Essential oils are becoming popular for use in home cleaning agents, and their claimed capabilities may or may not be pseudoscience. How could they be tested for their cleaning qualities in a scientific manner?(1 point) Responses combine or switch them with other cleaning products and see if users notice a difference combine or switch them with other cleaning products and see if users notice a difference analyze their ability to destroy bacterial strains in comparison to other cleaning products analyze their ability to destroy bacterial strains in comparison to other cleaning products survey numerous users about their personal use, experience, and findings survey numerous users about their personal use, experience, and findings use them to clean a bathroom and decide if the bathroom looks and smells clean or not

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The most scientifically rigorous approach out of the options provided would be to:

analyze their ability to destroy bacterial strains in comparison to other cleaning products.

This method allows for objective measurement and comparison of the cleaning efficacy of essential oils against standard cleaning agents in a controlled environment, providing concrete data on their cleaning properties.