Cleaning Products

Homemade Foam Handwash

December 27, 2009

I ran out of liquid soap this weekend and had to come up with a quick (yet still healthy) replacement.  With the farmer’s market closed for the season and very limited options at the health store, it was time to whip up a homemade recipe for foaming soap. I happened to have an empty foaming [...]

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Home Uses for Vinegar

December 14, 2009

Vinegar is a great cleaning product (as you may remember from previous posts on using it to wash linoleum floors, windows, cat litter boxes, etc. It is an inexpensive, versatile household cleaner and I’ve recently come across a website sharing many more uses for white distilled vinegar than I’d ever thought possible (1,001 to be [...]

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Baking Soda Money Savers

August 12, 2009

We’ve all heard of using baking soda for baking and for deodorizing but it can also be used for cleaning, heartburn relief, and more!  The best part is, because the only ingredient is Sodium Bicarbonate, baking soda is an environmentally friendly and relatively inexpensive product. I love using it when I clean the bathroom tub.  [...]

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Natural Car Cleaning Solutions

August 7, 2009

After a camping trip this past weekend (and a long lapse since the previous cleaning!), the inside of my car was in pretty bad shape. I was determined to use natural solutions for the dirt, grime, and an unpleasant smell that was beginning to waft through the vehicle. I decided to tackle my dirty windows [...]

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Homemade Cleaner for Cat Litter Box

June 14, 2009

While I love my sweet (and sometimes naughty) kitties, there are days that I just want to throw their litter box right out of the house. I’m sure that any cat owner can relate to the constant maintenance required and the difficulty in trying to keep it clean. Luckily, there’s a natural cleaner to help ensure [...]

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Cold Water Soap Nuts Users, Rejoice

April 28, 2009

Now that we’ve switched to laundry with soap nuts, we’ll never look back, but we weren’t enjoying the extra chore of boiling tea every time we needed clean clothes (I rarely use hot water for laundry, but hot water is what draws the cleansing saponins out of the soap nuts – hence the tea for [...]

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Natural Wood Cleaner & Polish

April 2, 2009

I disappeared for a few weeks, “spring cleaning”, and I’m happy to report back with a gentle and effective formula for dusting and polishing finished wood surfaces. It’s super simple too (just be sure to use quality ingredients): Cut a lemon in half, and squeeze the juice from both halves into a non-metal mixing bowl [...]

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Homemade Sink Scrub

March 1, 2009

A quick and easy alternative to chemical-based sink cleaners is simply a mix of  baking soda and salt paired with a little hot water. I found this great tip on ThriftyFun and like that I can have it stored ready to go for anytime cleaning. I added approximately 1/3 cup baking soda and 1/4 cup [...]

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My New Favorite ‘Poo

February 20, 2009

Last summer when I saw this article on NaturalNews.com I was inspired to visit my local health food store and find a good haircare line with nothing to hide. This proved to be a tall order indeed. Not only did the store carry several of the brands named in the article above, but I spent [...]

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Homemade Linoleum Cleaner

February 1, 2009

Although I love my cats dearly, I despise the mess they make with their litter box and food/water on the linoleum floor in our laundry room. I browsed the web a bit for a “greener” way to take care of the near weekly mop job that needs to take place. After today, I’ll be replacing [...]

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