More Frugal Friday tips!

As I work towards a more healthier and cleaner household, I will be doing a third post on cleaners. You can read my posts on Homemade Deodorant AND Detergents at their links. Today though, I want to talk about all purpose cleaning and what I have been using not only for a disinfectant but my kitchen too! I TRIED to do mostly or even 1/2 vinegar, 1/2 water, essential oil and tea tree but the vinegar was incredibly over powering and lingered! Doing some research, I realized that I only NEEDED 1/4 of a cup of vinegar (and the rest water), to 3-4 drops of tea tree oil and essential oil, and to activate the vinegar and its effectiveness, I added 2 tsp of baking soda!







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I have mentioned in my previous posts about my homemade recipes.

I am LOVING my homemade, all natural deoderant. Since I get my coconut oil at less than HALF price from ebay, this recipe is CHEAPER than ANY all natural deoderant on the market. We are talking PENNIES....The only change I will make next time is to add a touch of Tea Tree oil. I put all of the ingredients into a pint jar. It hardens, just like regular deoderant and the warmth of my fingers allows me to scoop it out. Here is what I do:

1/2 c baking soda
1/2 c cornstarch
enough melted coconut oil to make a paste
(you can also add your tea tree oil and/or essential oils, which can be found in many stores and is a natural antesceptic!)

BTW, I have a friend that has succcessfully only used baking soda and coconut oil and has had great success too!

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Pour into pint jar while it is liquid. It will eventually harden. I have been using it exclusively now for a while and have enjoyed it, greatly!

I also have done a post about Making your own laundry and dishwashing detergents!
I have more to add to it (Yippee!)

All Natural Fabric softner!
Add 1 cup of Vinegar
It is all natural and works great!

Here is another one for BOTH top Loading and front loading washing machines:

Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap- Front or top load machine- best value

4 Cups hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup Washing Soda
½ Cup Borax

- Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.

-Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.

-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)

-Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. Ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.

-Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.

-Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)

-Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)

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Another Frugal Friday tip!

I have been experimenting with making my own detergents for dishwashers and laundry. The dishwasher detergent ranges about .01 per batch. The laundry detergent is around .65-.71 per gallon, depending on how much I can get my Ivory soap for. Here is what I have for the recipes:

Recipe for Dishwasher Soap
Just as good for dishwasher and easier to store:
1 cup baking soda
1 cup borax
2-3 tablespoons unsweetened lemondade (.10 pkt)

Use about 2 tablespoons per wash, this left no residue.
Also, optional is to add 1 tbsp of vinegar to the rinse cycle.

Cost = Around a penny per load


Homemade Laundry Liquid Laundry Detergent
1 bar Ivory
½ cup washing soda (Arm and Hammer is what I found)
½ cup borax powder

~You will also need a small bucket, about 2 gallon size~

Grate the soap and put it in a sauce pan. Add 6 cups water and heat it until the soap melts. Add the washing soda and the borax and stir until it is dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour 4 cups hot water into the bucket. Now add your soap mixture and stir. Now add 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir. Let the soap sit for about 24 hours and it will gel. You use ½ cup per load.

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