Homemade Shampoo and Conditioner

By Elizabeth Seward, Planet Green

Oh, shampoo and conditioner. They keep our hair clean and smelling great. While we all love being clean, shampoos and conditioners aren’t totally innocent products. Most of them are filled with chemicals that aren’t any good for our planet. Since they get washed down our drains, these are important things to think about! On top of that, the containers they come in are typically plastic. Sure, we can always recycle plastic, but isn’t it better to reduce the production of plastic in the areas that we can? I think so.

The answer? Try making your own shampoo and conditioner! You’ll save money and use more natural ingredients. And isn’t it better to know exactly what you’re using on your body?

Here’s a basic recipe for shampoo. Feel free to alter the recipe to make it work the best for your hair type.

You need:
1 empty bottle
3 cups of soap flakes (which you can get almost anywhere)
Water
Essential Oil of Lavender
Essential Oil of Rosemary

Directions:
Mix the soap flakes with the water and then add 4 drops of each oil.

For conditioner, the ingredients are probably already in your house.

You need:
1 empty bottle
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon of baby oil
Water

Directions:
Mix the above ingredients together and you’re good to go!

This post was inspired by Hollywood Green.

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White Wine Vinegar As Cleaner and Disinfectant

White wine vinegar can be found in most kitchens.They are very useful in helping you disinfect and clean. The other cheaper option is white distilled vinegar. Here are some ideas that you may like to use:

Effective Disinfectant

Vinegar is a natural disinfectant and it will reduce bacteria levels if it is being used to wipe kitchen top. It is also ideal in removing lime and mineral build-up around faucets and sinks. As diluted ascetic acid, it will serve as a great substitute for ammonia-based cleaners. Even though malt vinegar does the same thing, you may want to avoid using it. Unless you want your kitchen and house to smell sourish.

Ideal Glass Cleaner

Pour 2 to 3 tablespoons of vinegar into 3 liters of warm water. This solution will work just as well as any commercial glass cleaner. After cleaning the windows, use crumpled newspapers to dry. You can use a lighter solution to clean stained wine glasses or dirty vases. Use a soft towel to wipe dry. You will be surprise at the sparkling results.

Ideal Oven Cleaner

Dampen your cleaning cloth with a vinegar-and-water solution to clean both your microwave and conventional ovens. To remove odors from the microwave oven, microwave some lemon slices in a bowl of water for a couple of minutes.

Fungus Removal

One part of vinegar with one portion of baking powder can do magic in removing mildew and mold. Place the solution on the affected areas and leave for one or two hours. If the affected is more severely infected, then you may have to repeat the procedure a few times. Leave the solution on for a longer period before rinsing off with water.

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How To Get Rid of Stale Smell from Thermos Flask

Beverages tend to taste really bad if they were being filled and come out of thermos flask that has not been used for a while. The reason is because the trapped air in the confined thermos or vacuum flasks can become stale when they have not been used for a while. In Malaysia, it will be advisable to check if any insects have made their nests in the uncovered flasks. So, before you fill your thermos flask, be sure to get rid of the insects and also the stale smell.

So, what is the trick to freshen your stale-smelling thermos flask? Dump a teaspoon of salt and a tablespoon of vinegar into your stale thermos flask. Close the cover and shake thoroughly. Then rinse these ingredients off with fresh running water. Smell the flask. It should smell fresh. If not, repeat the process and this time, a little longer.

Another secret technique to freshen your thermos flask is filling it with two teaspoons of baking soda. Pour in boiling water and close the cover. Leave it to alone for at least 8 hours. This means that you can perform this procedure before you leave for your work and when you return, the flask should be ready with its newfound freshness. Be sure to rinse out the thermos flask with dish-washing detergent and water.

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How To Pick Tiny Shards of Broken Glass

If you have broken a glass, use a piece of thick bread to pick up the tiny shards of glass from the table top or hard floor. Never use a kitchen cleaning cloth. You may accidentally cut yourself when next time you use the cloth.

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Fresh Smelling Kitchen

Kitchen is a lovely place for us women. Whether we cook a lot or not, we prefer to have a fresh-smelling kitchen. Fresh smell does not come from masking bad smell but removing it. 

Therefore, the right thing to do every evening is to get rid of the garbage before it fills to half a bin. Of course, give your hubby the privilege of clearing the garbage bin. Men love to do such macho chores. The other macho chore is to get him to mow the lawn. Hah, so much about men. Back to our kitchens!

Now if you and your dear hubby have to go for a short holiday to the hills, you will want your kitchen to remain fresh smelling. You don't to come back to stale murky stench. At least you don't have to rush and open the kitchen windows immediately just because you can't stand the smell.

One trick that works all the time is to cut one lemon and leave the two pieces on the kitchen table. Walla! When you come back, you have a nice-smelling kitchen. Simple, isn't it?

Till next time!

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