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All Natural Household Cleaner

All Natural Household Cleaner Moving onto the all purpose cleaners in our homes. Let talk about some of the dangers we have sitting in our cabinets, then I will give you an alternative way to clean your home using all natural household cleaners! 3 Common Toxic Dangers in household cleaners: 2-Butoxyethanol (window & multipurpose cleaner) Risk: sore throat, narcosis, pulmonary edema, severe liver damage, sever kidney damage Ammonia (bathroom, window & jewelry cleaners) Risk: can Read More


Toxic Dangers of Household Cleaners

Toxic Dangers of Household Cleaners Lets talk for a minute about cleaning house! When I am cleaning my home, the goal is the make everything a safe, decontaminated area for my children. But, have we been doing it all wrong? When I decontaminate my house, am I using products that are going to aid in the growth of cancer cells in my family? Scary thought right! I'm going to start this series of blog post about the toxic dangers of household cleaners in your home. They are meant to help you, Read More


Homemade Cleaning Wipes – Chemical Free

Homemade Cleaning Wipes - Chemical Free Chemical Free Cleaning Wipes - Thieves Household Cleaner Another post about our chemical free adventure! The only cleaning product we have in our home is an all natural cleaner called Thieves Household Cleaner. It is made by Young Living and it is amazing! Just so you understand what I mean by chemical free...a very quick story! My sister's husband was about to clean their sink with a store bough cleaner. She said, "Stop!!! Don't contaminate our Read More


Homemade Laundry Soap

 Homemade Laundry Soap Homemade Laundry Soap Recipe In a quest to go chemical free, lots of things in our home are now homemade! I had to to share my favorite homemade laundry soap! I buy a kit from amazon called Laundry Soap Kit - Fels Naptha-3 bars, Borax & Washing Soda. // First take the 3 bars of Fels Naptha Laundry Bar and grate it with a cheese grater. This is the only part that takes any kind of work. It can be done in about 5 minutes! What I did was took an Read More