I can't sing enough praise about homemade cleaning products.. I've had several people ask me what recipes I use so I thought I would list them all here. Happy Cleaning!!
Dishwashing Detergent :
1 box Borax
1 box Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda
24 packages of unsweetened lemonade drink mix, like kool-aid. (**Note: lemonade will stain soap dispenser yellow, another option would be to use citric acid instead of lemonade)
3 cups Epsom Salt
Lemi Shine rinse aid (I found it at Super 1)
In a LARGE bowl mix all of the above ingredience will well mixed. Place in an AIR TIGHT CONTAINTER and store in a cool dry place. If the containter is not air tight the powder will harden, much like brown sugar.
Use 1 Tablespoon per load
Laundry Detergent
1/2 bar of soap (any kind you want)
1 cup of Borax
1 cup of washing soda
a big pot ( that holds more than 2 gallons)
a grater
a funnel
a long spoon
2 empty gallon jugs/containers
Grate your soap into your pot.
Fill one gallon jug and pour water into pot with grated soap. Cook until the grated soap dissolves. Add the Borax and washing soda. Bring to a boil, it will begin to thicken. Turn off the heat. Add 1 gallon of cold water. Stir well then using the funnel pour detergent into your gallon jugs. Allow to cool for 24 hours before use.
Consistency and color will vary depending on your soap & water ~ it may be lumpy and watery… kind of like a watery gel, but it works great!
Stir or shake before each use, as it will continue to gel.
Use 1/2 cup per load
Fabric Softener
6 cups HOT water
3 cups white vinegar
2 cups Suave Conditioner (any scent)
Mix conditioner & hot water well, until conditioner is dissolved completely.
Add the vinegar, and mix well.
Store in a large container {empty fabric softener container, empty large vinegar bottle, etc}
Pour into a downy ball… or use approx. 2 tbsp. in the fabric softener spot in your laundry machine… then wash!
Dryer Sheets
1 part fabric softener + 1 part water
1 plastic container with a lid
Cut 2-3 kitchen sponges in half and toss them in the softener/water mixture.
slightly wring out one sponge and throw it in the dryer as you would any other dryer sheet.
After clothes are dry find the little sponge and throw it back into the container to use again.
Glass Cleaner
1 cup Water
1/4 cup White Vinegar
2 to 3 drops Dish Soap
Empty Spray Bottle
Combine everything in the spray bottle, swish around a little to mix and you're ready to go!
All Purpose Cleaner
2 Tbsp. Distilled White Vinegar
1 Tsp. Borax
1/8 cup Dawn Dishsoap
1 cup Hot Water
Empty 16oz Spray Bottle
Pour vinegar, borax and hot water into spray bottle.
Then continue filling spray bottle with cool water.
Add Dawn Dishsoap last. Done! Don't shake this cleaner to mix, once everything is in the bottle you are good to go.
If you haven't noticed Borax is a staple in almost ALL of these recipies.
You can use it like oxyclean and it's much cheaper. I discovered this fantastic stuff in my cloth diapering days, not one of my diapers had a stain when I passed them on to one of my friends.
I hope you try some of these recipies!
I got a lot of them from The Frugal Girls. Their website is amazing!
http://thefrugalgirls.com/
Dishwashing Detergent :
1 box Borax
1 box Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda
24 packages of unsweetened lemonade drink mix, like kool-aid. (**Note: lemonade will stain soap dispenser yellow, another option would be to use citric acid instead of lemonade)
3 cups Epsom Salt
Lemi Shine rinse aid (I found it at Super 1)
In a LARGE bowl mix all of the above ingredience will well mixed. Place in an AIR TIGHT CONTAINTER and store in a cool dry place. If the containter is not air tight the powder will harden, much like brown sugar.
Use 1 Tablespoon per load
Laundry Detergent
1/2 bar of soap (any kind you want)
1 cup of Borax
1 cup of washing soda
a big pot ( that holds more than 2 gallons)
a grater
a funnel
a long spoon
2 empty gallon jugs/containers
Grate your soap into your pot.
Fill one gallon jug and pour water into pot with grated soap. Cook until the grated soap dissolves. Add the Borax and washing soda. Bring to a boil, it will begin to thicken. Turn off the heat. Add 1 gallon of cold water. Stir well then using the funnel pour detergent into your gallon jugs. Allow to cool for 24 hours before use.
Consistency and color will vary depending on your soap & water ~ it may be lumpy and watery… kind of like a watery gel, but it works great!
Stir or shake before each use, as it will continue to gel.
Use 1/2 cup per load
Fabric Softener
6 cups HOT water
3 cups white vinegar
2 cups Suave Conditioner (any scent)
Mix conditioner & hot water well, until conditioner is dissolved completely.
Add the vinegar, and mix well.
Store in a large container {empty fabric softener container, empty large vinegar bottle, etc}
Pour into a downy ball… or use approx. 2 tbsp. in the fabric softener spot in your laundry machine… then wash!
Dryer Sheets
1 part fabric softener + 1 part water
1 plastic container with a lid
Cut 2-3 kitchen sponges in half and toss them in the softener/water mixture.
slightly wring out one sponge and throw it in the dryer as you would any other dryer sheet.
After clothes are dry find the little sponge and throw it back into the container to use again.
Glass Cleaner
1 cup Water
1/4 cup White Vinegar
2 to 3 drops Dish Soap
Empty Spray Bottle
Combine everything in the spray bottle, swish around a little to mix and you're ready to go!
All Purpose Cleaner
2 Tbsp. Distilled White Vinegar
1 Tsp. Borax
1/8 cup Dawn Dishsoap
1 cup Hot Water
Empty 16oz Spray Bottle
Pour vinegar, borax and hot water into spray bottle.
Then continue filling spray bottle with cool water.
Add Dawn Dishsoap last. Done! Don't shake this cleaner to mix, once everything is in the bottle you are good to go.
If you haven't noticed Borax is a staple in almost ALL of these recipies.
You can use it like oxyclean and it's much cheaper. I discovered this fantastic stuff in my cloth diapering days, not one of my diapers had a stain when I passed them on to one of my friends.
I hope you try some of these recipies!
I got a lot of them from The Frugal Girls. Their website is amazing!
http://thefrugalgirls.com/
