Mattress and Carpet Fresher

Mattress Fresher

1 cup Baking Soda
4-5 drops Essential Oil

Put together into a small mason jar and give  it a good shake! Before you start it’s a good idea to strip off all your bedding and wash it in HOT water (at least 130 degrees)! This will kill the dust mites in your sheets and blankets. While your bedding is in the washing machine, pour enough baking soda through a sifter or strainer to lightly dust your mattress with it. Leave on for an hour or more, allowing it time to draw out dirt, moisture, and odor.Using the hose end of your vacuum and an upholstery attachment, thoroughly vacuum the mattress. Vacuum slowly so that you’re using the vacuum suction efficiently to pull out as much debris from within the mattress as possible.The baking soda not only draws out moisture and dirt, but it also deodorizes and leaves the mattress smelling fresh and clean.


Carpet Fresher


1 Cup Baking Soda
4-5 drops Essential Oil

Put together into a small mason jar and give  it a good shake! The sprinkle on your  carpet  let sit on the carpet a half hour and then vacuum up.

Homemade Bleach Wipe

Ingredients 

• 1/2 cup bleach
• 2 1/2 cups of water

Directions

Mix together a half a cup of bleach to two and a half cups of water. You pour that over your paper towels, and you've got your bleach wipes.

Homemade baby wipes

Ingredients 

• 2 1/4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons baby wash
• 1 tablespoon baby oil or mineral oil

Directions

You take half of the paper towel roll, put it in the container. Mix together to and a quarter cups of water, two tablespoons of baby wash and 1 tablespoon of baby oil or mineral oil depending on if you would like the fragrance or not. Then you are going to pour that over the paper towel roll. Then you are going to reach in and pull out the cardboard tubing. It's easier to pull out once it's wet. Then, as you need a wipe, you just reach for the center and pull out as you need a wipe, very easy. You can cut little slats in the top of the container so you can pull it out and it remains closed. Or you can leave it and just pull the lid off as you go.

Homemade Glass Wipe

Ingredients 

• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol
• 1/2 cup vinegar

Directions

Mix together 2 cups of water, 1/2 cup of rubbing alcohol and a ½ cup of vinegar. You are going to mix it all together, then pour it on your wipes, remove the paper towel center. Then you can just lift your wipes from the middle.

Homemade Febreeze

1/8 Cup of Your Favorite Fabric Softener

2 Tablespoons Baking Soda

Hot Tap Water - To Fill the Bottle to the Top 32oz bottle

Rinse-Aid

Never Buy Rinse aid again use White Vinegar (Works perfect with no smell)

Homemade Dishwashing soap

1 cup of Borax

1 cup of Arm & Hammer Washing Soda

2 packets of no sugar added Koolaid Lemon Aide

Mix together well and add 1 tablespoon to each load!

Homemade Shaving Cream

Ingredients:

• 1 cup conditioner
• 1 cup shampoo
• 5 tablespoons baby oil
• 5 tablespoons hand cream

Directions:

• Use a large bottle or some other large storage container to store the shave cream. Pour in conditioner first, then shampoo.
• Add baby oil; then hand cream.
• Secure the container and shake. Let mixture sit for about an hour.

I love this. It makes my legs  smooth and soft afterwards. If the product separates  just  simply shake again

Homemade Gel Ice Pack

To make your own shapeable ice pack:
Mix 1 part rubbing Alcohol with 3 parts water in a ziploc bag and put in the freezer. 
(The alcohol will prevent the water from freezing completely.)
When it's frozen, wrap with a towel or cloth of some sort and apply.
I put mine in two ziploc bags to prevent  leaks


TIPS:
If the mixture freezes too hard, just add a little more alcohol.  If it’s too slushy, add a little more water.

Homemade Fabric Softener

The first DIY item that I did was homemade fabric softener and it was amazing it make my laundry soft and fluffy, as well great smelling.

3 Cups HOT water
1 1/2 Cups WHITE Vinegar
1 Cup any scent Hair Conditioner
  add 2 TBSP in the washer or in a downy ball


 Store it in a tight sealed container
I  store mine in 2: 16 oz Mason jars it fills one and a half  of the other