tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964290977288908184.post215321618886003306..comments2023-09-02T07:54:28.664-04:00Comments on A Mad Tea Party: And There Was Vinegar, And Behold, It Was GoodRebekah Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193979328492712668noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964290977288908184.post-66557394231977646992010-05-10T12:15:48.177-04:002010-05-10T12:15:48.177-04:00A friend taught me to wash my windows/mirrors with...A friend taught me to wash my windows/mirrors with a soft, wet cloth. While the glass is still wet, go back over it with a crumpled piece of newspaper for a streak-free sparkle. I'm delighted about the fact that I haven't needed to purchase paper towels in over a year! A book that has a lot of great recipes for homemade cleaning products is, "Clean House, Clean Planet" by Karen Logan.Rosalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143808595487710683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964290977288908184.post-73602635865341783992010-04-21T17:15:03.902-04:002010-04-21T17:15:03.902-04:00Oh, I have had some successes and failures in this...Oh, I have had some successes and failures in this department!<br /><br />One I love: homemade powdered laundry detergent. 1 bar Fels Naptha soap, grated; 2 cups borax; 2 cups washing soda. You only need one tbsp. for a whole load, and it makes the bath towels ridiculously soft and absorbant.<br /><br />Failure: homemade dishwasher powder. I was using a half-and-half mixture of borax and washing soda for that, but it left a residue on the glassware. I went back to the Walmart brand.<br /><br />I also have a Windex-type window cleaning mixture that works fine, with vinegar and a few drops of dishsoap in it.<br /><br />Baking soda paste+elbow grease took a whole bunch of stains out of my kitchen countertop.<br /><br />And finally, I've been using baking soda for shampoo and apple cider vinegar for conditioner. I love the vinegar hair rinse, but I'm not totally sold on the baking soda shampoo. I think it would work better on shorter hair, but mine's down to my waist and gets really dense and heavy when wet. The baking soda requires some scrubbing, but it's hard to get at my scalp.<br /><br />Still looking for: something that gets rid of soap scum. Ick.The Minnesotan with the German-Irish Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627183084424949162noreply@blogger.com