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Before and After Homemade Soft Scrub

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Apr 23, 2012 | Everything Else, Tips and Tricks | Tags: , ,

I’m sure it’s entirely illegal to refer to this stuff as soft scrub, but I can’t seem to come up with anything better to call it and it still be identifiable to people.  Any suggestions?

I’ve been wanting to post a before and after picture of my homemade soft scrub since doing my post with an extensive list of homemade cleaner recipes.  So, here it is.  My white sink, which shows dirt the second it starts to accumulate, gets nice and clean with this stuff, and I love the fresh scent of the peppermint liquid castile soap that I use–so much better than the harsh chemical smell of the commercial stuff.

I also wanted to show you how I’ve been packaging my toilet bowl cleaner.  I mix the baking soda and tea tree oil and keep it in a labeled jar under the bathroom sink.  When I’m ready to clean the toilets, I just sprinkle some of this stuff in, add a little vinegar and do a quick brush around with the toilet brush.

When I notice that my toilets are getting that musty, yucky smell that comes with the territory of having five boys who rarely pay attention to what they’re doing at the toilet, I spray it down with my all purpose cleaner, sprinkle the baking soda and vinegar in the bowl, then let it all sit for a few minutes.  I come back, wipe everything down with a paper towel, and voila!  The odors are absorbed, and all without the use of any chemicals!  Essential tea tree oil is a natural disinfectant and helps to leave a nice, fresh scent.  You could easily add it to the all purpose cleaner too, to give it a fresh scent and help eliminate bacteria.  To learn more about the benefits of tea tree oil, check out this article.

Check out my previous post for a list of the printable cleaner recipes and happy cleaning!




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Homemade Cleaner Recipes

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Mar 30, 2012 | Everything Else, Pinteresting Finds, Printable Recipes, Topics | Tags: , , , , ,

Homemade cleaners--add the recipe to the outside of your bottle and they will always be there when you are ready to make more!

A few months ago, I would’ve called you crazy if you told me that three months from now, I’d be making all my own cleaners.  But, here we are, a few months later, and I’m making my own hand soap, laundry detergent, fabric softener, soft scrub, all-purpose cleaner, oven cleaner, window cleaner, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, body wash and toilet bowl cleaner–and I don’t ever plan to go back!

If you get on Pinterest these days, homemade cleaner recipes are a dime a dozen.  But, most of the work involved in the transition to homemade cleaners for me was the research that went into collecting recipes for different cleaners and the trial and error of testing them and figuring what worked best.  Since I’ve done all that work now, I thought, why not go ahead and share them with all of you?  Maybe I can take the guess work out of it for you and make it even easier for you to make the switch.  

So, I will do a list of cleaners and detergent recipes in this post, tested and approved by yours truly.  For those of you who know my cleaning habits, that may not give you much assurance.  I don’t keep a spic and span house, and you would never want to eat food off my floor, but I do have a decent standard of cleanliness.  Mostly, I don’t like to spend a lot of time cleaning, so when I do, I want my cleaners to work well and make my job easier.  All these recipes fit this bill.  As well, I’ve made sure these recipes are as all-natural as possible, that the base ingredients overlap as much as possible, and that the ingredients are as easily accessible as possible–this way, these recipes are good for the environment, your family, your time, and your budget!

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