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11 September
Fall essential oils blends
Autumn usually reminds me of rest, nostalgia and warm blankets. It's a time for me to spend more time at home. To make my cold evenings more pleasant, I gladly light candles or scented fireplaces at home and with a good show I wrap myself in a warm blanket.
In today's post I'll share with you my favorite oils blend for autumn, which will strengthen immunity, improve our humor or relax during an aromatic bath.
25 August
10 good series for the evening
In today's post I will share with you my favorite tv series. I hope you enjoy it. Feel good for further reading!:)
17 May
Eco cleaning - simple recipes for home cleaning products | Zero Waste
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| Eco cleaning - simple recipes for home cleaning products | Zero Waste |
Eco cleaning products are safe for
children and for us, they don’t pollute the environment and those made at home
are much cheaper than shop chemistry. In this post, I will share with you a few
recipes for basic cleaning products such as: furniture, glass or bathroom
spray.
Spray for glass:
• 400 ml of warm water
• 2 tablespoons of vinegar
• 2 tablespoons of isopropyl alcohol
• 1 tablespoon of corn starch
• 10 drops of essential oil
Preparation:
Add starch to the water. Mix. Add the rest
of the ingredients to water with starch and mix.
Usage:
Spray onto the glass surface and wipe with
a cloth or paper.
All purpose spray:
• 400 ml of warm water
• 2 tablespoons of vinegar
• 1 teaspoon of borax
• 10 drops of essential oil
Preparation:
Preparing in gloves. Add ingredients to
water and mix.
Usage:
Pour the liquid on the chosen surface and
rub with a cloth or sponge and rinse.
Furniture spray:
• 400 ml of warm water
• 3-4 tablespoons of vinegar
• 1 tablespoon of glycerine
• 10 drops of essential oil
Preparation:
Add ingredients to water and mix.
Usage:
Pour the liquid onto the selected surface
and rub with a cloth.
• 400 ml of warm water
• 2 tablespoons of Castilian soap
• 1 tablespoon of baking soda
• 10 drops of essential oil
Preparation:
Add ingredients to water and mix.
Usage:
Pour the liquid on the chosen surface and
rub with a cloth or sponge and rinse.
Drain cleaner:
• ½ glass of borax
• 2 cups of hot water
Preparation:
Preparing in gloves. Add borax to water and
mix.
Usage:
Use in gloves! Pour the mixture into the
clogged siphon. After 15 minutes, rinse with plenty of water.
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| Essential oils for cleaning |
Which essential oils to choose:
Lavender oil
Lemon oil (poisonous for cats)
Orange oil
Grapefruit oil
Rosemary oil
Peppermint oil
Eucalyptus oil
Clove oil
Tea tree oil (poisonous for cats)
These
oils have antibacterial and antiseptic properties.
Of course, you can combine oils to get an
interesting smell.
The combination of lavender with lemon and
rosemary gives a fresh, herbal scent.
A clove with orange has a beautiful
spicy scent.
Orange and lemon combined with grapefruit
have a fresh, citrus scent perfect for summer.
Mint oil with eucalyptus smells like sweet
mints.
And eucalyptus oil with lemon will bring a
breath of freshness to your home.
Although these products are ecological, we
should save our hands and clean in gloves. Ingredients such as citric acid or
borax aren’t as harmful as chlorine or chemistry contained in some cleaning
products, but can irritate the skin.
For storing these spray cleanrs, I
recommend using Ikea sprinklers (they are very cheap and durable), and if you
avoid plastic, you can use glass bottles with a narrow neck and try to match
them to the sprinklers on the means that you used.
I used atomizers after the spray from Frosh
and matched them to the apple vinegar bottles.
Xoxo,
Dorota
08 May
Eco-friendly laundry - recipe for washing powder, fabric softener, washing crystals | Zero waste
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| Eco clothing washing - recipe for washing powder, fabric softener, washing crystals | Zero waste |
In today's post, I will show you some recipes for eco washing powder, fabric softener, washing crystals and stain remover. I have used all of these products for several months and have replaced washing liquids for good. For their preparation I use easily accessible ingredients that are safer for our skin and the environment. I invite you to the rest of the post! 😉
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| Washing powder recipe Zero Waste |
Washing powder for white clothes:
Ingredients:
Borax - ½ cup
Soda ash - ½ cup
Sodium percarbonate - ½ cup
Soap flakes - 1-2 tablespoons
(you can replace them with gritty gray soap)
Preparation:
In gloves, I mix all the ingredients and pour them into the jar.
Usage:
On the bottom of the washing machine drum I pour 2 spoons of powder.
Washing powder for colorful clothes:
Ingredients:
Borax - ½ cup
Soda ash - ½ cup
Soap flakes - 1-2 tablespoons
(you can replace them with gritty gray soap)
Preparation:
In gloves, I mix all the ingredients and pour them into the jar.
Usage:
On the bottom of the washing machine drum I pour 2 spoons of powder.
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| Fabric Softener Recipe Zero Waste |
Fabric softener: (first recipe)
Ingredients:
Warm water - 200 ml
Vinegar - 800 ml
Essential oil - 20 drops
Preparation:
I pour warm water into a glass bottle, add vinegar and essential oil. I mix the ingredients.
What I like the most is the essential oil of lavender or mint. Washing then smells fresh and clean.
Usage:
I pour 4 tablespoons of liquid into the compartment for the rinsing liquid.
Fabric softener: (second recipe)
Ingredients:
Warm water - 70%
Citric acid - 30%
Essential oil - 20 drops
Preparation:
I put Citric acid in a glass bottle and pour it in warm water (I don’t use hot water to keep the bottle from breaking). I add the essential oil and shake the bottle to dissolve the acid.
Usage:
I pour 3 tablespoons of liquid into the compartment for the rinsing liquid.
Crystals for washing:
Ingredients:
Sea salt or epsom - 1 ½ cup
Baking soda - ½ cup
Essential oil - 20-30 drops
Preparation:
I mix all the ingredients and put them in a jar.
Usage:
At the bottom of the washing machine drum pour 2-3 tablespoons of crystals.
Attention! Salt and soda can have color-rinsing properties, so it's better to use crystals for bright colors of clothes.
Stain remover:
Sodium percarbonate has whitening properties.
For hand washing, add 2 spoons of percarbonate to 3 liters of water. Dip clothes with stains in solution and wash after 2 hours.
For washing in the washing machine add 2 tablespoons powder and set the washing at 40 degrees.
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| Eco clothing washing - recipe for washing powder, fabric softener, washing crystals | Zero waste |
Several tricks for eco-friendly laundry:
• You can reuse jars for making washing powder or softener, for example: a larger jar after cucumbers or bottles after juice
• If you are looking for a good stain remover without plastic, you will find stain removers in bar in the drugstores. They are very efficient and wash the stains well
• If you watn to buy cloth clips, the bamboo clips are more ecological than plastic ones
• When the weather is nice, use it and hang laundry outside
• If you take home your cloth clips after removing the laundry, they will serve you longer
What are your eco washing tricks?
xoxo,
Dorota
