I have heard that tea tree oil is great to use on foot fungus. I actually use it on my big toenails to prevent them from thickening (which tends to run in the family). I bought mine at Vitamin World and it has a little brush applicator to make it even easier!

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Jen

I am looking forward to trying these cheap "green friendly" recipes. Im excited!

Sorry if this is a repeat but it was a new find for me:

How to get rid of grease and grime inside your oven...

Make a paste of one-cup vinegar and 1/4 cup powdered laundry detergent.
Heat your oven for 5-minutes at 350 degrees and turn off.
Spread the paste around the oven, applying it more heavily to very greasy areas. Leave paste on for an hour, and then use a plastic spatula to gently scrape the dirt away.

To prevent greasy buildup in the first place, dip a sponge in full-strength vinegar and wipe down all sides of the oven

Make Your Own Natural Healthy Fabric Softener:


2 cups baking soda
2 cups white vinegar
4 cups water.


Mix these ingredients and use 1/4 cup per load in the final rinse.

[color="Purple"][font="Comic Sans MS"]I have 2 children & my 11 year old daughter has life threatening allergies. She is pretty much allergic to everything so detergents & cleaners that work well but are safe for her are very important to me. We have to use all perfume, dye, & bleach free items. Even our detergent & fabric softener has to be free of all dye's & perfume's. ANY SUGGESTIONS on some home made items that are safe for her????

Karen

Welcome Karen! Look around green forum -- we have a lot of different recipes here and they mostly use vinegar, baking soda, lemon juice in the ingredients!

Hello everyone

I love this thread of discussions, just the topic I am so passionate about - Eco-friendly housekeeping.

I can confirm that Baking Soda and Vinegar are by far the best green cleaning agents ever. I use them everyday in my house. Baking soda is a much more effectivde scouring agent than those commercial creamy chemical you can buy from supermarkets. In addition, baking soda is a natural substance that means no harm to humans, pets and environment. I recently clean my baking tray with baking soda and my baking tray is now shiny new with no scratches whatsoever.

Have a great sunday!

Eco-mama

Does anyone have a recipe for a homemade "Clean Shower"? My husband is addicted to it. This isn't just a shower cleaner, it is supposed to prevent the shower from getting dirty. He sprays a ton after his shower everyday. So far, I am just diluting it w/ vinegar. I'd love some suggestions!

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Darcilew

I used the baking soda too and everything sparkles. You just have to make sure to rinse well. Baking soda with a little dawn will clean just about anything. I used it on the screen (filter) for my exhaust fan and I had tried everything else. This left it sparkling and almost new.

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My dd has asthma and my ds has reactive respiratory disease...I switched to making my own cleaning supplies after years of pine soling and bleaching like crazy...I was scared things wouldn't seem as clean or wouldn't smell as clean...the homemade cleaning supplies work well....and one day my dd walked in from school and said "gosh our house always smells so clean" ...that did it for me....the only "chemical" I buy anymore is a small bottle of bleach to use for really soiled whites or nasty garbage cans (though borax does a fantastic job!!)....