Dishsoap

Dishwasher Soap

• Buy it instead Tropical Traditions 

Laundry Soap

•       Soap Nuts

Ingredients {Washes 42 – 62 Loads} from:  www.mommypotomus.com

• 6 cups washing soda (where to buy washing soda, how to make your own)
• Three bars of 4.5 – 5 ounce soap, finely grated (One made with coconut oil works best. Here’s how to make it, here’s where to buy it, and here’s another brand that also works well))
• lemon essential oil, optional (where to buy lemon essential oil)
• To Make:
  1. Cut soap into small chunks. Add to the food processor along with the washing soda.
  2. Blend until you have a fine powder. You may want to lay a dish towel over the top of your food processor to prevent a fine mist of powder from floating into the air. Also, let it settle a bit before opening the container or the powder will float onto your kitchen counter!
  3. Pour into a clean container (keep the essential oil next to the jar and add 5 drops with each load)

  To Use: 

  These instructions are for a top loader. I don’t have any experience with front loaders, sorry!

  1. Add 2-3 tablespoons laundry detergent per load ( If you are washing in cold water, dissolve it in hot water before adding it in. I prefer to start each load with a little hot water to dissolve and then put  my laundry in)
  2. If desired, add about five drops of lemon essential oil as a degreaser
  3. If washing whites, add a scoop of Oxiclean or pour 1/2 cup peroxide in the bleach compartment
  4. Add 1/2 cup vinegar to a Downy ball or the fabric softener compartment
  5. For extra fabric softening goodness and a shorter drying time, toss some felted wool dryer balls in the dryer with your clothes.

Multipurpose Cleaner

• Uses for Oil of Oregano
• Buy it instead Oil of Oregano
• Make it Oil of Oregano (Heather gives great info on the benefits of oil of oregano vs. bleach for disinfecting, then gives a recipe for a muti cleaner so USE Oregano Oil for that instead of the other for great disinfecting POWER!  To order Oil of Oregano to go Young Living)

Air Fresheners

• Green Indoor Plants
• Buy  it instead Tea Light Candles 
• Buy it instead Salt Lamp

Glass Cleaner

Oven Cleaner:  From www.wellnessmama.com All I have to do to get a shining oven is spray the whole oven down with a water bottle so that it is damp, and pour on a thick layer or baking soda, especially on the bottom, until there is about 1/4 inch layer of baking soda paste on the bottom. If any of the baking soda is still dry, I mist it with the water bottle.

Then, I walk away, and leave the baking soda there for a few hours (with the oven off, unless you want to see some amateur special effects… I don’t recommend this!) After a few hours I simply wipe up the paste with a cloth and all the grime comes with it. For really baked on grime, this may take a couple applications, but it always works and it is 100% natural!