NATURALLY Fresh
In a previous post, I wrote about how great our home smelled after I accidentally left a dish of baking soda with peppermint EO sitting out over the weekend. After that, I decided that I want to keep this natural…
Hand Soap Experiment
I was going through the house filling up the soap dispensers yesterday and ran out of this industrial sized Shea butter soap that I’d bought a few months ago. It was so super cheap that I had no choice but…
A Word of Caution About Vinegar and Castile Soap
Dr. Bronner’s Castile soap and vinegar can clean an entire house. They are effective, versatile, biodegradable, and non-toxic. But the sole point of this post is to emphasize that these two should not be mixed directly. This is true for…
No more spiders, please!
I’ve been wanting to try this for a while, ever since seeing it on One Good Thing By Jillee. For some reason, we have pesky little spiders finding their way into the house. I HATE SPIDERS. When we used to…
Peppermint Air Freshener
I think I may be obsessed with the smell of our home because here I am posting about it again! This time I am raving about the wonders of baking soda and essential oils. Last week I went EO shopping…
What’s that smell?
In a previous post, I talked about homemade air freshener to eliminate, not cover up, lingering odors. That method works really well for freshening up on the spot, but of course I am always looking for ways to make my life more…
DIY Dishwasher Detergent without Borax!
DIY Dishwasher Detergent without Borax! Dishwasher detergent was the last item that I just could not get right. I have tried so many different combinations of the same products and tried different recipes from others as well. For some reason…
Glass Cleaner Wipes
Our kitchen table is about 35 years old and was given to me by my mom when I bought my first home. I broke the glass top she had made for it and promptly purchased a new one to keep…
BBW Body Splash/Fine Fragrance Mist
Since moving to green cleaning, I haven’t purchased any commercial cleaning products other than dishwasher detergent. I did have a few items left to use up, including air freshener (which I have to say really does come in handy). When the…
Simple as Black and White
For the last few years, I had problems finding and sticking to a skin care regime that worked well for me. I was breaking out quite a lot IMO, they would last way too long and leave those nasty dark acne…