Did you know vinegar could possibly be 

the last household cleaner you’ll ever 

need?

1. Make all purpose cleaners by pouring with equal parts into a spray bottle
2. Clean dirt off your computer and mouse with a little vinegar and a q tip
3. Clean your drains with vinegar and baking soda
4. Wipe away mildew
5. Clean and polish chrome and stainless steel
6. Use as a fruit wash-rinses away germs
7. Erase ballpoint-pen marks
8. Erase crayon marks from clothes
9. Remove stickers and price tags
10. Disinfect cutting boards
11. Restore wood paneling
12. Remove carpet stains
13. Keep car windows frost free
14. Remove candle wax
15. Conceal scratches in wood furniture
16. Get rid of water lines on furniture
17. Freshen your kitchen
18. Trap fruit flies by placing some in a small bowl
19. Wash out your washing machine and dishwasher with 1/2 cup
20. Wash away mildew from your shower curtain
21. Put the sparkle back in your china
22. Remove mineral deposits from shower heads
23. Whiten your grout
24. Clean a coffee maker
25. Remove stains from pots and pans
26. Help bruises heal faster by applying a little vinegar
27. Sooth a soar throat by gargling 1 Tb of apple cider vinegar with 1 tsp of salt
28. Soften your cuticles
29. Clean your toothbrushes
30. Erase scorch marks
31. Unset old stains
32. Soak out blood stains
33. Keep cut fresh flowers fresh
34. Revive your paintbrushes
35. Kill weeds in the yard
36. Peel off wallpaper
37. Clean cloths and sponges
38. Keep unwelcome guest out of the garden
39. Clean counter tops
40. Clean and freshen the smell of the refrigerator
41. Clean and disinfect baby toys
42. Get rid of stubborn bathtub residue
43. Spray vinegar along doorways to keep ants away
44. Treat stained Tupperware stains with vinegar
45. Shine porcelain sinks
46. Pamper your skin by blotting it on with a cotton ball
47. Treat a bee sting by pouring some undistilled vinegar on it
48. Relieve sunburn by lightly rubbing it with vinegar
49. Boil better eggs by adding 2 TB vinegar to the water – keeps them from cracking
50. Make fluffier pancakes by adding 2 TB of vinegar

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ALL NATURAL GARDEN BUG SPRAY: 

Mix 1 gallon of water with 2 tablespoons of neem, and ½ teaspoon each rosemary and lavender essential oils (I used organic version of all the oils). You can also add a couple of tablespoons of phosphate-free liquid dishwashing soap. Mix thoroughly and pour into a spray bottle. Spray over every part of your plants, mixing frequently to keep the oils and water from separating.

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Why we Use Aloe Vera  When we Make Our Cold Processed Soaps

What is Aloe Vera?

Aloe Vera, also known as Cape Aloe, is a succulent, short-stemmed plant with thick leaves that look like a Cactus plant. Aloe Vera has been used for hundreds of years for its medicinal benefits, and modern research is now verifying many of its healing properties. The secret of its magic lies in its high concentration of nutrients and vital substances that include water, vitamins (A, B, C, and E), more than 20 minerals, Fatty Acids, Salicylic Acid, Lignin, Saponins and Amino Acids.

What are the Benefits of Aloe Vera?
Studies have shown that Aloe Vera can effectively treat a wide range of ailments. When used externally, it is very effective at treating insect bites, acne, sunburns, rashes, scars, blemishes, sores, eczema, psoriasis and other skin infections.


Aloe Vera has been used for centuries due to the beneficial effect it has on the skin,
Aloe Vera is used all over the world for skin care and has been scientifically proven for its benefits:
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• Helps maintain natural moisture of the skin.
• Improves the suppleness and flawlessness of the skin.
• Aloe Vera is said to encourage skin rejuvenation, healing of wounds and treatment of sunburn. It is also used to help in relieving arthritis pain, improving blood circulation, reducing scarring, and has anti-inflammatory properties.
• It has been known for generations as an excellent plant to have around to help reduce inflammation, pain and itching, to accelerate wound healing, a superb penetrating moisturizing agent, helping to stimulate the body's immune system while being naturally hypoallergenic with about the same pH balance of the skin.

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Make Your Own Homemade Laundry Soap  Using 1 Bar of Cold Processed Soap- No Chemicals - Just Soap - All Natural Cleaning! 
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Ingredients:

1 4-5 oz. bar cold processed bar of soap.
1 cup of borax
1 cup of washing soda
1 gallon + 1 quart of water

1. Using a food processor or manual grater, finely grate the bar of soap.
2. Bring a quart of water to a boil on the stove and slowly add the soap, stirring gently.
3. Reduce the heat and let it simmer gently until all of the pieces of soap are melted/dissolved.
4. Add the borax and washing soda and stir until they are dissolved.
5. In a separate pot, heat up the gallon of water or measure out a gallon of very hot tap water.
   1. Pour the soap/borax/soda mixture into a large container and slowly add the gallon of water to it.
6. Stir until the mixture is well mixed.
7. Let it sit overnight. It will "gel" together...kind of a custard-like consistency.  Shake the soap before each use. 

Use 1/4 cup for a front loading washer. Use 1/2 cup for a top loading washer.

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What is Shea Butter good for anyway?

Shea Butter comes from the nut of a fruit from the karate tree that is common to West Africa.  It is effective for cell regeneration and capillary circulation.  That's why most all of the soaps I make will contain Shea Butter.  

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