In this tight economy I've had to come up with creative ways to save money just like everyone else. One pet peeve I have is buying expensive cleaning products where I can't even read the names of the ingredients on the label. There are so many invisible things we are doing to ourselves by trusting the products we buy contain safe ingredients. So we're going on a little You Tube trip in this entry to learn how a few DIY cleaning artists save money AND take control of the ingredients in the cleaners they use. I have not tried any of these recipes yet, but I did buy the ingredients and plan on trying out each one.
This first video is for organic toothpaste. Organic toothpaste can get way pricey in the stores, so here is a healthy looking alternative:
How about dishwasher soap? I feel ooky about the ones I buy in the store when they warn that they're poisonous! We wash the utensils we use to cook and eat with in poison? What if it doesn't all come off in the rinse? Borax also has a warning that it shouldn't be ingested. So I'm so not sure of the safety of this, but I know people who use borax and live to talk about it. Plus if we read what's in the detergents we already use, they're pretty nasty too.:
Here's one for home made laundry soap and fabric softener:
One last alternative fabric softener recipe:
There are tons of DIY cleaner recipes to get lost in on You Tube. I just chose these few to get started with. You can search liquid handsoaps, dish liquid, and on and on. If you try anything and love it, leave a comment and let me know or if you find another recipe that's better, let me know.
Much creative cleaning to you on your journey as a DIY Cleaning Artist!
