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Topic: natural cleaning products
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Stawr
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From: N. America
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted July 29, 2014 04:50 PM
  
Do you buy or make any?
Please share, I am getting very into it and would like to know whats out there.I ran out of chemically dusting spray while cleaning wood furniture, so I searched this high up cupboard and found this stuff called oil soap. It says its a natural cleaner. So I added some in a bucket of water and got cleaning/conditioning. Leaves a nice smell too. IP: Logged |
Ellynlvx
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From: the Point of Light within the Mind of God
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted July 29, 2014 08:04 PM
Oh, I like lemon oil for mine.I just get the girls to pick me a lemon and juice it and add it to one of my Infused Oils, Lavendar works well... Works Wonderfully Well on my Brenton Loom. IP: Logged |
Stawr
Moderator Posts: 2941
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posted July 30, 2014 12:11 AM
very cool
what is a Brenton Loom?I am deep cleaning my room for new furniture, my wood floor was so dirty I saw dust bunnies. And since the oil soap is more of a conditioner, I thought "I can't polish a turd." So I looked to see if I could clean wood floors with vinegar. One site said that half a cup in a gallon of water would be fine, I also added some drops of lavender to balance out vinegar smell. I'd like to add lemon oil to my oil collection one day. I hear it's very mood boosting. IP: Logged |
Geeky
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From: the Sun, vacation house on Mercury
Registered: Dec 2012
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posted July 30, 2014 01:38 AM
Over time, I've found that the most versatile cleaner (but not as economical as making homemade mixes) is Dr. Bronner's liquid soaps.I use it for laundry, for shampoo, for body soap and to put on a hot washcloth to clean countertops, stovetop, etc. I don't do much with scents because too much fragrance (natural or not) is overwhelming to me. Look here and read the comments - good info there: http://lisa.drbronner.com/?p=1127 ------------------
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Stawr
Moderator Posts: 2941
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Registered: Nov 2010
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posted July 30, 2014 09:34 AM
I've heard lots of good things about Dr. Bronners soap.Wow so many uses! I wonder if people can clean wood floors with it. IP: Logged |
Violets
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posted July 30, 2014 09:59 AM
I mostly use baking soda to clean things around the house, or just water, witch hazel (smells slightly less horrid than vinegar, heh), or vinegar. For wood floors...I don't often buy Dr. Bronner's anymore, as it tends to be a bit costly. But if I were going to clean our floors with something other than water, I would prefer Dr. Bronner's, and then follow up by polishing with a Cedar/Lemon EO combo. It smells so nice, and the Cedar EO can be good for the floors. I once fixed a scratch in ours with it.  I generally use baking soda and hydrogen peroxide (not exactly the most natural thing, but it works well) to clean the bathtub and whatnot. But yeah...Dr. Bronner's is the best for natural soaps, unless you want to make your own (I'm so ready to start making my own soap, ha). IP: Logged |
Stawr
Moderator Posts: 2941
From: N. America
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted July 30, 2014 10:15 PM
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Originally posted by Violets:
I mostly use baking soda to clean things around the house, or just water, witch hazel (smells slightly less horrid than vinegar, heh), or vinegar. For wood floors...I don't often buy Dr. Bronner's anymore, as it tends to be a bit costly. But if I were going to clean our floors with something other than water, I would prefer Dr. Bronner's, and then follow up by polishing with a Cedar/Lemon EO combo. It smells so nice, and the Cedar EO can be good for the floors. I once fixed a scratch in ours with it.
So cool to know that cedar can do that.It's going to be so hard to pick the next EO I get at the store, I am learning so much.
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Ellynlvx
Knowflake Posts: 9387
From: the Point of Light within the Mind of God
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted August 02, 2014 10:32 PM
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Originally posted by Stawr:
very cool
what is a Brenton Loom?
I'd like to add lemon oil to my oil collection one day. I hear it's very mood boosting.
That's just the Family Company that made my Floor Loom. It's really funny, it says "Brenton and Father" instead of Son. The Lemon cleans while the Infused Oil conditions. It's a very good mix. IP: Logged |
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