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PostSubject: a DIY green products   a DIY green products Icon_minitimeTue Mar 02, 2010 9:26 am

I read a lot about DIY green products and I am curious if you ladies have made products to use?
maybe detergent, soap or shampoo, cloth diapers? if yes, what do you make? how long have you use it?
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PostSubject: Re: a DIY green products   a DIY green products Icon_minitimeTue Mar 02, 2010 10:21 am

The only thing I "make" right now is I mix water and vinegar and lemon juice together in a spray bottle and use that to clean everything. I do use cloth diapers though I just don't make them myself lol
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PostSubject: Re: a DIY green products   a DIY green products Icon_minitimeTue Mar 02, 2010 10:31 am

I love sharing ideas! I currently am using regular cleaners but if I could find a really good home made one I would use it!
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PostSubject: Re: a DIY green products   a DIY green products Icon_minitimeTue Mar 02, 2010 11:34 am

I currently don't use any, but i have really wanted to try that GreenWorks stuff, but I've never really heard of anybody saying if it works well or not. However (due to my obsession with the duggars) I have used a recipe for laundry detergent. It's more of a money saver. You can make like 10 gallons for $2.00!!
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PostSubject: Re: a DIY green products   a DIY green products Icon_minitimeTue Mar 02, 2010 11:39 am

I do the water and vinager cleaner all the time. It's actually the only surface cleaner I use. It's definitely safer to use around kids rather than the commerical cleaners. I also make my own fabric freshener.
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PostSubject: Re: a DIY green products   a DIY green products Icon_minitimeTue Mar 02, 2010 12:08 pm

I make my own body products sometimes. Sugar scrubs and coffee exfoliations. It's great because you just use your coffee grounds from your morning Joe and exfoliate down in the shower, you can mix it with a flaxseed oil so that it goes a bit farther... the caffeine increases circulation to your problem areas and is said to help flush toxins. The sugar scrub can be created with any kind of fine grained sugar and combined with a lotion and then washed off in the shower.

I don't know if anyone else would consider these green... but I do because they are cheap to make and if you use the right brands they aren't harmful for your body or your sewege system.
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PostSubject: Re: a DIY green products   a DIY green products Icon_minitimeTue Mar 02, 2010 12:57 pm

The coffee exfoliant sounds interesting. I may have to give it a try.
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PostSubject: Re: a DIY green products   a DIY green products Icon_minitimeTue Mar 02, 2010 1:35 pm

Im with Karen! I like the coffee idea!
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PostSubject: Re: a DIY green products   a DIY green products Icon_minitimeTue Mar 02, 2010 1:55 pm

I haven't started yet but I do plan on making my own baby food.
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PostSubject: Re: a DIY green products   a DIY green products Icon_minitimeTue Mar 02, 2010 4:39 pm

I like the cofee idea to. I use to watch Clean House and wanted to ty that stuff. I do water, vingar, lemon stuff. Lemon in water to clean caked on stuff in the microwave. For house products I use Green works since I get sick after using the other stuff.
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PostSubject: Re: a DIY green products   a DIY green products Icon_minitimeTue Mar 09, 2010 3:26 am

anyone ever try to make detergent or soap???I really want to try to make one ^^
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PostSubject: Re: a DIY green products   a DIY green products Icon_minitimeSat Mar 27, 2010 8:52 pm

i have made soaps. liquid soaps. if i go or order from lush i will mixs the soaps. i love lush Smile they are amazing. they are also all organic
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PostSubject: Re: a DIY green products   a DIY green products Icon_minitimeTue Jun 28, 2011 9:00 am

soap?

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