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How to Make Homemade Organic Laundry Products

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Laundry detergent is another one of those products that is expensive and not necessarily the healthiest in the world (all those dyes and scents- yuk!)  Here are a few healthy and organic alternatives you can make at home. (more…)

How To Make Healthy Homemade Alternatives to Over the Counter Medicines

I, for one, hate taking commercial medicines.  After all, with all the commercials advertising class action suits stemming from the horrors of various F.D.A. approved drugs, who wants to take one of these potentially deadly products unless they have to.  Plus, they are expensive (unless of course you get them free at CVS) So, here are some homemade and healthy alternatives to over-the-counter cures. (more…)

How To Make Your Own Essential Oils

I like to scent my homemade cleaning products with my own homemade essential oils.  Essential oils can get expensive if you purchase them in store, but they are relatively easy to make with a few herbs from your garden.   (more…)

How To Make Homemade Cheap Easy Healthy (Organic) Bug Spray & Mouse Prevention

Getting rid of pests, especially in the summer, can be an expensive (and icky! prospect).  Glue mouse traps, “humane” mouse traps, those expensive ultrasonic sound machines, Off Spray, the list goes on and on.  Or, tray some easy, cheap, healthy organic natural alternatives. (more…)

How To Make Homemade Cheap Easy Healthy (Organic) Cleaning Supplies

This is part 1 of a series I’ll be doing this week on How to Make Homemade Cheap Easy Healthy alternatives to a lot of common (and unhealthy and expensive!) products we use in our homes. These are a few of my favorite “recipes” for cleaners. (more…)