Eco & ethical living
If you’ve not yet tried cleaning with lemons, then I recommend you give the natural cleaning power of lemon juice a go. Here are some lemon cleaning tips: How to clean with lemon juice If using fresh lemons, firmly roll the lemon on the worktop a few times with the palm of your hand […]
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There are various eco-friendly things you can use if you have limescale in your kettle such as white vinegar, lemons, citric acid powder and baking soda. This post gives you several ideas of how to remove limescale from a kettle which are cheap, safe and very easy. No need for expensive kettle descaler products or
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Limescale builds up on bath or shower tiles but it can be easily removed using natural products such as vinegar bicarbonate of soda and lemon juice. Vinegar I always have a stock of vinegar at my home because it is such a brilliant cleaner which can be used for so many household cleaning tasks. To
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If you like to do bulk cooking or store leftovers in plastic containers or tupperware, you’ve no doubt seen how food can stain these containers. They may look pretty horrible and I find it seems to be worse if you have tomato-based dishes or curries stored in them and then heat them up in the
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Instead of buying furniture polish, save money and make your own natural furniture polish for wood with this simple recipe. For your home-made green cleaning natural furniture polish, you need just two ingredients: Olive oil Lemon juice Just mix 2 parts olive oil with 1 part lemon juice, rub the mixture sparingly onto the wood,
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If you want to make your whites even brighter, there are natural ways to whiten your laundry without using toxic chemicals. Try these natural laundry whiteners as an eco alternative to bleach and please let me know how you get on. Soda crystals Soda crystals are great for removing grease. Just add a scoop to
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A safe, simple, natural way to remove limescale from a kettle using vinegar as a descaler and how to prevent limescale build-up in a kettle. Why you need to remove limescale from a kettle Limescale in your kettle costs you money as you need to use extra electricity to boil the kettle. It also affects
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Twitter has brought me into contact with so many great people who are willing to share and help others in their quests to be a shade greener. One such person was the owner of Opulentia Organics natural and organic skincare, who recommended I buy the book Clean House, Clean Planet – Clean Your House for
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You may be surprised to know that you probably have many pest repellents already in your home. So before you waste money on strong chemicals which could be damaging to your family and the environment, try these cheap, natural and traditional deterrents: Ants Put down chilli powder, talcum powder, borax, dried bay leaves or lemon
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Organic Beauty Week As Organic Beauty Week continues until 25 September, I’m reviewing another great organic beauty product from Big Green Smile. (They also have some great special offers to celebrate Organic September.) Following on from yesterday’s review of Odylique by Essential Care Ultra Rich Balm, today I tell you about Bentley Organic Calming Body
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