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title: "Good afternoon everyone!☀️ Just asking for some good leaf cleaning…"
description: "Good afternoon everyone!☀️ Just asking for some good leaf cleaning mixtures! Any that you recommend? Have worked really well for shining but also keeping pests…"
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author: "Kiara"
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# Good afternoon everyone!☀️ Just asking for some good leaf cleaning…

_Posted by Kiara on 2024-02-04_

Good afternoon everyone!☀️

Just asking for some good leaf cleaning mixtures! Any that you recommend? Have worked really well for shining but also keeping pests away? Also looking for some good liquid fertilizer just so I can get my stuff ready.

TIA💗

## 8 comments

### Tara 🪴👶🏻 commented on 2024-02-04

I use a diluted solution of neem oil to keep pests away and shine leaves. I put a capful in a large spray bottle with a drop of dish soap and shake it up. Shake before using. Neem oil is very strong. Use it sparingly. ☺️

#### Kiara replied on 2024-02-04

Thank you!!

#### Plant Father replied on 2024-02-04

i’d recommend staying away from neem oil, as many pests are immune to it from overuse. also, dish soap is much too harsh for plants, castile soap is a safer option

### Amie206 commented on 2024-02-04

I was I introduced to a product called Neem \& Gleam which does NOT smell like neem, which I dislike immensely.

I’m sure you could make your own as it’s neem oil, essential oils, distilled water and insecticidal soap. I’ve used it on my alocasia’s this winter to help ward off pests. The shop I bought it at said to treat all my plants weekly and I am just not “that” committed. They said at a minimum the Alocasia’s because pests can hide easily in the nooks and crannies. Made by Packer Plant Co

#### Kiara replied on 2024-02-04

Oh cool!! Thank you so much!! And yes neem oil does stink…very bad lmao. I hate using it but I do anyway to keep my green children healthy bahahaha. I’ll definitely look into that so I don’t have to be around a bunch of smelly stuff!

#### Amie206 replied on 2024-02-04

It smells kinda pepperminty. I was VERY surprised!

### V.curios commented on 2024-02-04

I use peppermint Castile soap

### Kiara commented on 2024-02-04

Thank you so much everyone! I’ll be trying these out! 💗

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