Green Cleaning

Household cleaners are one of the most hazardous things we expose ourselves to on a day to day basis. Fragrances alone (added to commercial cleaners to make them bearable or make your home "smell nice") contain a list of yuck that will make you shudder. Here are healthier green cleaning alternatives that will work just as hard.

Window washing is the worst. It's laborious and you get the whole thing done and sit to relax only to realize there are streaks all over the place. Ugh.

A Stain Removal Guide For Real Life on a Homestead

Washing soda is great for DIY cleaners, but it's sometimes hard to find locally. Did you know that you can make your own washing soda using baking soda and an oven?

Are all green cleaners created equally? Heck no! There are seven formulas that shine (see what I did there?) and four that fall flat.

It's the worst-of-the-worst when it comes to cleaning. The baked on goop in your oven and the residue that is stuck to your stove top. Clean it naturally!

So toothpaste for dental care... not safe. Toothpaste for other uses around the house... totally okay. Twelves ways to use it to clean around the home.

Are you ready for my secret to making your own natural cleaning products? These are my tried and true go-to recipes make of things I already have on hand.

Carpet cleaners contain nephthalene. Nephthalene is made from crude oil or coal tar. It's found in cigarette smoke, car exhaust fumes and is used for carpet cleaners.

Soap nuts have the ability to serve your home from the moment they arrive in their recyclable cardboard box to the moment they're compost for your gardens.

Nothing is harder than washing stuffed animals, faux wool slippers and tweed chairs, but I've got a great recipe to help you wash almost all of your unwashables.

Clean pans that have been stained with cooking spray naturally and discover how to avoid getting stains again with homemade cooking spray.

Why spend dollars on commercial laundry detergent when you can make your own for only pennies? Laundry detergent is easy to make and only requires a few ingredients.