Baking soda does work great as a scouring powder. I also like to use lemon juice with it when cleaning. Lemon juice will cut the grease, and isn't harmful to the environment.

I also disenfect and clean with vinegar. It does the same job as a storebought all-purpose cleaner, and the vinegar smell does disspate after a while, so your house doen't smell like a salad!

Another use for vinegar is as a fabric softener. It doesn't make your clothes smell, but it softens them just the same.

Peace,

Christy

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I can add nothing except to say YES YES YES to all.  I use white vinegar full-strength to clean as it is a wonderful disinfectant.  Mix 1 part to 3 parts water and do my floors - wonderful.  Baking soda is wonderful when you use with fresh lemon.  Vinegar in the rinse cycle is like magic!

You can also use organic apple cider vinegar to rinse your mouth before brushing - helps preclude staining of the teeth.

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I did not know that about the apple cider vinegar. I will have to try that!

Thanks for the tip!

Peace,

Christy

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You're very welcome, Christy.

Another tip I failed to mention for those of you who experience ice storms during the winter season.

Again, mix one part white vinegar with three parts water and put in a spray bottle then place in your car.  When you park outside, spray the windows or should you find your windows iced over upon leaving work, spray, scrape then spray again.  This solution helps preclude ice continuing to build on the windshield. 

Believe me, my husband doubted this until I fixed the solution for him to use.  (He probably gave it a try to placate me.)  His windshield remained ice free during our daily commute to and from the DC metro area.  Thus, he didn't have to stop every few miles to scrape the ice (I always worried about the traffic, especially during storms, when we had to pull over to once again scrape the windshield).  During bad storms the defroster can accomplish only so much.  The vinegar solution really helps.

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Homemade cleaners, wipes, etc. plus free chore/checklist printables

http://organizedhome.com/content-5.html

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Those are really great tips.

Another great laundry detergent that is fairly inexpensive are soap nuts. You can reuse them and they are biodegradable. They also don't leave behind any harsh chemicals or perfumes in your clothes.

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OKay, I just read thru some of the posts and found a great web site that someone posted. I dont use a lot of vinegar, but I am headed out to buy some in the morning... But if anyone has a great recipe for thos hardwater stains, I would love to read it.

Thanks again.
Penny

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