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Saturday, October 2, 2010

Clean House, Clean Planet Recipes

Natural, homemade cleaners, as recommended by Karen Logan:

Earth Scrub
16(or 22) oz bottle:
Mix 1 2/3 (2) cups  baking soda with 1/2 cup Dr. Bronner's in a bowl. 
Add 1/2 (2/3) cup of water. 
Add 2 Tbsp vinegar.
Stir until the lumps are gone.  If it pours into the bottle easily, it is the right consistancy - if not, add a little more water. 
Shake well before using.

Use for tub, sink, toilet, garbage cans. 
Can be used to deckscrub linolium floor - squirt on floor and scrub.  Let sit and then scrub again.  Dry wipe with towels.  Spray with vinegar and wipe/mop again.

Earth Shaker: Kitchen Cleanser
Fill Shaker 1/2 full with baking soda
Add 15-20 drops essential oil and stir
Fill shaker to the top with baking soda
Put top on and shake

Bubble Juice:
1 1/2 cups water
3 Tbsp or more dishsoap

Sleep it Off: Oven Cleaner
Mix 1/4 cup salt and 3/4 cup baking soda in a bowl and put into a shaker bottle.
Spray Sal Sud's spray in oven and then shake soda/salt mixture on.
Spray again with Sal Sud's spray.
Make a paste with soda/salt mix and 1/4 cup water and spread on sides/top of oven.
Let sit over night.
Scrape or scrub off and wipe down with Sal Sud's spray. 
Spray with vinegar to dissolve residue.

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Sal Sud's Spray: from Dr. Bronner website
Fill 1 quart spray bottle nearly to the top with water
Add 1 Tbsp Sal Sud's