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03-07-2007, 07:58 AM | #91 |
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Re: Natural Cleaning Recipes
Thanks, Nici!!
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04-09-2007, 11:05 AM | #92 |
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Re: Natural Cleaning Recipes
This is awsome on clothes. My mil also has used it on her counters and other surfaces and said it worked great!!
Liquid Natural Detergent Dishwasher/Floors/Tub & Tile/Laundry * This Makes 1 Gallon 1 cup of Castile Soap 1 /3 cup of Salt 1 cup of Dissolved Borax or baking Soda (Optional) 1 cup of Vinegar (Optional) 40 drops of Grapefruit Seed Extract. ( Optional) Added boost add some papaya enzymes about 4 crushed capsules per gallon If your skin if very sensitive then just stick to the salt and Castile Soap and the Grapefruit Seed extract or experiment with it. Fill your Gallon Jug up 1/2 way with water. This can be a Gallon Jug of water you buy from the grocery store. You can pour 1/2 of the water into a bowl and reserve it. Dissolve your salt, baking soda or borax in a pan of water. Warm the water on the stove on low heat and stir until it is dissolved. Add to your gallon jug along with the Castile soap and the optional vinegar. Fill your gallon jug up the rest of the way. Add Essential oils and Grapefruit extract. Shake the gallon jug Tub and Tile Cleaner . Put your solution in a skirt bottle and use on your tub and tile, on your tile floors and in the toilet bowl. Floors : add 1/2 to one cup to your bucket of water and clean any floor except Pergo. Dishwasher - Use in your dishwasher in place of dishwashing detergent Laundry - Use in your Washing Machine in Place of Laundry Detergent Glass Top Stoves - This works well on your glass top stove. Use on your counter tops - This will produce a nice shine on your counter tops. My mil did not use the GSE and added some lemon essencial oil. I also added lemon eo also.
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04-09-2007, 09:39 PM | #93 |
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I'm not sure if this recipe is posted anywhere on here but I just started using this detergent in my dishwasher today and it works great!
1 part borax 1 part washing soda orange oil And I use vinegar in the rinse instead of the rinse stuff you buy at the store (can't remember what its called!) |
04-10-2007, 01:11 PM | #94 |
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Thanks Nici!
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05-07-2007, 09:11 PM | #95 |
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Great sticky!
Just a quick question: I have a 2 litre bottle of white vinegar here - it doesn't say it is distilled or anything - is it okay to use for cleaning purposes? I think I bought it a while ago for window cleaning but I am still trudging thru my bottle of windex (can't bear the thought financially of throwing it away) Also, when you girls have changed over to using natural products, what have you done with your old cleaners - thrown them out? Donated them? Claire |
05-07-2007, 10:11 PM | #96 |
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I threw a lot of mine out. I didn't feel good about giving them away, because I knew they were toxic. I couldn't stand to use them anymore. So I just threw them out. They probably should have been properly disposed off, in that amount, but I didn't know what else to do.
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05-07-2007, 10:55 PM | #97 | |
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07-19-2007, 01:36 PM | #100 |
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I have discovered that if you boil vinegar on the stove, and then pour the boiling vinegar over moldy tile grout, it will whiten it fast. Way better than room temp vinegar. And in the process, it cleans my tea kettle, too.
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07-19-2007, 02:03 PM | #101 |
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Good tip Natalie. I will be using that one.
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07-25-2007, 04:56 PM | #102 | |
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07-25-2007, 05:08 PM | #103 |
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It worked on my grout, but I did also use magic eraser on the tile first (soap scum), and a scrub brush on the grout afterwards.
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07-25-2007, 05:24 PM | #104 |
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I have one of those erasers and a scrub brush.
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08-13-2007, 06:16 PM | #105 |
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*THIS* is the thread that encouraged me to join this board!
Thank You SO much for the peppermint scrub recipe. I bought some peppermint scented castile soap and made the recipe, gave ds a bath, and did two loads of laundry. It smells soooooo good! It smelled so good that I made a batch for my mom and co-worker to my left. I just wanted to eat it , because it smelled so good. Decided not to, since it has borax. |
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