DIY Natural Soft Scrub

Apr 26 | Household Tips

DIY soft scrub

My most recent love in the homemade cleaner department is this DIY natural soft scrub.  Not only does it work amazingly well, it smells wonderful! It has antibacterial qualities due to the tea tree and lavender essential oils and whitening because of the baking soda.

It’s silly really, how excited I am about this stuff, but I think it’s amazing! It’s worked great on everything I’ve used it on so far. The kitchen sink, the toilets, the bathtub, and the stove!

Here’s what you’ll need:

Directions:

  1. Place the baking soda, Dr. Bronner’s, tea tree oil, lavender oil and water in a bowl.
  2. Mix together until it forms a soft paste.
  3. Add the vinegar, then mix again.
  4. Once everything is mixed add it to an air tight container. (I used a small canning jar)

When it’s time to use the DIY soft Scrub, scoop some out and put it on a cloth or sponge as needed.

DIY Super Citrus Cleaner

Apr 22 | Easy DIY, Household Tips

DIY Natural Super citrus cleaner

I’ve added a new cleaner to my natural cleaning collection and I thought I’d tell you all about it!  It’s the Super Citrus Cleaner!

A friend of mine posted this cleaner on my Facebook timeline because she knew I’d love the idea.  I gave it a try on our bathtub to see if it would remove the soap scum that I’ve been having troubles getting rid of, and sure enough, it works really well!

This Super Citrus Cleaner is super easy to make.

  1. Place the peels of any citrus fruit into a jar.  I used orange peels because Sienna eats an orange almost every morning.
  2. Once your jar is full, pour white vinegar over top to cover the peels completely.
  3. Let it sit for about 5 days before you use it.
  4. You could pour it over to a spray bottle, but I just poured it straight from the jar.

I’ve heard it works like CLR, so it might be good for rust stains and lime stains too.  I can attest to it’s soap scum removing abilities though!

If This Were Your Dresser…

Apr 18 | Household Tips

dresser

I have a very serious question today.  😉  If this were your dresser, how would you refinish it?

This dresser has seen better days, but I love the lines of it.  It’s obviously functional so there’s no need to purchase anything new.  Besides, I’m sort of looking for a DIY project and I love saving money!

So, shoot me your ideas!  I’d love some links to some inspiration pictures!