I love homemade products. They are cheap, better for the environment, and work just as well as the commercial products! When I saw this recipe from Live Renewed for homemade soft scrub I had to try it! Guess what? This stuff is amazing I was so surprised at how well it cleans! The hubs even walked by and said "wow thats shiny."
Ingredients:
3/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup liquid castile soap (any will do I had tea tree on hand)
1 Tablespoon water
10 to 15 drops of tea tree oil (I used less since I used tea tree soap)
Directions: Mix first 3 ingredients together, then mix in tea tree oil. Transfer into a squeezable container and clean away!
You can use this to clean sinks, tubs, toilets, and countertops and it works awesome! Happy Cleaning!
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Is the tea tree oil just used for the anti-bacterial element? Is there something else I could use in its place?
ReplyDeleteyep its just used for its anti everything element. I personally don't like the smell of tea tree oil. You can use a variety of citrus oils, rosemary, lavender, or thyme. Hope this helps!
DeleteThanks for sharing, Amy. I'll using this for my bathroom!
ReplyDeletep.s: thanks for using my icon anyway :)
Hope it works well for you! I loved all your icons it was hard to choose! Thanks for being an awesome designer!
DeleteHaha...I didn't realize at first that this recipe was for home cleaning. I was wondering what hubby thought was so shiny! Found you over at the barn hop. My post is the applesauce.
ReplyDeleteHaha thanks for stopping by! I love homemade applesauce I will have to check it out!
DeleteGreat idea! Some of my home made cleaners need a little more umph and this sounds like just the ticket!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have you link this to the Wildcrafting Wednesday blog hop!
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Hope to see you there!
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