Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Resolution #6: Use up brand products and replace with homemade

Well, we have a slight disagreement on this point. We (Greg and I) are in complete agreement that greener is better, safer and cheaper. However, I, the excitable one went off and made a whole bunch of things that I cannot wait to use. My hubby, on the other hand, believes that since our income was already spent on the items sitting in our pantry, they should be used - first in, first out. So... a compromise has been reached. The brand laundry detergent is being used exclusively on his professional clothing while the homemade on everything else (except for dipes... only Rocking Green gets near them). As for the other products... well... they are sitting next to each other on the shelf and he can grab what he likes and I grab what I like. Tee hee. At the end of the day, we have very little of the brand product left anyway in most arenas.

Products I have successfully made (and love):

Tea tree and peppermint bathroom sanitzer
Lemongrass Baking Soda dishwasher soap
Lemongrass Baking Soda carpet cleaner
"Gentle Baby" Baby wipes
Lemon Rosemary Cloth Tissues
Tea Tree and Peppermint Surface Cleaner
Lemon Glass Cleaner
Lemon Furniture Polish

Still to make:
Goo Gone
Febreeze
Hand Soap
Dish Soap
Shampoo
Conditioner
Bath Soap
Body Wash
Toothpaste
Deodorant

This is very exciting and very addictive.

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