Category Archives for Laundry and Cleaning Recipes

Homemade All Purpose Cleaner

Making your own cleaning products is a lot simpler than you my think. One of my favorite ingredients for cleaning is apple cider vinegar (or just plain white in a pinch). The recipe below makes for a great all purpose cleaner. I use it in the kitchen, the bathroom, on windows and the likes. You […]

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Homemade Shampoo

Benefits of each essential oil for this shampoo: Rosemary– Hair loss preventative Thyme– Antiseptic{prevents the growth of disease-causing microorganisms} and disinfectant{destroys bacteria} Lavender–Heals skin Tea Tree–Dandruff control I was inspired to make my own shampoo after reading 1001 Natural Remedies. I took a couple of her hair shampoo recipes and came up with this. Ingredients: […]

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Homemade Carpet Cleaner

If you have kids and/or pets, carpet stains are nothing new for you. Over the years I’ve tried all sorts of different cleaning products. Here are my favorite homemade carpet cleaner recipes. One of the things I like best about these is that they do not contain a bunch of chemicals. We do a lot […]

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Homemade Glass Cleaner

One of the things I like best about my kitchen is the big mirror backsplash behind my stove. It works great and is easy to clean, but I do use glass cleaner on a daily basis on it. It’s not very expensive when you get the store brand version, but I can not stand the […]

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Homemade Drain Cleaner

Over the years we’ve spent a small fortune on drain cleaner products. I had no idea it was so easy to make homemade drain cleaner or that it worked so well. Homemade Drain Cleaner Recipe 1 box of baking soda vinegar Get a small box of baking soda and pour about half of it down […]

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Homemade Mildew Cleaner

We all have to deal with mildew of some sort in the bathroom. Instead of using a commercial product that contains plenty of harsh chemicals that aren’t good for your lungs, they one of these two homemade mildew cleaners instead. As an added bonus they are also a lot less expensive than the stuff you […]

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Homemade Fabric Softener

There is no need to spend a bunch of money at the store on regular fabric softener. All you need is a bit of baking soda and vinegar. In fact, vinegar is the perfect homemade fabric softener. Use plain white vinegar and add 1/4 cup to the final rinse of your laundry. By the time […]

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