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Natural Playdough

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EASY fun and a great recipe to involve your little ones in creating with you 

INGREDIENTS

2 cups of plain flour

2 Tbsp of coconut oil

1/2 cup of refined salt

2 Tbsp of cream of tartar

1.5 cups of boiling water

5 drops of glycerine (optional)

METHOD

Add all dry ingredients and stir

Add hot water

*OPTIONAL :add natural food dye to the if using some.

If you don’t have any dissolving turmeric for yellow, or green or beetroot powders for green and pink colouring  respectively 

Add the glycerine – it provides bonus stretch, shine and natural preservative

Sprinkle flour onto the bench or board and knead until desired consistency

Enjoy!

With love,

Jodie x

5 Minute ‘Toxic Free’ Laundry Liquid Recipe

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Homemade Laundry Liquid

I was inspired to create my own laundry liquid after trialling a bunch of different “eco” and “natural” branded laundry liquids. 

Luella and Kevin’s skin reacted to the ‘natural/organic’ fragrances. So I started playing around with a few recipes online and combined them with what worked for us.  

As it turns out, this liquid is super cost-effective and really quick to make.  Which is a win-win for busy mums!

Our Laundry Liquid Recipe makes 3.5 L (approximately 30 loads)

Feel free to double the recipe if you have a larger container to store it in.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup of baking soda
  • 2.5 Tsp of coarse salt
  • 1/2 cup of Castile soap- I use Dr Bronners- ‘Baby Mild’
  • 3.5 L of hot water
  • 15 drops of essential oil

* Note: if you are anything like me and can forget you have a Ioad of washing in the machine  (oops!) and then use 5-7 drops of  Lemon oil in a rinse wash gets rid of the stink, it works a treat!

 

METHOD

  • Mix all dry ingredients first then add liquids
  • Form a paste then add the whole mixture to the rest of the water- stir and then allow water to cool
  • Add essential oils once the water has cooled
  • Once cooled the mixture is ready to pour into a 3.5L container and store out of sunlight
  • I then add some of the liquid to a portable (old laundry liquid container) for easy pouring into the machine
  • Shake before use

Enjoy having fresh, clean clothes that aren’t layered in toxic hardening chemicals.

With love,

Jodie x

Toilet Cleaning Gems

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Toliet Cleaning Gems

Spot cleaning tip anyone?

I came across this recipe and like all my DIY’s, the value of the product i’m creating needs to be more than the time to create it 😉

Toliet Cleaning gems have been incredibly handy in those times where deep cleaning isn’t available, baby in carrier, friend dropping in without too much notice etc.

Hope they serve you as much as they do me 🙂

 

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 cup of bicarb (Baking Soda)
  • 1/4 cup of citric acid
  • 1/4 white vinegar (note: you will need less refer to method) in spray bottle- start with half a cap full 🙂
  • 30 drops of essential oil/s
  • Silicone mould- shapes of your choice 🙂
  • Glass jar with lid for storage
Toliet Gem Ingredients
Toliet Gem Ingredients

 

 

 

 METHOD 

  • Mix the bicarb and citric acid together
  • Start to spray the vinegar slowly, so that the dry ingredients come together like a paste, now be careful as if you add too much vinegar it ends up fizzing and the mixture grows too much air ( so no more than 2 large cap fulls).
  • Then add your 30 drops of your desired essential oils
  • Press into moulds and then let them sit overnight.
  • The next day they should be ready to work their magic in your porcelain throne
    Toliet Gem Moulds
    Toilet Gem Moulds
  • Press them out of the moulds and store in your airtight glass jar or container
  • To use – drop into the toilet either in the morning after everyone’s left or alternatively let sit overnight
  • Flush and given the bowl a little brush
  • You will have a sparkly toilet and you and your family’s lungs will be thanking you for not using toxic chemicals.
Toliet Cleaning Gems
Toilet Cleaning Gems
 
With love,
Jodie x

Toxic Free- Glass/Window Cleaner

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DIY Glass Cleaner

As I shared in my foaming hand washing post here,

I started creating my own household cleaning products to gain control of what was ingredients my family was exposed to.

This doesn’t have to be an overwhelming process, eliminating each standard household (chemical) product by just replacing each when it finished I believe is the way to go.

I started off sourcing awesome ‘bio, organic, products’ and found some weren’t very effective and others were fantastic!

I then moved to Europe and felt quite overwhelmed by this expensive process again trialing out which products worked, which don’t, reading labels in dutch etc. which is when I decided to experiment with DIY cleaning products.

When it came to DIY If the recipe took too long to make, it wasn’t something I made again (true story)

This glass/window cleaner takes less than 2 minutes to create:

 Ingredients:

  • 250 mL spray bottle

    Toxic Free Glass Cleaner
    Toxic Free glass cleaner
  • 3/4 cup white vinegar
  • 1/4 cup distilled water
  • 8 drops of any citrus oil of your choice (could use Lemon, Lime, Grapefruit, Wild Orange, or a combination)

Method:

  • Add the vinegar to the spray bottle
  • Then the 8 drops of essentials oil drops
  • Top up with the water and you have yourself a glass cleaner!

You are ready to clean! Shake before use

Enjoy the clear and clean glass/windows without the toxic residue

With love, Jodie

DIY Toxic Free Cleaning Scrub

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Many people have asked me what I use to naturally scrub/clean the bathroom, kitchen and sinks with since I’ve gone chemical free?

I understand the need for the ‘feeling of clean’ and the association we often have is related to a chemical ‘clean’ smell.

To cater for this need, AND use something that actually works i’ve trialled numerous products with a mixture of results. Having moved countries, I had to start again which took time and money until I came across SUPER easy, money saving, time saving DIY solutions that work!!!

I use a combination of Enviro Care Earth in a spray bottle (for my quick daily cleans).

For a thorough clean,  I use a soft scrub and it takes me 2 minutes to make!

 

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup of baking soda

1/4 cup of liquid castile soap -( I use Dr Bronner’s baby mild version)

1 Tbsp. water

1 Tbsp white vinegar

5 drops of Eucalyptus oil: due to the oil containing natural antiseptic, antifungal, antiviral, anti-microbial and antibacterial properties.

5 drops of Lemon oil: due to also containing the ‘anti’ properties above + cuts through the grease + grime and anything sticky.

 

METHOD

Mix all the ingredients together- resulting in a paste consistency. I apply with a cloth/rag let it sit- do its magic and then come back to wipe it clean- less elbow grease required from me that way 🙂

Enjoy the fresh ‘clean’ smell without the chemical load on your, and your family’s health

With Love,

Jodie x

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