Antiperspirant
1/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup cornstarch / arrowroot / tapioca flour / potato flour
6
TBSP unrefined virgin coconut oil
Optional: an essential oil such as tea tree oil or vanilla or sandelwood
Optional: Maybe try adding some bees wax so it does not melt so easy
Whisk the baking soda and corn starch together, add coconut oil and mix together with a fork. If too try then add a little more coconut oil. Store in an air tight container.
Use underarm night before and the morning.
Use less cornstarch if causing irritation.
Ensure the baking soda is aluminium free.
How I clean my house
Floors: Vinegar in water. Add a little essential oil such as peppermint oil if you want to neatralise odours.
Windows and mirrors: Microfibre cloth with water. Otherwise use some vinegar with baking soda if required.
Sink holes basins and showers: Lemon juice from the supermarket along with plenty of bicarb of soda. Leave a lot of each in the sink hole overnight. The bicarb works on neatralizing odours and the lemon juice can add a more refreshing smell. You will need lots. Alternatively use white vinegar in place of the lemon juice.
Toilets: Leave bicarb and lemon juice around the bowl. Leave overnight before flushing.
Washing machine: Put a cup of white vinegar in the washing machine and run through an entire cycle without any clothes.
Ways to make basic household cleaners
Basic Household Cleaner: Mix together one teaspoon liquid castile soap, a squeeze of lemon juice, and one quart of warm water.
If a surface needs extra power, try saturating area with moist salt or baking soda, allow to sit for ten minutes, and scour.
To Cut Grease: Dissolve one teaspoon castile soap in one quart of hot water and add 1/4 cup lemon juice. Let item/surface soak for ten minutes before scrubbing.
Toilet Bowl Cleaner: Sprinkle 1/4 cup baking soda into bowl and add
1 cup lemon juice. Let sit for 1/2 hour, scrub, and flush.
Basin, Tub and Tile Cleaner: Mix together 1/2 cup baking soda with three tablespoons liquid castile soap. Scrub as usual.
Drain Cleaner/Deodorizer: Pour 1/2 cup baking soda down drain followed by one cup hot lemon juice. Let sit for 10 minutes and then run water for 30 seconds.
Glass/Window Cleaner: Mix four tablespoons of lemon juice with 1/2 gallon warm water.
For Dishes and Tough Stains: Mix lemon juice and baking soda to make a scrubbing paste.
Use baking soda as you would any abrasive cleanser.
For floor cleaner: -
Mix peppermint oil in warm water.
Mix Lavendar oil in warm water.
Spot cleaner for carpets: -
30ml peppermint oil in a spray bottle topped up with water. Spray gently on the stain but dont damp the carpet too much. Rub gently with a damp clean cloth.
Washing clothes: -
Add some white vinegar in place of a softener.
Add white vinegar to keep away that musty smell that they sometimes get shortly after washing.
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21 October 2010
24 March 2010
Hydrogen Peroxide - miracle substance?
Hydrogen Peroxide is like water with an extra oxygen atom. Water is H2O whereas Hydrogen Peroxide is H2O2. When UV light strikes oxygen (O2) high in the atmosphere, it creates ozone (O3). Ozone is heavier than air and so falls to a lower atmospheric level. It passes through rain clouds. When the ozone passes through the rain clouds, it creates H2O2. Therefore, rain water has a high content of hydogen peroxide.
There are multiple grades of H2O2, but make sure you always use food grade. This is generally available in 3% and 35% solutions. 35% solutions should always be highly diluted. The safest option is to only keep 3% H2O2 in the house, and keep it out of reach of kids!
There are multiple theories on the safety of ingesting H2O2. There are many testimonials on the Internet of those who ingest it in a certain manner (highly diluted in double distilled water) and claim to have not had a flu for many years, there are also those who suggest the extra oxygen atom may react with other chemicals and it is not worth the risk. So I will not be listing any uses that require ingesting or intraveneously administering H2O2.
Here are some facts about hydrogen peroxide:
Hydrogen peroxide is produced inside the human body.
Hydrogen peroxide is very high in colostrum
Following is the list of all the uses that I have found on the Internet for food grade H2O2. In each case, dilution should ideally be performed with distilled and chlorine free water.
Vegetable wash: Add 1/2 cup of 3% H2O2 to a full sink of cold water. Wash your vegetables in it.
Cuts and Abrasions: Spray 3% H2O2 on open sores and they heal faster.
Mouthwash and Toothpaste: Use 3% H2O2 to spray in your mouth. Brush your teeth with it. Rinse with water.
To Freshen Your Kitchen: Keep a spray bottle of 3% in the kitchen. Use it to wipe off counter tops and appliances. It will disinfect and give the kitchen a fresh smell.
In The Dishwasher: Add 2 oz. of 3% H2O2 to your regular washing formula.
Sprouting Seeds: Add 1 oz. 3% H2O2 to 1 pint of water and soak the seeds overnight. Add the same amount of H2O2 each time you rinse the seeds.
House and Garden Plants: Put 1 oz. 3% H2O2 in 1 quart water. Water or mist plants with this solution.
Humidifiers and Steamers: Mix 1 pint 3% H2O2 to 1 gallon of water.
