Have you been making your own cleaning products? What tools do you use? I have quite a collection of tools and containers now that help make the DIY process easy. Of course you also need suitable containers to store what you make. This post is about the tools and the containers that you will need. Continue Reading
This recipe is based on a doTERRA recipe. I have old bathrooms to clean and old tiles and grout so I am always struggling with mould. This cleaner is helpful to clean off the mould from the grout. I use an old toothbrush to do the scrubbing. Be careful though, hydrogen peroxide is powerful so Continue Reading
Melt and pour soaps make it so easy to make a variety of soaps for you house and as gifts. You can vary the shape, the Essential oils and the Botanicals to make a range of beautiful and unique soaps. You Will Need: Silicone Moulds 1/4 cup Grapeseed or Olive oil 1 cup Goat’s Milk Continue Reading
This recipe is so easy to make. Most people don’t realise that to make the foam its all about the pump top, not the soap inside the bottle! Once you get your foaming bottle you are set. You Will Need: 1 x Foaming Pump bottle 1 x tablespoon of Castile Soap Protective blend and Lavender Continue Reading
I have had some interactions recently with young mothers and been part of conversations about the stress that they are under. I noticed that they feel torn between all the demands on the them including work, husband, children etc. They also take on a great deal of guilt when things don’t go to plan. Our Continue Reading
Autumn is in the air and its almost time for hearty soups. I found this recipe in Mum’s newer cookbook (i.e. the 1983 one) and thought I would spice it up a little with some Basil Essential Oil and chilli! You will need: 2 cups of mixed dried beans 2 x 8 cups of hot Continue Reading
I have to thank my son for this recipe. We went to visit him at the end of 2018 and we cooked pizzas on his BBQ for dinner on Saturday night. Sitting outside around the BBQ, eating freshly cooked pizza and drinking South Australian wine – it doesn’t get much better than that! What you Continue Reading
I was just writing a recipe for soup and remembered that Mum used to make Cheese Sauce Scones to go with soup. I’ll call this a recipe from her old book but in actual fact it is one of those recipes that was kept in her head. I managed to write it down in my Continue Reading
As a food microbiologist I am acutely conscious of the way various foods should be handled and stored to avoid spoilage and food poisoning. Now that I am making DIY household cleaning and personal care or health and beauty products I am aware of how easily these products could spoil and potentially cause us harm. Continue Reading
One of the most important ways we keep our household safe is by making our own simple cleaning products. Making your own dishwasher tablets from simple ingredients is a great place to start! Here is a simple recipe followed by a few tips for use of the DIY tablets. We have been using these home made Continue Reading
