Hair Conditioner Apple Cider Vinegar. That’s it. Just good old ACV! I keep a bottle of Apple Cider Vinegar in my shower. I simply unscrew the bottle cap half way and squeeze The down side of this is the SERIOUS craving for hot chips when I shower. Vinegar will help […]
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Easy peasy lemon squeezey home made dishcloths! Below are patterns for knitted and crocheted cotton dishcloths. For my knitted cloths I used 10 ply cotton and 4mm needles. Abbreviations used here are: inc – increase, k2tog – knit two together, yo – yarn over Waffle Knit Cloth Large, medium, small […]
What do you mean you hate cleaning windows? It’s fun right? Here is a fast, easy, stress free, streak free solution that really works. My only thought on it was “Why did I know know about this thirty years earlier?!” Mix the following together: 1 bucket water 2 tablespoons dishwasher […]
Soap Free Laundry Powder I am not going to say this will work miracles – but I know from my experience that I have been itch free since I started making this and that Mr 8 no longer has huge swaths of eczema. As a pre-soak this will remove anything […]
Drain Unblocker Sprinkle 2/3 c Baking Soda over drain. Pour 200 ml White vinegar over Baking Soda Flush after 10 minutes Mould Remover 50g Borax 200 ml White Vinegar Combine in spray bottle Spray on mould and leave on for at least 30 minutes Wipe off Shake and Vac I love the […]
The Great Borax Debate: Is it Safe? TL:DR? – Yes Borax (Sodium borate, Borax decahydrate, Borax pentahydrate) is NOT toxic, or rather it has a low toxicity (similar to Baking Soda) meaning you would need to have a ridiculously high dose of it to do any harm. In fact measure […]
Oven Cleaner Let’s face it, cleaning the oven is no ones favourite job! So here is the easy, no chemical, no elbow grease way to do it. (Sorry I didn’t take a before photo due to embarrassment over the state of my oven! {There was this fruit cake, it […]
Bath Bombs In a bowl mix: 1 cup baking soda ¾ cup corn flour ½ cup citric acid ½ cup Epsom salts (optional) In a spray bottle mix: water essential oil food colouring (optional) Gently spray the dry ingredients a little at a time. This is a tricky and time consuming […]
Toilet Cleaner Dirty Dunny? Lousy Loo? Terrible Toilet? Here is a simple cleaner: ½ cup Citric Acid ½ cup Baking Soda Optional: 2 tablespoons of Borax Optional: A few drops of essential oil (for example Lavender) Mix your ingredients together and store in and air tight container. Add 2 tablespoons of […]