I’d love to tell you that I don’t have any experience getting permanent marker off things, but that would be a complete lie. I’ve had TOO much experience in my opinion. lol.
And I’ve heard a ton of remedies of using things like witch hazel and rubbing alcohol to get permanent marker off kids, but really, I just don’t have those things on hand and I really don’t want the toxins in my kids bodies. So, I like to use a more natural approach.
Remove Permanent Marker Safely Off Just About Anything
For kids, I just take an astringent pad and put some Lemon essential oil on it and rub the permanent marker off. Easy peasy.
For furniture and walls….
I was in the living room, my daughter totally quiet and I go to look for her (you know when the little ones are quiet, it means T-R-O-U-B-L-E!) Sure enough, I find a black Sharpie in her hand and writings all over my closet walls. Ahhh! I tried using a Mr. Clean magic eraser, but it started peeling off the paint. I remembered what I heard about Lemon essential oil and how it safely removed petrochemicals in our bodies. I thought to myself, “Well, it’s worth a shot. What other choice do I have?”
Sure enough, the Lemon began taking the permanent marker off the walls and DID NOT remove the paint. I was pretty impressed. So, I tested that theory a few more times, none by choice of course. One of which was on a plastic toy I bought off Craigslist. I watched as the lady tried to scrub it off with whatever mixture she had, to no avail. I happened to have Lemon in the car with me (never leave home without my oils!) and of course, it came off and she was amazed. I tried to play it cool, but inside I was freaking out myself. It is really COOL!
The coolest thing of all is that Lemon is seriously one of the cheapest bottles of essential oil, so you can afford to have it on hand and use it for all your cleaning. It is my go-to cleaner. I love it! But, it also has a special place in my heart because it helped my body heal of a 5 year battle with Anemia that left doctors stumped and with no cure. Love my Lemon oil!
Directions: Be sure not to try this on any cloth material, like couches or something like that. Whenever you use it, make sure to wipe it off immediately as Lemon oil dissolves petro-chemicals, so if left on there, it can discolor or damage your furniture/walls. I spray it on and wipe off immediately. No harm will come as long as you don’t let it sit on there, especially if it’s diluted with water.
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Rachel Travis says
I love essential oils, and would love to try the lemon from DoTerra. Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
hailey says
hey my mother did Do Terra and we had the lemon and we tried it and it worked so well for what we needed it for. so much comfort on knowing that i could get rid of it.
Ashley C says
I’ve heard great things about Doterra but have not tried them before
hailey says
you should really try them it is the best thing i ever did
Brandi Kerr says
I love to try new things.
RACHAEL says
always looking to try something new!
Katie K says
Lemon is my favorite scent by far!
Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
Lynn says
I am just getting into EO and don’t have Lemon yet…would love to win it.
Sky Evans says
I want to win since I love the smell.
Erica Leonard says
I can’t wait to try the lemon in a pie!
Lorina Padgett says
I never used it but am always looking for natural things to use.
Sarah L says
I want to try it for cleaning. Such a nice clean smell.
Thanks for the contest.
Janine says
How did you use lemon oil for anemia? It is amazingly powerful, isn’t it!
Thanks so much for sharing on oil me up Wednesdays at My lamp is full!
Sarah says
Yes, it is crazy how one small drop of oil can help our bodies in so many fantastic ways. 🙂 I took 3 drops of Lemon oil every morning in juice for about 6 months. I don’t know when I stopped being anemic. It was more a gradual thing where I could get my life back, not be stuck in bed all day. But, was tested 6 months later and it was gone. Talked to Dr. Hill about it and he confirmed that Lemon does wonders for anemia!
Sarah says
What brand of lemon do you use for ingestion? Maybe you can’t say that on here? I am very anemic now and the supplement I take isn’t cutting it. It’s led to some horrific muscle pain and spasms.
Sarah Titus says
Sarah, yeah, I’m not allowed to give out the brand name. You’ll want to look for a therapeutic grade essential oil for that. 🙂 Muscle pain and spasms, you need magnesium. Here’s the one I take. I take 200-300 mg/day. You put it in juice and drink it. Tastes TERRIBLE!!! But stops the muscle spasms and pain.
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Evelyn says
You wrote “to remove Lemon” in there. I think you meant “permenant marker”… 😉
Very helpful, though! Thank you!
Sarah Titus says
Thank you Evelyn…corrected it! 🙂