Guest guest Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Hello Joanie_ & all - yes you are right - I have never used fabric softener in my washing machine for months - vinegar works very well - no damage to any fabrics so far for me anyway and the clothes just smell lovely and fresh - I use it neat for that. I also use it on windows and then polish with newspaper although Lori's lemon works beautifully for this too (I sound like such a good housewife - I wish it were more true!!) - I had another web site about Vinegar in my little collection that was better than the one I posted - I will see if I can find it again. I also put it in a spray bottle and spray into a room and then close the door and leave it - it makes fabrics smell like new again. I have pasted a better vinegar site link below - hope it helps. Love Lynne http://frugalliving.about.com/cs/tips/a/vinclean.htm _____________________ Message: 5 Sat, 2 Apr 2005 13:26:45 -0800 (PST) Joanie <christmasbaby1956 Re: cleansers and shampoos Am I understandin you right - can I safely use white vinegar in place of a fabric softener on my clothes - it won't hurt/discolor them or anything? I really want to know this - because if this is true - wow- it would be great to stop buyin fabric softener! Thanks for any feedback. Lynne <niklyn wrote: Hello everyone, I want to say a big thank you to Lori for the information which will be so useful to me - I hate the thought of all the chemicals in the house and for a good while I have been using vinegar as a cleanser too (white vinegar) - it removes odours (dog urine neat onto the spot after blotting) and also is a very good fabric softener and static remover in the washing machine - and also I have visited the web site for household cleaners and also self cleaning and found it all so good - I am going to digest it all at length. I am off to buy more lemons!! Thanks again Lori Love Lynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Lynne - Thank You for that link. :-) Lynne <niklyn wrote: Hello Joanie_ & all - yes you are right - I have never used fabric softener in my washing machine for months - vinegar works very well - no damage to any fabrics so far for me anyway and the clothes just smell lovely and fresh - I use it neat for that. I also use it on windows and then polish with newspaper although Lori's lemon works beautifully for this too (I sound like such a good housewife - I wish it were more true!!) - I had another web site about Vinegar in my little collection that was better than the one I posted - I will see if I can find it again. I also put it in a spray bottle and spray into a room and then close the door and leave it - it makes fabrics smell like new again. I have pasted a better vinegar site link below - hope it helps. Love Lynne An e-mail from Joanie May all of your journeys be safe ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 chai_mama <chai_mama wrote: > > regarding natural house cleaning-- > any thoughts on removing soap scum from glass shower doors? > I have trouble with this . . . > thanks in advance! > Leslie > Hi leslie, I use baking soda to remove soap scum. When we first moved into our flat it hadn't been properly cleaned in 25 years and the shower door was caked on soapscum and the baking soda worked wonders. (okay and a bit of elbow grease) Lu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Hi everyone, Sorry i have been out of the loop a while but sometime I tend to go live with my own paper flowers. I just wanted to share a bit of my experience with natural house cleaning and personal hygiene. About 3 months ago I started uses all natural products and no store bought cleaning (for house or self ) products. I have 6 things I use; baking soda, vinager, olive oil, salt, honey, soap wort. Personal hygiene: I make my shampoo by boiling 1 liter of water 1dl of soap wort and 3 tablespoons of honey (for conditioning and thicking) I also add rosemary for smell and I have dark hair plus I am growing it long. For extra conditioning once a week I massage my head and hair with oilve oil before bed and leave it on all night then wash it out. I also use this as a body wash. I make a small amount (about a week supply) because it does go bad quickly. If my skin is getting a bit dry I use Olive oil instead of lotion. and for deodorant I mix a tiny bit of olive oil and baking soda in my palm and rub in places that need deodorizing. (if you choose to test this I give this warning: just like with the rf way of eating it takes the hair abit to get used to this and it might be a bit icky for a bit until you are used to it,air is shinier bouncier and I have no split ends on hair that hasn't been cut in a year but now my h Also there are different herbs and oils for different types of hair if you want this information just ask and I will send a list ) To wash my face I use baking soda (you may think thisharsh but you don't need to scrub just gently wipe it over your face then wipe of with a warm cloth and rinse with cold water ) . and to moisterize I use oilive oil. I don't wear makeup but I add a little extra olive oil to my eyelashes to make them seem longer and shinier. And i use straight baking soda to brush my teeth House cleaning: I make a big bucket of water and add vinager to the mixture and clean everything with this. For hard jobs like soap scum and and stains I use a little baking soda. For washing my clothes i use 2 tablespoons of salt in the first wash cycle (soak?) nothing in the wash cycle and 1\2 cup vinager with a couple of drops essential oil (ylang ylang or lavander) in the rinse cycle. Caring for the Earth is my passion and is the foundation for my spirituality. It has taken my years to get my cleaning down to these basics. But I see no reason to spend money on special ecological products when these 6 products are all needed. Nor do I see any reason to spend hours making products for personal hygiene. Love and kisses, Lu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Awe your welcome Lynne!!! I used to use vinegar when i first became vegan, but the smell gets to me, I've found it's a great fabric softener, these days I just use the ceramic disks in the laundry and no softener, if it really needs it I will use some papaya enzyme that they sell with the ceramic disks, some lemon or even some of that soap I have left from my soap using days. These days I use the ceramic disks less and less and just use water. I heard that if you use lemon on a window that gets direct sunlight it will crack (like on a windshield) not sure if that is true, and I don't know if using a whole lemon (including the peel) will do that. Lori www.infinitelove.info rawfood , " Lynne " <niklyn@n...> wrote: > > Hello Joanie_ & all - yes you are right - I have never used fabric softener > in my washing machine for months - vinegar works very well - no damage to > any fabrics so far for me anyway and the clothes just smell lovely and fresh > - I use it neat for that. > I also use it on windows and then polish with newspaper although Lori's > lemon works beautifully for this too (I sound like such a good housewife - I > wish it were more true!!) - I had another web site about Vinegar in my > little collection that was better than the one I posted - I will see if I > can find it again. > I also put it in a spray bottle and spray into a room and then close the > door and leave it - it makes fabrics smell like new again. > > I have pasted a better vinegar site link below - hope it helps. > Love Lynne > > http://frugalliving.about.com/cs/tips/a/vinclean.htm > ___________________ __ > > Message: 5 > Sat, 2 Apr 2005 13:26:45 -0800 (PST) > Joanie <christmasbaby1956> > Re: cleansers and shampoos > > > Am I understandin you right - can I safely use white vinegar in place of a > fabric softener on my clothes - it won't hurt/discolor them or anything? > I really want to know this - because if this is true - wow- it would be > great to stop buyin fabric softener! > Thanks for any feedback. > > Lynne <niklyn@n...> wrote: > Hello everyone, > I want to say a big thank you to Lori for the information which will be so > useful to me - I hate the thought of all the chemicals in the house and for > a good while I have been using vinegar as a cleanser too (white vinegar) - > it removes odours (dog urine neat onto the spot after blotting) and also is > a very good fabric softener and static remover in the washing machine - and > also I have visited the web site for household cleaners and also self > cleaning and found it all so good - I am going to digest it all at length. > I am off to buy more lemons!! > Thanks again Lori > Love Lynne > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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