Laundry: Add 8 oz. of 3% H2O2 to your wash in place of bleach.
Shower: Keep 3% H2O2 spray in the shower. Spray your body after washing to replace the acid mantle on your skin that soap removes.
Facial: Use 3% H2O2 as a spray facial freshener after washing. Keep eyes closed. Gently exfoliate skin.
Pets: For small animals (dogs & cats) add 1 oz. 3% H2O2 to 1 qt. of their drinking water. See their health improve.
Feet problems: Use a cup of 3 % H2O2 in a foot bath for athletes foot, bunions, corns, plantar warts and general foot health. This also apparently helps with circulation and according to one website may provide relief for diabetics.
Bath: Add a few cups of 3% H2O2 to a bath to soak. The bath water should be chlorine free.
Flu prevention: Apparently a doctor called Richard Simmons hypothesized in 1928 that colds and flu viruses enter through the ear canal. Putting 2 to 4 drops of 3% hydrogen peroxide in each ear a first sign of infection may shorten the duration of the flu. This will cause a bubbling in the ear. Using a cotton swab with 3% H2O2 may also work. I havent been willing to try this out yet. The thought of putting this in my ears is quite uncomfortable.
Deoderant: Rub 3% H2O2 on your armpits using a cotton swab.
Mouthwash*: Gargle with 3% food grade H2O2. This can support healthy gums and also whiten your teeth. You might notice that a number of toothpastes in the supermarket contain "peroxide". One website suggests adding chlorophyll to increase effectiveness.
Nasal Spray: Use a tablespoon of 3% food grade H2O2 with 1 cup of distilled water as a nasal spray. This clears the sinuses. This may need to be further diluted as required.
There are multiple grades of H2O2, but make sure you always use food grade. This is generally available in 3% and 35% solutions. 35% solutions should always be highly diluted. The safest option is to only keep 3% H2O2 in the house, and keep it out of reach of kids!
There are multiple theories on the safety of ingesting H2O2. There are many testimonials on the Internet of those who ingest it in a certain manner (highly diluted in double distilled water) and claim to have not had a flu for many years, there are also those who suggest the extra oxygen atom may react with other chemicals and it is not worth the risk. So I will not be listing any uses that require ingesting or intraveneously administering H2O2.
Here are some facts about hydrogen peroxide:
Hydrogen peroxide is produced inside the human body.
Hydrogen peroxide is very high in colostrum
Following is the list of all the uses that I have found on the Internet for food grade H2O2. In each case, dilution should ideally be performed with distilled and chlorine free water.
Vegetable wash: Add 1/2 cup of 3% H2O2 to a full sink of cold water. Wash your vegetables in it.
Cuts and Abrasions: Spray 3% H2O2 on open sores and they heal faster.
Mouthwash and Toothpaste: Use 3% H2O2 to spray in your mouth. Brush your teeth with it. Rinse with water.
To Freshen Your Kitchen: Keep a spray bottle of 3% in the kitchen. Use it to wipe off counter tops and appliances. It will disinfect and give the kitchen a fresh smell.
In The Dishwasher: Add 2 oz. of 3% H2O2 to your regular washing formula.
Sprouting Seeds: Add 1 oz. 3% H2O2 to 1 pint of water and soak the seeds overnight. Add the same amount of H2O2 each time you rinse the seeds.
House and Garden Plants: Put 1 oz. 3% H2O2 in 1 quart water. Water or mist plants with this solution.
Humidifiers and Steamers: Mix 1 pint 3% H2O2 to 1 gallon of water.
Laundry: Add 8 oz. of 3% H2O2 to your wash in place of bleach.
Shower: Keep 3% H2O2 spray in the shower. Spray your body after washing to replace the acid mantle on your skin that soap removes.
Facial: Use 3% H2O2 as a spray facial freshener after washing. Keep eyes closed. Gently exfoliate skin.
Pets: For small animals (dogs & cats) add 1 oz. 3% H2O2 to 1 qt. of their drinking water. See their health improve.
Feet problems: Use a cup of 3 % H2O2 in a foot bath for athletes foot, bunions, corns, plantar warts and general foot health. This also apparently helps with circulation and according to one website may provide relief for diabetics.
Bath: Add a few cups of 3% H2O2 to a bath to soak. The bath water should be chlorine free.
Flu prevention: Apparently a doctor called Richard Simmons hypothesized in 1928 that colds and flu viruses enter through the ear canal. Putting 2 to 4 drops of 3% hydrogen peroxide in each ear a first sign of infection may shorten the duration of the flu. This will cause a bubbling in the ear. Using a cotton swab with 3% H2O2 may also work. I havent been willing to try this out yet. The thought of putting this in my ears is quite uncomfortable.
Deoderant: Rub 3% H2O2 on your armpits using a cotton swab.
Mouthwash*: Gargle with 3% food grade H2O2. This can support healthy gums and also whiten your teeth. You might notice that a number of toothpastes in the supermarket contain "peroxide". One website suggests adding chlorophyll to increase effectiveness.
Nasal Spray: Use a tablespoon of 3% food grade H2O2 with 1 cup of distilled water as a nasal spray. This clears the sinuses. This may need to be further diluted as required.
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