Category Archives for Laundry and Cleaning Recipes

Homemade Window Cleaner

Making your own homemade window cleaner is very simple and in my option it works just as well as any commercial cleaner you can buy. Just save a spray bottle or buy a new one at the dollar store and then follow the recipe below. The cleaner works really well on windows, mirrors and fixtures. […]

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Homemade Dish Soap

Do you ever wonder if you can make homemade dish soap? Yes you can. It is actually quite simple. Here are two easy dish soap recipes for you. They will leave your dishes sparkling. Homemade Dish Soap Recipe #1 2 cups of Castile soap 1 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar 1/2 cup of warm […]

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Orange De-Greaser

Orange Cleaning De-greaser Ingredients: 7-8 Orange Peels Note: Save the peels in a plastic bag till you have 7 or 8 2 cups of water Directions: Slice orange peels in strips and boil in the 2 cups of water in medium pot for 1-2 minutes or longer. Let cool and bottle it in a spray […]

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Laundry detergent

My DH is determined that we use a commercial powdered detergent for the laundry, because he likes the smell… well, I like making my own powder from a frugal recipe that I found online. I eventually got tired of him saying “we should use tide or something” to me and figured out a way to […]

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Homemade Laundry Detergent

Making your own homemade laundry detergent can be a great way to save on an ongoing basis. Here’s  recipe that a HBHW reader submitted. Be sure to also read through the comments section below. We have quite a bit of good discussion on the topic going on and there are many questions that came up […]

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