Homemade Household Products from Under the Kitchen Sink

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Many of the natural items kept under your kitchen sink can be mixed to create homemade household products that compete with (if not beat out) chemical-ridden commercial products.
Many of the natural items kept under your kitchen sink can be mixed to create homemade household products that compete with (if not beat out) chemical-ridden commercial products.
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In "The Country Almanac for Housekeeping Techniques," Richard Freudenberger and the editors of "BackHome Magazine" have collected hundreds of formulas for effective cleaning, gardening and home maintenance — as well as ways our ancestors saved on heating bills, prevented costly repairs and maintained a cozy, charming home with little besides ingenuity.

Recent studies show that modern commercial household cleaners are causing serious health issues for individuals and their families. The Country Almanac of Housekeeping Techniques That Save You Money (Fair Winds Press, 2012) by Richard Freudenberger and the editors of Back Home Magazine shows you how to keep a clean and healthy home for just pennies a day. Using a collection of formula for effective cleaning, gardening and home maintenance. Don’t just clean your household, get the longest life out of every item. The following excerpt explains how to make homemade household products for common cleaning.

Be a Kitchen Sink Alchemist and Save a Bundle

Cost savings
Between $3.99 and $18, depending on the product you’re replacing

Benefits
Natural, nontoxic, and inexpensive substitutes for common household products

Chemicals that are usual suspects in today’s commercial household cleaning products today didn’t exist in “the olden days,” and they got along just fine without them. The basic ingredients were mostly natural with no petroleum-derived synthetics or artificial additives — and they’re still available today. So, let’s take a look at how a little kitchen sink alchemy can still go a long way with natural homemade, household cleaning products.

  • Published on Apr 30, 2014
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