Simply Home Remedies

October 7th, 2008

Homemade Linen Spray

 
Linen sprays are a wonderful way to keep your sheets and pillowcases smelling fresh between washings.
I used to use baby powder scented with various essential oils but I found that over the period of a week the powder would start to be too much on the sheets!  The linen spray does not build up at […]

By Marye Audet -- 4 comments

September 20th, 2008

I Can See Clearly Now…

 
You find yourself going green everywhere in the entire house….and yard…and garden…except..the car.  Still paying too much for all of the fluids that thirsty baby sicks down..gasoline, oil, steering fluid…
Tags: automobile, cars, cheap, cleaner, easy, ecofriendly, frugal, green, white vinegar, windshield wiper fluid

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September 3rd, 2008

WD-40 is Essential in the House

 
WD-40 and duct tape…How do people exist without these things?  Seriously.  When I was growing up I really thought that my dad could do ANYTHING as long as he had those two items, and maybe a hunk of baling wire.
I wasn’t far off and neither was my dad.  WD-40 is good stuff.
Tags: , cleaning […]

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August 27th, 2008

Get Green the Easy Way

 
A few days ago Fern sent me a link to a website and asked me what I thought.
I headed over there and I really liked it. It is called Eco Me and basically they have done all the hard stuff and put together kits, complete with essential oils, for you to create your […]

By Marye Audet -- 2 comments

August 16th, 2008

10 Uses for Baking Soda

 
Baking soda is cheap, and it is a miraculous substance really.  I buy huge boxes of it.  Anyway, here are some things you can do with baking soda:
Tags: baking soda, cleaning with baking soda, natural cleaners, uses for baking soda

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August 6th, 2008

Homemade Wood Furniture Polish:Great for Antiques

 
I admit to being a clean freak.  I love when my house is clean and it smells good.  Sometimes after I clean a room I just like to sit down and admire it for awhile!’
Right now things are chaotic and the house is not as clean as I would like.  It is a season and […]

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July 31st, 2008

The Many Faces of Hydrogen Peroxide

 
I was looking at a $9.00 bottle of non-cholrine, earth “friendly” bleach the other day and I wondered what miracle substance was in it.  Whitens? Disinfects? Cleans? Takes care of mold! WOW!
So, I turned the bottle around to see this amazing ingredient and read the following:
Tags: all purpose cleaner, homemade bleach, Hydrogen peroxide, non-chlorinated bleach, […]

By Marye Audet -- 4 comments

July 10th, 2008

Homemade Dishwasher Detergent…Sort Of

Peggy has a great post today on how dishwashers actually use less water than hand washing if you scrape rather than rinse. Dishwasher detergent is MUCH more expensive than dish soap, though, and especially so if you want to use the earth-friendly stuff.
Well here is a way to almost make your own dishwasher soap, […]

By Marye Audet -- 6 comments