The name brand is expensive but this is an inexpensive alternative and less harmful to your clothes than bleach!
Author: TishT
Found via Google in reply to a request. Rinse agent is the blue liquid you add to your dishwasher once a month. Jet-dry is the most popular brand but Cascade also makes one.
Author: Evamyth
Make and share this Grandpa's Antacid Relief recipe from Food.com.
Author: The Daycare Lady
Make and share this Grandma's Homemade Bleach recipe from Food.com.
Author: The Daycare Lady
This recipe comes from a book by Jerry Baker and is his favorite for spray starching. I've not tried this one yet but will soon. There are several ways to make your own laundry starch, but they all include...
Author: txgammi
Make and share this Vanilla Room Spray Recipe recipe from Food.com.
Author: JustaQT
I know people love their roses. If you have some you may want to try this home brew. From Woman's Day 4/20/99
Author: Charlotte J
This will make your house smell wonderful without breaking the bank or exposing your family and pets to harmful chemicals. And you probably have the ingredients on-hand. Use whatever essential oils you...
Author: Prose
Like many people, I've tried for years to develop a cheap, natural recipe for dishwasher detergent that really works. This recipe, combined with my Homemade Jet Dry Rinse, comes close in performance to...
Author: Deb in TX
Make and share this Odor-be-gone Pet Urine Remover recipe from Food.com.
Author: txgammi
I love Jerry Baker's helpful tips and household recipes, and here's another from his book. Dirty white socks will come clean as a whistle if you try this:
Author: txgammi
Tea tree oil and thyme essential oils are antiseptic, antifungal, antiviral and are great for use in the home. As the testers pointed out, it's perfectly fine and effective if you use other essential oils...
Author: byZula
This simple formula will get your upholstered furniture clean quickly, gently, and for a fraction of the price you'd pay for a store-bought upholstery shampoo. From a book by Jerry Baker.
Author: txgammi
This cleanser is so simple. You probably already have the main ingredient in you cupboard. It leaves your sink and your pots sparkling clean without the use of harsh chemicals or perfumes.
Author: Dreamer in Ontario
I like the recipe cause it is simple to make, and the kids love the smell, got the recipe from a Martha Stewart show.
Author: Anna P.
Once you try this - you will never clean your windows with a different solution - I promise! This "recipe" comes from "Mary Ellen's Best of Helpful Hints" fast-easy-fun ways of solving household problems....
Author: ukichix
This came from Karen Logan's "Clean House, Clean Planet". I mixed up a batch to try it one day and haven't used commercial all-purpose cleaners since. Good essential oil combos are tea tree and peppermint,...
Author: SaraStar
Make and share this Homemade Bleach Alternative(All Natural) recipe from Food.com.
Author: strangelittlebeast
Once in a while it seems we /must/ bite the bullet and actually use a '-cide'. While we seem to be able to usually manage household and plant pests with care and nature's remedies, after bringing home...
Author: SeaDawn
by Carol Martino This mixture is non-toxic and it will not harm any animal, but will succeed in keeping them away. This probably will not work for birds (birds do not have a sense of smell.) Recommended...
Author: drhousespcatcher
Place these homemade rocks in a bowl or dish to scent your room. This is a nice alternative to potpourri! Recipe from www.make-stuff.com I dusted my scented rocks with some cocoa powder and they look so...
Author: Charishma_Ramchanda
Make and share this Vasili's White Oil Spray recipe from Food.com.
Author: Missy Wombat
Enjoy the fragrance and scrub away at those pots and pans! This will lift your spirits while washing the dishes! Not suited for automatic dishwashers. Thank you, Auntie Karen(Chef Yogi) for this recipe...
Author: Charishma_Ramchanda
This natural sedative will help you relax and drift off into a deep and restful sleep. Enjoy my favourite pillow recipe! This is from the book 'Spa' Glow Guide: Simple steps for health and well being by...
Author: Charishma_Ramchanda
Jerry Baker's books have the most amazing household tips and helpful hints. Here's another good one! If you can't get to a blood stain right away and it's had a chance to make itself at home, hydrogen...
