If you have to spray something all over the place, why not have it smell great? Lavender also has disinfectant qualities which makes the smell qood quality an investment.
Ingredients
2 tbsp white vinegar
1 tsp borax powder
¼ cup organic liquid castille soap
10 drops organic lavender essential oil
5 drops organic lemon essential oil or 1 tsp lemon juice
Mix the white vinegar and the borax together in a 16-ounce bottle. Fill the bottle ¾ full with hot purified water. Shake well until the borax is dissolved. Add the liquid castille soap and the essential oils to the solution and shake well. Use as you would any other all-purpose cleaner.
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5/30/13
Dishwasher Detergent and Dishes Rinse
Notice how much the same few ingredients keep coming up? Isn't it neat? Here's your automatic dishwasher detergent. And yes, it is septic safe.
Ingredients
1 cup Washing soda
1 cup Borax
1/4 cup Kosher salt (reduces the effects of hard water)
1/4 cup citric acid (or fruit fresh or 2 lemonade flavored unsweetened powdered drink mix packets)
low-sudsing dishwashing liquid soap
white vinegar
Add 2 tablespoons of this mixture to your dishwasher detergent compartment along with 3 drops of dish washing liquid. Splash 1/2 to 1 cup of white vinegar into the bottom of the dishwasher or n the rinse cup and start the machine.
Ingredients
1 cup Washing soda
1 cup Borax
1/4 cup Kosher salt (reduces the effects of hard water)
1/4 cup citric acid (or fruit fresh or 2 lemonade flavored unsweetened powdered drink mix packets)
low-sudsing dishwashing liquid soap
white vinegar
Add 2 tablespoons of this mixture to your dishwasher detergent compartment along with 3 drops of dish washing liquid. Splash 1/2 to 1 cup of white vinegar into the bottom of the dishwasher or n the rinse cup and start the machine.
Tea Tree Soft Scrub
If you have to scour something, it's handy to have some soft scrub around- minus the bleach and the breathing hazards. Here's how to make it without any of those issues..
Ingredients
3/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup liquid castile soap
1 tablespoon water
15 drops of tea tree oil
Mix first 3 ingredients together, then mix in tea tree oil. Transfer into a squeezable container and clean away!
Ingredients
3/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup liquid castile soap
1 tablespoon water
15 drops of tea tree oil
Mix first 3 ingredients together, then mix in tea tree oil. Transfer into a squeezable container and clean away!
4/14/13
Dishwashing Soap
Since I have skin allergies, I have to be really choosy about what goes on or near my hands. By choosing the ingredients in this dish soap, I can guarantee that my skin won't dry up around my cuticles and crack after doing dishes.
Ingredients:
4 cups boiling water
1/2 cup grated castile soap (or low sudsing homemade soap)
1/2 tablespoon vegetable glycerine
1 tablespoon vinegar
10-20 drops of tea tree oil
In a bowl add the shredded bar of soap, glycerine, and vinegar. Then pour boiling water over mixture and stir/whisk until everything is well blended and has dissolved. Let mixture cool on the counter stirring occasionally for at least 8 hours. After it cools add tea tree oil (since its an anti-bacterial, anti-fugal, and anti-microbial). Transfer into an old dish soap container or a cute oil dispenser container.
Ingredients:
4 cups boiling water
1/2 cup grated castile soap (or low sudsing homemade soap)
1/2 tablespoon vegetable glycerine
1 tablespoon vinegar
10-20 drops of tea tree oil
In a bowl add the shredded bar of soap, glycerine, and vinegar. Then pour boiling water over mixture and stir/whisk until everything is well blended and has dissolved. Let mixture cool on the counter stirring occasionally for at least 8 hours. After it cools add tea tree oil (since its an anti-bacterial, anti-fugal, and anti-microbial). Transfer into an old dish soap container or a cute oil dispenser container.
4/6/13
Liquified Soap
Typically I buy hand soap 4 bottles at a time once a year... For their bottle, of course. This is because I make my own liquid hand soap out of soap that I've made or a soap that I trust. Here's how you do it:
Ingredients:
8 oz. bar of soap, grated finely
2 Tablespoons glycerine
1 gallon distilled water, hot
Add the soap to the water and cook over a low heat until well mixed. If you need to whisk it, remove from heat first. Allow to cool. Refill your old soap bottles and still have a reserve for refills.
***If you want a antimicrobial hand soap, add 6 drops of tea tree oil to each soap container.
Ingredients:
8 oz. bar of soap, grated finely
2 Tablespoons glycerine
1 gallon distilled water, hot
Add the soap to the water and cook over a low heat until well mixed. If you need to whisk it, remove from heat first. Allow to cool. Refill your old soap bottles and still have a reserve for refills.
***If you want a antimicrobial hand soap, add 6 drops of tea tree oil to each soap container.
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