I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.If your family receives a daily paper, hopefully you are recycling it. And while that’s great, you can reduce waste and the use of natural resources by reusing some of that newspaper to replace products you would otherwise buy […]
Homemade Laundry Detergent – Phase Eight
Update: I’ve since learned that you want to avoid using soap in laundry detergent because it can cause buildup that inhibits absorption. See my Zero Waste Cleaning page for my current recommendations. Today we are going to go back to My Healthy Green Family to look at her recipe for homemade laundry detergent. Not only […]
A Squeaky Clean House, Part 2 – Phase Seven
A good rule is that when vinegar doesn’t work, use baking soda. This is why I buy vinegar by the gallon and baking soda in 13.5 lb bags. Baking soda is good at removing grease and oil. That’s why it’s in your homemade shampoo! Depending on the mess and how long it’s been there, you […]
A Squeaky Clean House, Part 1 – Phase Six
Vinegar is magic. That is all you need to know. Okay, I’ll elaborate. Vinegar is an amazing cleaning tool. If you have vinegar and water, you can clean a lot. We have horribly hard water, but with the help of vinegar, we can get even our stainless steel clean! Once, I was soaking something in […]
Homemade Dishwasher Detergent – Phase 4
Update 11/20/14: I have found that how well this homemade dishwasher detergent works totally depends on the quality of your water. However, I have tried a few different recipes, and I always come back to this one. It is super simple, extremely frugal, and it works well, especially when combined with Lemon essential oil and […]