BABY WIPES
2 cups hot water
2 tablespoons baby lotion
2 tablespoons baby oil
2 tablespoons baby wash
1 roll paper towels
Cut the roll of paper towels in half. I prefer Viva as they are very strong and stay together very well with the mixture on them. Take one half of the paper towel roll and remove the cardboard middle. Set the half roll into a bowl on one end, deep enough for a lid to fit on. Pour half the mixture over the roll. Let sit for a couple minutes then flip the roll over and pour the remaining mixture over. Place lid on the bowl and allow the wipes to cool completely before using. You can either leave them on the roll and pull off one at a time but I prefer to tear them apart and place in a lidded container (such as a plastic baby wipe container) as it's easier to grab one or two at a time.
LAUNDRY SOAP
1 cup of Borax
1 cup of Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda
1 bar of Fels Naptha
5 gallon bucket with lid
Grate fels neptha into a pot of boiling water and mix until completely melted. Put borax and washing soda in bucket. Pour soap mixture in bucket and stir. Fill remainder of bucket with water. Let sit for 24 hours before use. You can use old detergent bottles to put this in to keep in your laundry room or a container of sorts with a spout on it (which is what I use).
FABRIC SOFTENER
2-3 cups of water
1 cup liquid fabric softener
1 sponge
Container with lid
Combine water and liquid fabric softener in container. Cut sponge in half and soak plies in softener mixture. Just squeeze to remove excess softener and toss in dryer.
LIQUID HAND SOAP
1 cup soap flakes (one bar of soap makes about 1.5-2 cups of soap flakes)
10 cups water
1 tablespoon glycerin
First, grate the soap. You can use a cheese grater or vegetable peeler to do this. In a large pot, combine 1 cup soap flakes, 10 cups water, and 1 tablespoon glycerin. Turn on medium-low heat and stir until the soap dissolves. Let the soap cool completely then pout into whatever container you would like to use it in. I have the Lysol hands free pumps and I used one of those empty bottles to put my soap in. In order to do so, I had to use a flavor injector but it was easy and saves me LOADS of money!
DISHWASHER DETERGENT
1 cup salt
2 cups Borax
2 cups baking soda
Combine ingredients in a container and use a whisk to blend it all together. To use in the dishwasher you will need to put 1 tablespoon in each of the openings. To rinse, use vinegar. I was surprised at how well the detergent cleans the dishes.
ALL PURPOSE CLEANER
1 gallon hot water
1 tablespoon baking soda
2 tablespoons liquid soap (such as Dawn dish soap)
Mix together in a empty milk container. Fill a spray bottle to use for cleaning!
