I love to make my own homemade cleaning products– they are not only SUPER FRUGAL, they work great and keep all those nasty toxins out of my homestead!
Scrubbing Cleanser
Fill a pint or quart size canning jar about ¾ full of baking soda (if you have heavy stains, make a 1/4 of it Borax) and use a straw or butter knife to create holes in the baking soda for essential oils. (You could also dump your baking soda/oils in, in layers– you just want to make sure that your oils get mixed into the baking soda really well–no clumps!)
Dump in around 20 drops of lavender essential oil (or tea tree, lemon, or orange–or a combo of your favorites!), put the lid on and shake well. Then use a small nail to punch about five decent sized holes in the lid; you‘ll have your own ―shaker of cleaner that contains NO chlorine or chemicals and works even better than the smelly commercial version!
I use this to scrub my stainless steel kitchen sink, bathroom sinks, and our shower with one of those old green scrubbie pads.
~Lisa
I Love Organization. I Love FREE!
CLICK HERE to grab your free copy of this “Declutter Calendar” that lines out one small task each day to tackle clutter and keep organized! So easy to implement into the daily routine and so many of these things I just wouldn’t think of until they were overdue to be done!
Enjoy!
Lisa
Frugal Homemade Dish Soap
½ C of Soap Shavings (or Soap ‘Flakes’) I use a bar of our homemade bar soap!
3 C Water
2 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar
Get out your soap pot (I keep a big old kettle/pot around for making homemade cleaning concoctions, well marked so someone doesn’t accidently use it for food prep/cooking!). Pour your water and soap shavings in and heat up to a medium temperature, slowly. Stir, and keep heating until all soap is melted, do not boil. Remove from heat, allow your mixture to cool a little and then add in your lemon juice or vinegar ( I tend to go a bit heavier on the vinegar here), stir and allow to sit in the pot until completely cooled. Pour into a plastic bottle or old dish soap bottle, shake and it’s ready to go to work!