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 | Aug 16, 2012 | Household, Simple & Frugal
If you DIY, August is the planning time for the Fall DIY season. We need time to cure that soap and crochet those afghans. And for newbies, it’s the time for perusing the possibilities. What can I make that doesn’t require months of practice?...
by Ivory Soap | Aug 14, 2012 | Household, Simple & Frugal
‘Tis the Season Back to school? Yes, but August is about a lot more than that if you DIY. August is the advent of a whole new season for DIYers. As we explained in THIS POST: Winter is Building Season. The leaves are down and the saps’s not running,...
by Ivory Soap | Aug 6, 2012 | Household, Simple & Frugal
I officially have TOO much closet space. I even stuck the kids’ chest of drawers in there to take up some room. The fun part is, the chest is EMPTY. It’s ready to be filled with all that nonsense kids collect: gum wrappers, beads, string, little...
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....
