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Two Awesome Homemade Cleaning Products

February 18, 2021 By Kari Leave a Comment

Tips from a toxic-free product expert on how to make two awesome homemade cleaning products. Super easy and they smell great!

awesome homemade cleaning products-1It’s pretty simple to make your own cleaning products but, it seems, a little tougher to create ones that actually get the job done! So, I knew I needed to go to the expert for the best recipes. I reached out to my friend Jill – the founder of Essentials By Nature and she has kindly provided us with two of her best homemade cleaning product recipes. I use both of these in our home and they work well and smell great!

In addition to the two recipes below, I also keep vinegar and baking soda under the kitchen sink for many different cleaning purposes. Every dishwasher load in our house includes a little vinegar and I add baking soda in with it to get those crusty burn stains out of my pots and pans. In our house, we also use Hydra Chem – a locally-made, heavy-duty organic all-purpose cleaner for bigger jobs.

awesome homemade cleaning products-2Lemon All-Purpose

  • 1/4 bottle white vinegar
  • 10 drops lemon essential oil
  • 10 drops orange essential oil
  • 2 tsp castile soap
  • purified water
  • 500 ml bottle

Directions: combine the first four ingredients into your bottle and top with purified water. Other oils to try: tea tree, lavender, or lemongrass. Another great product to add to cleaning products is D-Limonene. (Limonene is an essential oil found in citrus fruit peels. It belongs to a class of compounds called terpenes.)

Note: If you have pets make sure to check with your vet first see what oils you can and can’t use. 

awesome homemade cleaning products-3awesome homemade cleaning products-4Fruit + Veggie Wash

  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar (you can use white vinegar if you prefer)
  • 2/3 cup purified water water
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • a pinch of salt

Directions: Combine all ingredients in a smaller bottle. With this product containing fresh lemon juice, it has a shelf-life of three weeks to a month. It’s best to make this in small batches.

To use: Spray veggies and let sit for a few minutes. Rinse off and dry.

photos: Dallas Curow

 

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Lifestylist + Blogger: KariSkelton.com
Mom to Wyatt, Moses🐾 + Monroe🐾
Babe on the way! (06/22)
❤ @ryanjespersen
motherhood | style | recipes 👇

Kari Skelton | Motherhood Community
Favourite features of the Bugaboo Fox Three! (chec Favourite features of the Bugaboo Fox Three! (check my stories for a few places to shop this on sale today).

We love this new and improved all-terrain stroller. We're out for walks a few times a day - with the dogs, school runs, shopping, etc. This one fits the bill for all of it!

- so easy to maneuver. It's seriously the smoothest ride ever. 
- 4-wheel spring suspension and large puncture-proof wheels let you glide over bumps and tight turns without disturbing babe.
- customizable colours 
- the bassinet has a great ventilation system to help babe regulate their natural body temperature.

📍 Save this reel, share with a friend or to your stories to help someone else out & follow @kariskelton for more everything motherhood.

#bugaboousa_partner

@bugaboousa 
 

#stroller #strollerreview #strollers #babymusthaves #newbornmusthaves
#beststroller
the litte things are truly the big things. 😭 F the litte things are truly the big things. 😭

Feeling so grateful today. So much love to you and yours. ❤️🙏

Merry Christmas!
@ryanjespersen 
#siblinglove
Everyone is looking! I cannot believe it! 🤣 @bl Everyone is looking! I cannot believe it! 🤣 @blakeloates working her special magic again. ❄️

Last one is a video of Noah and SC - totally adorable. 🎅

Two weeks until the big day! 🎅❤️
#santapics
#firstsantapic #familychristmasphoto #familypjs
took a second, and a little reassurance from his b took a second, and a little reassurance from his big bro, but it looks like Noah enjoyed his first time meeting Santa. 🎅

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