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Ingredients
- Bicarb of soda or baking powder
- Eucalyptus Oil
- White Vinegar
- Washing soda crystals or powder
- Pure soap/sunlight soap
- Lemon juice
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Basic Non Toxic Cleaning products - Recipes
- Laundry powder
- In a 2L tub, add 1kg bicarb soda, 750g washing soda, 1/2 cake of grated Sunlight soap and 10 drops of your favourite essential oil
- Shake to mix and use sparingly
- This lasts for ages and costs approx $4 for 2kg and lasts for 3 mths - is very cheap
- Dishwashing liquid
This will not show bubbles but will clean just as well - very cheap to make
- In a 1L pump bottle add 3 tbs washing soda then 4-5 tbs vinegar
- Let it fizz, , and then add hot water to fill the bottle
- Shake to dissolve soda
- Use sparingly, about 2 pumps per wash
- Cleaning mix - kitchen benches & hand basins
Both ingredients disinfect, remove odours and leave surfaces shiny
- In a spray bottle put approx 1tbs eucalyptus oil OR 3-4 tbs vinegar and fill with water
- Spray then wipe surfaces
- Scrubbing mix- Bathroom tiles, moulds, laundry and kitchen sinks, stove, oven, soap scum from glass shower doors
This paste replaces AJAX, Jif etc and will leave a sparkling surface
- In a plastic 'take away'food container with lid, 3/4 fill with bicarb soda, 2 tbs lemon juice OR eucalyptus oil and top with water to make a paste
- An essential oil (instead of eucalyptus) can be added for a nice smell if you like
- Wipe a small amount over surfaces using a sponge, then rinse off
- Use an old toothbrush with some of the paste to get mould from hard to get places
- Toilet bowls - A paste of bicarb of soda and lemon juice can be used to clean toilet bowls
These recipes were published in the latest edition of HOGS (Hunter Organics Growing Society) magazine, 2006
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