Homemixed Cleaning
Today I experimented with a few homemade cleaning products. Firstly on my dry tresses and then on my laundry whites and linens.
HAIR
After giving myself the 3 month routine hair cut I decided to give my dry hair and little boost with the following recipe...
1tsp honey
2tsp lemon juice
5tbs olive oil
some crushed rosemary
1 egg
After creaming together the honey lemon and egg in a bain marie, cool and add the oil and rosemary. Apply to hair and cover with a cap for 20-30 minutes.
The result soft manageable hair, my scalp has also felt very soothed after lots of sun exposure over the last few years!
LAUNDRY
After a bit of deliberation I decided to go ahead ahead and wash my linens and whites today. Due to the midweek laundry traffic I wanted to get this done when no-one else needed the community machine! I was on the last drop of laundry detergent so I thought about making up some myself that could be mixed in the the remaing detergent.
I thinly grated 1/4 bar of Dr. Bronners Peppermint Castile Soap and added 1/4 cup of Baking Soda.
Mixing them together in a ziploc bag I trotted off to the laundry room. After adding my few drops of detergent to the washer I then added half of my mix and half a cup of water so it didn't stick to the sides of the machine. I didn't add any borax or stain remover as I already had a little bit of shop bought detergent.
The result very white whites and refreshed linens. Having read some online reports I will probably only use this extra mix with whites and linens and not on colours (as the bleaching effect it has on whites fades colours).
DISHES
With the remaining Bicarb and Soap Mix I filled up the sink with very hot water, dissolved the mixture and started washing the dishes. There was no lather, just a milky white pool of water that seemed to dissolve grease and dirt and easily cleaned stubborn stains around the spout of our french press. the soap did leave my hands feeling very dry, and the dishes slightly waxy (similar to when they are washed in a dishwasher).
HAIR
After giving myself the 3 month routine hair cut I decided to give my dry hair and little boost with the following recipe...
1tsp honey
2tsp lemon juice
5tbs olive oil
some crushed rosemary
1 egg
After creaming together the honey lemon and egg in a bain marie, cool and add the oil and rosemary. Apply to hair and cover with a cap for 20-30 minutes.
The result soft manageable hair, my scalp has also felt very soothed after lots of sun exposure over the last few years!
LAUNDRY
After a bit of deliberation I decided to go ahead ahead and wash my linens and whites today. Due to the midweek laundry traffic I wanted to get this done when no-one else needed the community machine! I was on the last drop of laundry detergent so I thought about making up some myself that could be mixed in the the remaing detergent.
I thinly grated 1/4 bar of Dr. Bronners Peppermint Castile Soap and added 1/4 cup of Baking Soda.
Mixing them together in a ziploc bag I trotted off to the laundry room. After adding my few drops of detergent to the washer I then added half of my mix and half a cup of water so it didn't stick to the sides of the machine. I didn't add any borax or stain remover as I already had a little bit of shop bought detergent.
The result very white whites and refreshed linens. Having read some online reports I will probably only use this extra mix with whites and linens and not on colours (as the bleaching effect it has on whites fades colours).
DISHES
With the remaining Bicarb and Soap Mix I filled up the sink with very hot water, dissolved the mixture and started washing the dishes. There was no lather, just a milky white pool of water that seemed to dissolve grease and dirt and easily cleaned stubborn stains around the spout of our french press. the soap did leave my hands feeling very dry, and the dishes slightly waxy (similar to when they are washed in a dishwasher).
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