Cleaning Green:{Natural Cleaning Recipes}

Getting back to basics! Grandma was right with her home remedies and holistic approach to everything from beauty treatments to cleaning the home! We are getting back to basics here! Along with creating a healthier lifestyle, we have renewed our determination to improve  the "health" of our home environment. With that said, we have started by replacing our unhealthy cleaning products with homemade, all natural cleaning solutions. Ones that Grandma would approve of!

                        What You Need:

White vinegar. Borax. Castile liquid soap.Washing soda.{not laundry soap}

Tea tree oil. Essential oil {we used lemon}.

Spray bottles.

        We choose the following for our cleaning purposes:

All-purpose disinfectant:
Mix 2 cups water, a few drops of natural soap, and 15 drops each of tea tree and lavender organic essential oil. You can spray this on all kinds of home surfaces – changing tables, cutting boards, toilets, sinks, walls, and more. Just don’t use this on glass, as it will streak. This basic cleaner is so safe and gentle.


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Window Cleaner:

¼ – ½-tablespoon liquid castile soap

3 tablespoons vinegar

2 cups water

Spray bottle

Put all the ingredients into a spray bottle, shake and use as you would a commercial brand.  The soap in this recipe is important.  It cuts the wax residue from the commercial brands you may have used.

 Source: Natural Healthy Home Cleaning Tips

All Purpose Spray Cleaner:

1-teaspoon borax

½-teaspoon washing soda

2 tablespoons vinegar

½-teaspoon castile soap

2 cups very hot tap water

Spray bottle

Combine the borax, washing soda, vinegar, and liquid castile soap in a spray bottle.  Add very hot tap water, shaking the bottle gently until the minerals have dissolved.  Spray on to the area to be cleaned and wipe with a sponge, rag, or cellulose sponge cloth.

Source: Natural Healthy Home Cleaning Tips


You can make you own bottle labels for free by visiting World Label.com where you will find
these and many more free labels and goodies! We simply wrote in the text, printed them off, cut them out, and Mod Podged the label before adhering it with a wide piece of clear packing tape over the label to the bottle.

We hope you are inspired to get back to basics!

Lets do it for Grandma!

Remember, keep it Homespun!

But the meek will inherit the land

and enjoy great peace.

Psalm 37:11

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