearls or opals. The dilution ratio is about a fourth teaspoon cleaner to a half cup of water.”– Terry Croad, Young Living e-News, Jun 15, 2009
“Machine grease from an appliance dolly on my new carpet the day we moved in. I didn’t have a chance to clean it for 3 days after moving. Before thieves household cleaner and after using regular dilution and a toothbrush.”- Alycia Johnson (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“I have found a strange, yet very useful way to take advantage of Thieves® Household Cleaner. I keep a bottle of the very mild mixture (mixed for glass cleaning) around the house at all times for any surface cleanup. Then I tried this: I have a large dog who has a sloppy beard and chin. His face smells terrible after he eats or drinks. I simply spray some of the cleaner on a rag and give his chin a scrub and the odor is gone! Works like nothing I’ve ever found! He doesn’t mind it either!”– Samantha Whitener, Young Living e-News, Mar 9, 2009
“I live in military housing and the bathtub had years worth of grime build up 🤢 I’d tried sooo many cleaners and nothing put a dent in it. Until I started YL and got my Thieves cleaner. I did a combo of the cleaner and baking soda.”- Shannon Hodgson (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“My 3 year old had a “creative” moment with a red marker in our family room. THC removed the red ink from every surface – leather, wood, even carpet! Best part – because THC is so safe with no harsh chemicals, my little artist got to help with the clean up!”- Kendra Boehning (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“I cleaned my oven without scrubbing! !!! I mixed baking soda with THHC and lemon EO. Let sit for an hour and it just wiped off!!!”- Melissa McMahel Whitman (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“There is a lot of calcium in the tap water where I live so keeping the bathroom tiles clear of the calcium buildup is a common problem…. prior to having Thieves Household Cleaner, that is! My shower tiles still had calcium stains after my house cleaners had visited, so I gave the tiles a spray of medium dilution Thieves Cleaner and distilled water, smeared the deep cleansing scrub paste of baking soda, Thieves Cleaner and lemon EO, allowed the paste to activate for 15 mins, agitated with a non scratch scourer and rinsed. Calcium disappeared… and I didn’t see it reappear until 6 months later! Wha??? 😮 Thieves Cleaner is da bomb!!”- Vivian Adams (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“I put two tablespoons of Thieves® Household Cleaner in a spray bottle with one cup of water and keep it by the side door where we keep our running shoes. A spray into the shoes once a week keeps them smelling fresh. It is truly amazing now when I walk by that door I cannot smell feet.”– Fran Pacella, Young Living e-News, May 18, 2009
“I always add Thieves cleaner to my mop bucket with a few extra drops of Lemon EO. I never really pay attention to the water before & after. First, no bubbles that leave that sticky residue on my floor, just clean, clear water. The after pic when my ceramic tile floor wasn’t all that dirty. Clean enough I can eat off of it!” “…two capfuls. I didn’t pour in much but added 5 drops Lemon”- Karen Cofer Phillips (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“I just got my Thieves cleaner in from my ER order and I put it to good use at work. We had a customer get gum on our carpet 😳😳 Sprayed with my Thieves cleaner and a little Lemon oil and POOF!!! It’s gone! Absolutely amazing.”- Stephanie Ruh Melancon (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“I LOVE thieves cleaner! After painting our kitchen we had paint all over our wood floors. I freaked out but my husband said “relax, thieves cleaner with clean it up” doubtfully we started to clean and our floors looked beautiful after!”- Natilya Sankan (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“I was sooo skeptical of using this product on my leather couch, but I was desperate 😬 I use Thieves on EVERYTHING in my family’s home, so I figured it would work & IT DID. I’m so happy with the results “ “1 1/2 capful of Thieves & 2 cups water”- Jessica Lee Limon (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“My inside of my coffee pot before and after. I had tried at least three different cleaners trying to get it clean. A regular bottle of Thieves Cleaner with no oils added did the trick! I’m in love!”- Honorae Nelson (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“This weekend we used Thieves® Household Cleaner to wash all the wood trim on the outside of our home. We put water in a large sprayer bottle with 4–5 capfuls of the cleaner. Not only did the wood trim clean up beautifully, but it also looked like we had repainted all the trim. The best part was there were no dangerous fumes, the rags were clean and fragrant, and we tossed out the water knowing it would not harm the grass. Now we are not only clean, but green!”– Sabine Barnett, Young Living e-News, Sep 5, 2008