Author: txgammi
Now how come no one mentioned this snazzy little trick in high school chemistry all those years ago?
Author: Missy Wombat
This stuff is wonderful! Very economical and perfect for people with sensitive skin/allergies or those who wish to "go green," and it really works! Soap flakes are often available at craft stores. Use...
Author: Prose
Organic food can get a little pricey if you are on a budget, but you can still eliminate a good bit of the harmful stuff from your fruits and veggies with this soak. It is from the book 'Spa - Glow Guide...
Author: Charishma_Ramchanda
Great for all purpose cleaning, including (but not limited to) the shower, glasses, and dishes. Works very well on stainless steel. Inexpensive and no chemicals.
Author: one_of_t2
Who need harsh chemicals? Not me! And my tub has never been so white! From Vegetarian Times magazine
Author: Prose
Make and share this Shampoo for Head Lice recipe from Food.com.
Author: The Daycare Lady
Make and share this Hard Water Laundry Detergent recipe from Food.com.
Author: JustaQT
This will help take care of those fruit flies that gather around the stuff you have to take out to the compost pile or those bananas you haven't gotten around to baking with yet. The photo I posted (the...
Author: anonymous23
I love stupid, easy household tricks! I found that after using this method, the dust seems to settle and not fly around once disturbed....which makes clean up a snap!
Author: Abby Girl
Found this online after my kids were coloring with a permanent marker and it bled through onto my new kitchen table. Worked wonders! I have used this since with the same results after my 1 yr. old marked...
Author: Elaniemay
This is the perfect paint for furniture and interior walls, especially for those that want to avoid chemical fumes in their home. Though I found this in "The Natural Formula Book for Home and Yard" by...
Author: dogsandwoods
I'm afraid that I'm not really good at starting fires in the fireplace. And, since it will be fireplace season soon, I thought that I would post this little tip here. I read about this somewhere online...
Author: lazyme
We had random mold spots in the shower on and off forever until I finally found a way to eliminate it forever. Once a week, and no more mold, forever!. Here is a list of the once opened and never used...
Author: OneEyeJack
Over time, cedar chests and closets lose their awesome cedar smell. Also, the cedarwood becomes dry. This solution revitalises cedar wood and brings back that lovely cedar smell. This recipe is from the...
Author: Charishma_Ramchanda
Make and share this Squeaky Door Hinge Be Gone! recipe from Food.com.
Author: UmmBinat
I have large leafy plants that can get really dusty. I use this solution every 4 - 5 months to keep them clean. The computer does not recognize "part" so I have used tsp.
Author: Abby Girl
This cleaner is great. I use it for everything. Laundry (1/2 cup per load) Dishes (a squirt in the sink) Dishwashers (in the prewash only)Bathroom. It is a combination of many recipies for laundry soap...
Author: Sully7
A natural antibacterial cleanser that helps you clean your home without hurting the planet. The aroma of the essential oils makes the cleaning experience a pleasure. (Use only essential oils.)
Author: byZula
This mixture is just as good if not better then those little packets you get when you buy cut flower. Add this to you home grown cut flowers to enjoy indoors.
Author: Rita1652
I took ideas from a couple of recipes and made my own. This would be good for any scrubbing surface, yet avoids all the nasty chemicals in store bought cleansers (Comet makes me sick!) Scrub gently on...
Author: WI Cheesehead
I had received this recipe years ago from WestminsterLace as their "trusted recipe" for spotless linens, cottons and cotton blends. They proffered lace-touched clothing, lingerie, linens, beddings, antique...
Author: gailanng
Found this on a MYO cleaners website and love how cheap it is to make! It's so easy to make, too! I keep mine in a quart sized jar and it takes up so little room on my shelf.
Author: Jellyqueen
I will never be a domestic goddess, I like cooking but I hate ironing!! Spraying this on the pieces to be ironed makes that dreadful task a bit more bearable! The classic fragrance for this is lavender,...
Author: PetsRus