Make it Yourself! Cleaning Product Recipes

I found a good bit of eco-friendly cleaning products in an online article. It’s great to know that I can keep my place and the atmosphere clean at the same time. If you’re a “go-green” fanatic, here are a couple of cleaning items that you can make yourself that are environmental friendly:

For an all-purpose cleaning agent:
1 teaspoon borax
1/2 teaspoon washing soda
2 tablespoons lemon juice

In a pint spray bottle, combine the ingredients. Add 1 cup very hot water and shake well to mix and dissolve the dry ingredients.

To use, simply spray on the surface and wipe off with a sponge or rag. This solution can be stored indefinitely.

For a dishwashing liquid:
1/4 cup soap flakes
2 cups hot water
1/4 cup glycerin
1/2 teaspoon lemon essential oil
In a bowl, combine the soap flakes and the water and stir until the flakes have dissolved. Cool to lukewarm.

Stir in the glycerin and the essential oil and leave to cool. As the mixture cools, it forms a loose gel. Stir with a fork to break up the gel and, using a funnel, pour into a narrow-necked plastic bottle. (An old shampoo bottle makes an excellent storage container.)

To use, squirt two to three teaspoonfuls under running water into the sink.

Surprisingly, these two products weren’t hard to make. I encourage you to try making at least one of them.

Let me know how it turns out!

Green Party

Do you want to throw a party? If you are a person who loves to keep green you will love this article! There is this article that give all you green lovers out there tips on going green when it come to throwing a party.

Here are a couple of tips:
Use the stuff you’ve got
Personalize cups
Be thrifty
Clean up green

Click here for more tips.

Reduce Your Winter Heating Bill

Here are seven easy steps to reduce your heating bill this winter:

1. Use heavy drapes over your windows.
2. Put draft stoppers under the outside doors.
3. Put plastic over your drafty windows.
4. Turn your thermostat to 55-65 degrees at night at about 65 degrees during the day.
5. Close off any unused rooms and use alternate heat when you use said rooms.
6. Put weather-stripping and caulk around doors and windows.
7. Lower the thermostat on your water heater.

For more explanation about these seven simple steps, be sure to visit Billeater.com