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Getting Rid Of Winter Salt Stains

 Winter Salt Stains As we get ready for another winter storm. It is important to get ready for the eventual clean up. Now we all know that salt keeps snow from freezing to the driveway and sidewalks, but it can create devastation on your clothes and floors. Treating roads and sidewalks with salt and deicers…

6 Steps for Reducing VOC Exposure

6 Steps for Reducing VOC Exposure

Recently, we discovered our new dog is allergic to something in our home. Needless to say we have been on the hunt for anything that could be causing this issue. Since it is just the two of us, the house stays pretty clean already. We feed him natural foods, he is bathed in an oatmeal…

Homemade Fabric Softener

  Epsom salts + essential oils for fragrance are all you really need! Just take your Epsom salts, and pour them into a bowl. A 2 lb. box (a little over 4 cups). Add 40 drops essential oils. Our favorite scent for our homemade fabric softener crystals is a combination of 20 drops of Lavender…

Homemade Powdered Laundry Soap

  Why would you want to switch to natural laundry soap, you ask? Main-stream laundry detergent is packed with chemicals like sulfates, fragrances, as well as others. Many brands contain things like petroleum distillates. The fragrances in these detergents are made of a mix of unhealthy chemicals. Is this what you want on your clothes?…

Natural Window Cleaner

Mix up a bottle of natural window cleaner that won’t annoy sensitive family members the way many store-bought formulations have a tendency to. A bottle-full will only run you less than half a buck. Let’s mix it up;)