Homemade Cleansers

I save my dish liquid bottles and make homemade cleansers.

Here are just a few.

Pour 20 drops of concentrated Tea Tree Oil into rinsed out dish liquid bottle and fill with tap water. Shake it and use it to clean counter tops, toilets, tubs, sinks, floors and walls. Tea Tree Oil is extremely concentrated and strong but works excellent as a deodorizer, cleanser and carries with it known anti fungal as well as antibiotic properties.

There are Tea Tree Oil oral products out in the market that also work well in the treatment of oral thrush, gum infections and toothaches. Tea Tree Oil is a natural product but keep away from children and never swallow the concentrated oil. Wash your hands after use. I’ve also used Tea Tree Oil for the treatment of lice and to prevent lice altogether and works great in the treatment of foot and nail fungus. Keep away from eyes. You can also use warm salt water as a gargle for sore throat or irritated gums and minor mouth infections. Salt also has many uses as a cleaning product for your home.

Here’s what I also keep around for cleaning and treating.

Baking soda – whitens teeth, prevents underarm smell, mild cleansing abrasive, removes laundry smells cheap deodorizer for toilet, refrigerator and carpets.
Salt – mild cleaning abrasive, oral cleanser, deodorizer, cheap
Hydrogen peroxide – oral cleanser, whitens teeth, whitens surfaces and coffee pots, whitens laundry, cheap,
Rubbing alcohol – wiping surfaces, wiping down toilet seats, door knobs and light switches, wiping down phones and computer keyboards, cheap
Epsom salts – relieves muscle pain and minor abrasions, relaxes, dries out minor skin infections and abrasions, cheap
Lemons – deodorizer, cleaner, use on counters, sinks, tubs, keep a sliced lemon in your refrigerator to keep it fresh smelling – ground coffee works well also. I always keep a little ground coffee in the back of my frig and keeps it smelling fresh. cheap
White distilled vinegar –  whitens whites, removes strong smelling odors from carpets and laundry, helps soften your clothes wash, great on glass or any surface you want shined and works excellent as a coffee pot and coffee maker cleanser, leave in a small bowl as air freshener and helps heal pimples; also great as a hair rinse along with lemons.
Ground coffee – instant coffee works well as wood polisher, keeps frig smelling fresh
Baby wipes – I pour a little cleaner of my choice and use them all over the house and we all use them in the bathroom to feel extra fresh. You can wipe down anything with a baby wipe. They still contain a form of mild soap and they’re safer on skin and surfaces than conventional cleaning wipes. You can have your little ones help with house cleaning and know it’s safe for them to handle. I get the unscented ones. I’m sure I have more kitchen tips but not tonight. I’m in the middle of a great book and I’m really tired.

Later,g