Non-toxic, inexpensive and eco-friendly: This is the sensible, healthy and easy way to clean your home. Most store-bought cleaners contain chemicals that can cause not just eye and skin irritations but even cancer, asthma and birth defects. They can be accidentally ingested by children and pets. According to the EPA, household cleaners can contain an array of hazardous chemicals, “including carcinogens, persistent bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals, endocrine (hormone) disrupting chemicals, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that may pose risks to human health and the environment.” But these products aren’t just dangerous inside the home. “Cleaning products are released to the environment during normal use through evaporation of volatile components and rinsing down the drain of residual product from cleaned surfaces,” the agency says. The nitrogen […] Read More
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Better Basics for the Home Simple Solutions for Less Toxic Living By Annie Berthold-Bond The entire book is available and published by Three Rivers Press, New York Flea Powder 5 teaspoon each dried eucalyptus, fennel or rosemary, and pennyroyal 1 cup cornstarch Grind the herbs into a powder in a spice mill or a blender. Combine with the cornstarch in a glass jar. Shake to blend. Sprinkle on the pet and work into the fur. Makes x cup. Preparation Time: About 15 minutes. Shelf Life: Indefinite, although the herbs will lose their potency in a few weeks. Storage: Glass jar. Tick Repellents The best choice for tick repellent Essential Oils Rose Geranium Palmerosa Other herbs and essential oils: Bay, Eucalyptus, European Pennyroyal, lavender, lemon balm(citronella), […] Read More
1.Arthritis tonic and treatment; 2 spoonfuls of apple cider vinegar and honey in a glass of waterseveral times daily. 2.Thirst-quenching drink: apple cider vinegar mixed with cold water. 3.Sagging cane chairs: sponge them with a hot solution of half vinegar and half water. Place thechairs out in the hot sun to dry. 4.Skin burns: apply ice cold vinegar right away for fast relief. Will prevent burn blisters. 5.Add a spoonful of vinegar to cooking water to make cauliflower white and clean. 6.Storing cheese: keep it fresh longer by wrapping it in a vinegar-soaked cloth and keeping it ina sealed container. 7.Remove stains from stainless steel and chrome with a vinegar-dampened cloth. 8.Rinse glasses and dishes in water and vinegar to remove spots and film. 9.Prevent […] Read More