If you don’t like the idea of a cream deodorant, there are endless variations for making sprays with added essential oils for their amazing aromas. These recipes are so ridiculously easy and you probably already have most of the ingredients in your pantry. The only other thing you may need is a small spray [...]
We covered simple deodorants using single ingredients, but maybe you want to make something a little more fancy, like a cream or a block? It’s easy enough to make either a stick deodorant which is creamy or a spritzer type which you can put in a little spray bottle. I wanted a solid deodorant [...]
There are a surprising number of cheap and simple, single ingredients that can work as deodorants. Try a few until you find the one that works for you. Before you make the switch to all-natural deodorants however, consider that your arm pits may need a make over first. Chances are your pores are horribly [...]
Have you tried natural deodorants and found the results to be somewhat underwhelming? So you want to be chemical free but you also don’t want to have B.O. Let’s face it, nobody wants to smell like the great unwashed, it’s antisocial. Here’s some good news – it might not be the products, it might [...]
Last week I was barefoot in the kitchen and walked straight into the corner of a box, mangling my baby toe in the process – the air was blue. I realised it must be broken because it was sticking out at a weird angle and it was ridiculously painful. I was in the middle [...]
Are you ready for this? Rye flour for natural shampoo. Yup. Rye. Flour. I have tried a lot of weird and wonderful alternatives to chemically-laden commercial products but I have to admit that this one takes the cake (or maybe the biscuit.) I would love to know how someone figured out that rye flour would [...]
We covered DIY washing powder in a previous blog but here is a recipe for a gel-like detergent using the same ingredients. You need more space to store this but it dissolves like a dream so there’s no chance of white spotty residue. I was expecting a gel but mine came out like frothy [...]
In most cases, natural cleaners like vinegar, bicarb and lemon juice do a great job for everyday messes but what about the seriously grimey stuff? Do you have to resort to commercial chlorine bleach? Thankfully no because there is a magic combo of natural ingredients that knocks the socks off of any toxic chemical preparation [...]
Yup, oxygen. Germs, bacteria, stains, mold and mildew don’t like it but plants, humans and pets do. So how do you go about cleaning with oxygen? Hydrogen peroxide, of course. Hydrogen peroxide is chemically known as H2O2 – in other words, water with an extra oxygen molecule. When you use it by spraying it on [...]
As we all wear our clothes against the skin, it makes sense to find natural solutions for cleaning and softening them. Washing clothes with natural alternatives is fab! I always thought that the preparation would be tedious and expensive but I was wrong on both counts. These recipes are quick, easy and cheap. You can [...]
