I don’t know about you, but as it gets colder out, my feet tend to get dry and crackly. Even when I moisturize regularly, the dry weather wins out. The only thing that really helps is a good exfoliation. Well now that it’s winter time and I’m committed to making my own cosmetics, I figured…
Homemade Febreeze: Removes Odor and Sanitizes
Ever get a smell in your house that you just aren’t sure where it is coming from? If you’re like me, with a sensitive nose, then smells make you get on a cleaning rampage trying to clean any possible source. Well, sometimes you just can’t find it, or you don’t have time to clean like a…
How to Make Homemade Toilet Fizz Bombs (Only Three Ingredients)
When I first saw the recipe for these toilet bombs on Maria’s Self about a year ago, I thought it looked super awesome. I was still in the beginning stages of learning about green cleaning and it seemed like a more “advanced” recipe to me. Well, trust me, it’s not. I just didn’t know what…
How to Make Laundry Detergent Tabs (Without Borax and Fels Naptha)
There’s lots of good reasons to make your own laundry detergent. It’s less expensive, it has less irritants for the skin, it’s better for the environment, it has more natural ingredients, you name it. When I started looking at homemade laundry detergent recipes, I noticed that they pretty much all use Fels Naptha laundry soap….
Honey Cinnamon Face Exfoliator/ Scrub
As I’m writing this post I am enjoying the amazing smell of honey and cinnamon this face scrub has left on my face, and it makes me happy. Last weekend we had a picnic for my boyfriend’s brother’s birthday. It was a lovely time and the food was delicious. Lars’s mom is a great cook/baker…
Green Bathroom Cleaners Part Two
On to part two of Green Bathroom Cleaners! Don’t forget to check out Green Bathroom Cleaners Part One if you missed it. Part Three will be out next week. Man, it takes a lot to keep a bathroom clean, right? Like I said in part one, bathroom cleaning products are some of the worst offenders…
Natural Homemade All Purpose Cleaner (Plus free printable label)
What a wonderful weekend this was! My boyfriend’s mom, who has been traveling the world for three months, finally came home. So we got to spend Easter together and it was a really lovely day. I learned that I am really terrible at Easter egg hunts. But it was fun to spend together and we…