Homemade Laundry Detergent. Something I’ve seen on the internet and wanted to try is homemade laundry soap.
There are lots of ‘recipes’ for this online, but I wanted a powder (for easier storage) and I have a high efficiency washing machine, so I needed something compatible with that. How to Make Homemade Chapstick (!) My new e-booklet is just out: Simple Handcrafted Body Care.
Make your own Natural Beeswax Products. A note from one of our customers: Beeswax is a byproduct of honey production.
It makes wonderful lip balms, hand lotions, hand creams, moisturizers, in cosmetics, wood finishes, waxes, leather polishes; waterproofing products, and dental molds. It is impervious to water and unaffected by mildew. It has a melting point of 143 to 148 degrees F. and should only be heated using a double boiler as it is flammable when subjected to fire and flames. It is pliable at 100 degrees F. Beeswax is produced by the (female) worker honeybees. Bees use propolis ( derived from resins and essential oils from local plants and pine trees ) to "glue" together the wooden frames in their hive, and that must be scraped off so the frames can be separated.
If you wonder why beeswax is so expensive, consider this: It has been estimated that bees must fly 150,000 miles to produce one pound of wax. Moisturing Vitamin E Cream. How to Clean Your Dishwasher.
Homemade Fabric Softener Crystals Recipe { 2 Simple Ingredients!} Did you know you can make your own Homemade Fabric Softener Crystals like the ones Purex makes?
All you need is 2 ingredients too – Epsom salts and your favorite essential oils. If you have ever used those fabric softener crystals in the store you will know one little container of these will cost you upwards of $5.00-$6.00 depending on the size. My own homemade laundry recipe costs around $20 for a year of detergent and one of the ingredients I use is the Purex crytals. The Purex Crystals in the recipe is the most expensive ingredient, so I attempted to make my own fabric softener crystals recipe to save money. And I was able to save $4.12 off the recipe. First I turned over a container of Purex crystals to read what was inside of them. Sodium Chloride, PEG Distearate, Bentonite, Sodium Silicate, Fragrance, Silica, Liquitint Red ST, Liquitint Blue HP. Okay – so Sodium Chloride is salt. Epsom salts + essential oils for fragrance are all you really need! {free printables} Looking for the perfect cleaning resource?
Check out my book, The Organically Clean Home! Clean Mama everyday life. simplified. Burt's Bees Lip Balm Homemade DIY Copycat Recipe. I absolutely LOVE Burt’s Bees Lip Balm and I recreated the perfect copycat recipe from scratch!
History of Lip Balms Our ancestors didn’t have the luxury of owning many beauty products. From what I have researched it looks like when they got chapped lips they used goose or duck fat, vaseline, and in a pioneer memoir there was even mention of someone using ear wax (ewww!). Chapstick itself wasn’t invented until the early 1880’s by Dr. Easy Two-Ingredient DIY Lip Gloss - A Pumpkin And A Princess. Cleaning With Castile Soap – 11 Simple Recipes. I’ve shared a free printable for Cleaning With Baking Soda, a free printable for Cleaning With Vinegar, a free printable for cleaning with Borax , a free printable for cleaning with lemons and today I have 11 simple cleaning recipes that use castile soap.
Castile soap is an all natural, vegetable based product made primarily of coconut and olive oils. My favorite is brand is Dr. Bronner’s and I love the citrus version. It smells fresh and citrus-y. It also comes in unscented, almond, lavender tea tree and many other scents. Grab the FREE printable here and if you prefer black + white go here to grab that version. Wendyl Nissen's "No Nasty Chemicals" Philosophy. Older Wendyl Nissen's "No Nasty Chemicals" Philosophy by Alexa Hotz Issue 92 · Happier at Home · October 1, 2013 Newer Issue 92 · Happier at Home · October 1, 2013 Share on email When we're not decanting our own cleaning concoctions into glass jars, we're on the search for the most safe-to-use, effective, and sweet smelling cleaning products out there.
Add this to the list: Wendyl Nissen's Green Goddess line of solutions that are simple in structure (castile soap, baking soda, essential oils) and humble in packaging. DIY Organic Liquid Hand Soap. The older I get, the more conscious I am about making my home chemical-free.
One of the ways I do this is by choosing soaps, shampoos and cleaners that use all natural ingredients. I love almost everything that Seventh Generation makes as well as Dr. Bronner and am very excited to try Jessica Alba’s new products from The Honest Company. DIY cheap & easy body scrub eat, knit & diy. This is the scrub I use all year long!
In the winter, it helps combat dry skin, and in the summer I use it before shaving for extra smooth skin. It also combats razor burn on your bikini line.