I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.It’s been a two month long journey for my family to get to this point. We’ve replaced a lot of commercial products containing harmful chemicals with homemade, natural products that are good for our bodies and the environment. But […]
Homemade Deodorant – Phase Ten
Last week I made the homemade deodorant from My Healthy Green Family (link removed because blog no longer exists). I made her updated recipe without kaolin clay and I replaced the cocoa butter with shea butter, because that’s what I had. I was a little worried because shea butter is softer at room temperature, but […]
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 […]