There are so many ideas out on blogs right now - diy, natural, at home, etc. It can be a little overwhelming. I've made changes slowly, as I've found key ingredients and studied different recipes. In order for me to make a change, the new solution has to be some combination of: greener, cheaper, healthier, safer, and at least moderately easy. And also, do-able in the CZ.
so far I've made changes in...
- fabric softener
- hair wash
- hair conditioner
- bathroom cleaner
- general cleaning
- laundry soap
- shining agent in dishwasher
- face lotion
- face wash
- deoderant
- basically using vinegar, baking soda and oils in a whole heap of places
I think the first change I made was in making my own fabric softener. This started over a year ago I think, and I used vinegar, water, and conditioner. It worked fine, but when I started washing Julie's baby clothes in just vinegar, because I didn't want any scent or chemicals in her load, I realized that the vinegar worked great as a fabric softener and the rest was just a hastle.
Now I just dump about a quarter cup of vinegar into the rinse-bin for every load. At 7kc for 1.5L, this is a way cheaper solution. There is no vinegar smell on the clean laundry. Besides softening, vinegar deoderizes and sanitizes. Wahoo.
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