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- Annie B. Bond
- April 3, 2009
- 11:36 am
- 944 comments
CREAMY SOFT SCRUBBER
Simply pour about 1/2 cup of baking soda into a bowl, and add enough liquid detergent to make a texture like frosting. Scoop the mixture onto a sponge, and wash the surface. This is the perfect recipe for cleaning the bathtub because it rinses easily and doesn’t leave grit.
Note: Add 1 teaspoon of vegetable glycerin to the mixture and store in a sealed glass jar, to keep the product moist. Otherwise just make as much as you need at a time.
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Annie B. Bond
Annie is a renowned expert in non-toxic and green living. Named one of the top 20 environmental leaders by Body and Soul Magazine, Annie has authored four books, including "Home Enlightenment" (Rodale Press, 2005) and "Better Basics for the Home" (Three Rivers Press, 1999).
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not the monster dogs that they are portrayed as!!
Cats are the coolist!
Thanks for this information. Doing the math makes it seem like just another money maker.
Thank you.
Too cute!! I have 10 cats and all of them say something different. All one of them says is WAH but s…
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+ add your ownThanks for sharing!
Great info. Love the DIY non-toxic aspect. Saves money on toxic cleaners!!
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, great tips.
THANKS
The cleaning ought to be both to our home and environment
will get some vinegar and baking soda this weekend for my big spring cleaning; the creamy soft scrubber will be the first thing I try, really hate using all the toxic cleaners so this might be a good substitute
I will put all these to practice
In regards to soap scum, vinegar will not remove soap scum because it is acidic. Vinegar is acetic acid, a "weak" acid. Very few cleaning chemicals contain acetic acid because in reality acetic acid doesn't do a great job. BioWorx.us has a green shower cleaner that dissolves soap scum. It does a great job because it is alkaline, the opposite of vinegar.
Baking soda & vinegar are the way to go. It's cheaper & better for the environment. There's a forum post here with some details on how to make a marble cleaner as well (you need bleach for this one, so perhaps not as healthy), but definitely an improvement on buying that stuff.
http://www.consumerfu.com/forums/money-saving-tips/making-your-own-cleaning-supplies
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