by Ivory Soap | Sep 24, 2012 | Cleaning Products, Household
Homemade laundry detergent, one of the simplest DIY projects, can be really confusing for a first timer, so here’s an updated tutorial. But first…….. *LIQUID DETERGENT LOSES POTENCY IF NOT KEPT ABSOLUTELY AIR TIGHT* I just needed to get that off my...
by Ivory Soap | Sep 13, 2012 | Cleaning Products, Household
I get asked this all the time, so here’s a photo tutorial of me actually doing laundry. Exciting, I know. As you see above, I keep my ground up washing soda and soap in an old baby formula can with a tablespoon measure I stole from the kids’...
by Ivory Soap | Aug 20, 2012 | Cleaning Products, Household
Commercial stainless steel cleaners can be some of the fumiest, most flammable products in your home. This is because the vast majority of them contain a waterless solvent (read: petrochemical). This gives you a spray-on, wipe off experience requiring no...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 31, 2012 | Cleaning Products, Household
Irritation and Yellowing Lots of folks choose DIY detergents for skin irritation. But then they’re skin is still irritated! There are no additives, right? And why are my clothes getting dingy and yellowing? Amazingly, it’s NOT additives that get most...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 30, 2012 | Cleaning Products, Household
Baking Soda and Vinegar? I see so many DIY recipes where people mix baking soda and vinegar together. The main value of this is the immediate reaction. It lifts and breaks up dirt! But after the “fizzy-lifting,” what you have leftover is just salt water....
by Ivory Soap | Jul 26, 2012 | Cleaning Products, Household
by James Bowe I hate mixing proprietary cleaners. But, I don’t have special surfaces in my kitchen. I like the flexibility of choosing my solvent based on my mood. But if you have granite, marble, tile/grout as your countertops, you have limited options for...
