"Blessing in a bottle" and more DIY cleaners

Blessing 'in a Bottle

12 oz. of White Vinegar
12 oz. of Dawn Dish soap
1 tsp. of Laundry Detergent

Window Cleaner

1 oz. of White Ammonia
4 oz. of Rubbing Alcohol
1 drop of Laundry Detergent
Fill remaining space with Water

Air & Fabric Freshener

1 oz. of Scented Fabric Softener
2 Tbs. Baking Soda
Fill remaining space with Water

This is a 'fake febreze' recipe that I love! It has the fabric softener for scent (which you can buy in so many more cents than fabreze!) and the baking soda for odor elimination. The coloring will come from whatever hue your softener contains. Again, most of this is JUST WATER, amazing how much we're spending for a few ounces of cleaner and a bottle full of water, huh?

Bleach Cleaner

2 oz of Bleach
1 tsp. Laundry detergent
Fill the remaining space with Water

The Cure-All

5 oz. of Rubbing Alcohol
3 oz. of White Vinegar
1 tsp. of Laundry Detergent
1 tsp. of White Ammonia
2 drops of Essential Oil
Fill the remaining space with Water

It's all here...with printable labels!!

http://littlemsrobinson.blogspot.ca/...-cleaning.html

A GALLON of liquid soap for the cost of one retail bottle:

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If you're like me and love foaming hand soap, here's a sodium laurel sulphate-free recipe!
I'd likely use a sandalwood or other oil to scent natural castille liquid soap.

Now...it's NOT the ingredients that make the soap foam, it's the container; so use your empty Bath & Body Works bottles! :)

Easy Homemade Foaming Hand Soap

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup Liquid unscented Castile soap
• 2/3 cup filtered water (where to get a water filter)
• 1/8 tsp essential oil (I use lavender, Thieves, peppermint, or lemon)
• Place into container: the soap and oil and mix. Add water.

Yes, I'm bored this evening, so I seem to be on a tack along the home-made trail...:)

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Powdered Laundry Soap:

• 2 cups finely grated soap (Ivory, Fels Naptha, Zote, homemade, or a combination)
• 1 cup borax
• 1 cup washing soda

Mix and store in a coffee can or what have you. Use 1-2 T per load.
Since there is no water added…it is very concentrated and you hardly use any per load!

How to refill scented plug-ins that won't send poisons into the air you breathe:

http://holycrickey.tumblr.com/post/7...scented-plugin

I love this idea!!!

Glow in the dark paint!
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After you've made all of those natural, chemical-free cleaners, take a nice, detoxifying bath! :)
I often soaked in hot epsom salt baths years ago...seems like something I should do more often in my old age!:tongue:

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White vinegar and water make a grate window cleaner and try using old newspaper instead of a cloth