“Burnt my spaghetti sauce in the bottom of my instapot and used the Thieves Cleaner. Zero elbow grease needed. Wiped clean with no problem at all!”- Laura Chase (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“All I can say is WOW!!! Every single time that I try something new with the Thieves household cleaner I am just completely blown🌬away all over again! Today was laundry day and time to wash the pillows, now I know not many of you will be honest but the drooling😪stains etc. {Not mentioning who drools in this family} we’re beyond gross😷! So bad that I considered just throwing the pillows💤away☣!! However, I decided to spray them with the Thieves household cleaner and give it a shot…… A M A Z I N G”- Denita Tutwiler Wishart (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“I have use laundry detergent and shout with Clorox2 and Mean Green for years to clean my husbands work clothes… he has a very dirty job as you can see by his shirt pictured to the right…. but no longer do I use all these toxins. Now all I use is Thieves Cleaner and spray his shirt down with a cap full in the laundry…. look how clean!! I love Thieves Cleaner!”- Angie C Gilstrap (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“Thieves cleaner is amazing! Here is my comforter after my son threw up all over it, my husband used stain remover on it, washed it and dried it with regular detergent (before pic). The after picture shows what a little thieves cleaner, baking soda and water will do! Honestly, this was one of the products that sold me on Young Living!”- Jennie Mahoney Killeen (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“I have found that even my house plants can benefit from the natural benefits of Thieves® Household Cleaner. Every time I water my plants, I add a cap or two of Thieves cleaner to the plant water. They seem to be healthier and actually bloom better when I do this. I have also been able to nurse a plant back from almost dying by treating it with Thieves cleaner. Within less than two weeks my dying plant had four new blooms on it. Thank you, Thieves cleaner!”– Jilline Dodge, Young Living e-News, Jun 29, 2010
“I use Thieves for everything, it’s amazing! Here is one job I had to take a picture of! Mixed 1 cap of Thieves cleaner with 1 cup of baking soda to clean the grout on the yucky ceramic tile floors when we moved in to our house. Could not believe the difference!”- Kate Paniccia (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“This is the car mat in the third row of my van. It’s where my 4 year old and my 2 year old sit… 🤦🏼♀️ Obviously it is disgusting!! But Thieves to the rescue! 👩🏻🚒I love how amazing it cleans and how safe it is for my family!!!!”- Leslie Long (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“This is using other Thieves cleaning products. Too good not to share. Before and after of my son’s baseball jersey. Blood check, dirt check and grass stain check check …. I have an old fashion washing machine with an agitator. I used half capful (half up to fatter part) of our Thieves Laundry Soap and since I couldn’t find my Thieves dish soap I usually use to pre-treat, I dissolved a scoop of our dishwasher powder detergent in a spray bottle and pre-treated with that. I added a scoop (dishwasher powder) to the wash as well. Not bad Thieves, not bad.”- Heidi Kleyn (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“My van came back from an oil change with oily footprints and hand prints all over the inside of my van. Thieves Cleaner, lemon oil and looks like new!”- Jenny Palm-Girouard (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“So I just got my kit yesterday. After after receiving Welcome goodies from a friend this morning, I sat down to check out this post. I decided to mount it to test for myself. My golden doodle had been sick and diarrhea’d on my carpet. My everyday household cleaner couldn’t clean it. Bleach couldn’t clean it, but Thieves? Speechless!!! Bye bye chemical that are killers to my babies hello natural Thieves.”- Marilee Claus (YL Training & Education FB comment)
“Wish I had seen this a couple weeks ago!! We have iron in our water and our tub was a mess! Orange rings! I mixed up thieves cleaner and the orange came right off!!!”- Tracey Collins Ranalli (YL Training & Education FB comment)
