SAVERS - CHEMICAL FREE.
Dear Students, teacher, friends...
We have a lot of time now to do essential things, and explore things we have put aside. I am having a terrific time cleaning because I am exploring my house becoming a chemical free house, I was in part, but now I am looking under my sink and I am disappointed that to save time, I have taken the "Coles" way of cleaning. Change won't happen right away because I am not throwing out what I have. I am just learning what to replace chemicals with.
Once you have got it sorted, it will be quicker, and certainly cheaper. You will have to invest in some spray bottles of various sizes, but this won't cost much in comparison with what you will save. And you may save a life by eliminating chemicals.
I don't know if you have noticed, but even the basics cost more at Coles than they did a month ago. Especially in the cleaning isle of the store. I did notice that they have Washing Soda at $4 a kilo - you only need 2/3 of a cup to make quite an excellent liquid laundry detergent, with baking soda, liquid soap and water (and a few drops of essential oil). The cheapest liquid clothes detergent you can buy now in Coles is now $2.80 (was $2.30). You should be able to make this for under a dollar.
EASY LAUNDRY DETERGENT (liquid).
2/3 Cup washing soda (available in Coles for $4 per Kilo - near the detergents at $8 per box).
3 tablespoons of bi-carb soda,
1/2 cup liquid detergent (left over from kitchen or bathroom sink)
5 cups of water
And about 9 drops of essential oil. I use eucalyptus, but you could use lemon, or lavender.
METHOD
Pour the washing soda into a bowl and slowly stir in 2 cups boiling water until the washing soda and bi carb is dissolved. Then stir in the remaining cups of water, and the liquid detergent. Decant into a large bottle. That's it. You can add essential oils, and I like to, even though I know most of it dissipates during the wash.
EASY FABRIC SOFTENER - Vinegar! Add a cup of vinegar to the final rinse. The clothes won't smell of vinegar, and if you believe they do, or if you like a fragrance, add essential oils.
Guess what. If you have children, they will love helping you make cleaning products, and they will be more enthusiastic about using what they have made.
Replacing almost every cleaner in your cupboard as far as I can tell involves only five ingredients 1. Bi-Carb, 2, vinegar, 3. hydrogen peroxide, 4. liquid soap and 5. Essential oils. (I bet you already have them). The only thing you need to know is how to mix them, and how to apply them. Everything to clean your Kitchen, to bathroom to windows, fabric, even air fresheners... everything is built around these products. Watch this space.
We have a lot of time now to do essential things, and explore things we have put aside. I am having a terrific time cleaning because I am exploring my house becoming a chemical free house, I was in part, but now I am looking under my sink and I am disappointed that to save time, I have taken the "Coles" way of cleaning. Change won't happen right away because I am not throwing out what I have. I am just learning what to replace chemicals with.
Once you have got it sorted, it will be quicker, and certainly cheaper. You will have to invest in some spray bottles of various sizes, but this won't cost much in comparison with what you will save. And you may save a life by eliminating chemicals.
EASY LAUNDRY DETERGENT (liquid).
2/3 Cup washing soda (available in Coles for $4 per Kilo - near the detergents at $8 per box).
3 tablespoons of bi-carb soda,
1/2 cup liquid detergent (left over from kitchen or bathroom sink)
5 cups of water
And about 9 drops of essential oil. I use eucalyptus, but you could use lemon, or lavender.
METHOD
Pour the washing soda into a bowl and slowly stir in 2 cups boiling water until the washing soda and bi carb is dissolved. Then stir in the remaining cups of water, and the liquid detergent. Decant into a large bottle. That's it. You can add essential oils, and I like to, even though I know most of it dissipates during the wash.
EASY FABRIC SOFTENER - Vinegar! Add a cup of vinegar to the final rinse. The clothes won't smell of vinegar, and if you believe they do, or if you like a fragrance, add essential oils.
Guess what. If you have children, they will love helping you make cleaning products, and they will be more enthusiastic about using what they have made.
Replacing almost every cleaner in your cupboard as far as I can tell involves only five ingredients 1. Bi-Carb, 2, vinegar, 3. hydrogen peroxide, 4. liquid soap and 5. Essential oils. (I bet you already have them). The only thing you need to know is how to mix them, and how to apply them. Everything to clean your Kitchen, to bathroom to windows, fabric, even air fresheners... everything is built around these products. Watch this space.
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