How To Freshen Your Home With Eucalyptus

This is one of mother nature’s most powerful disinfectants, so its a great idea to clean with it! Here are a few different homemade cleaners which use Eucalyptus oil and can be used to freshen your home. For Floors: Add 1 tablespoon of liquid castile soap to 1 gallon of hot water and 1/3 cup Borax. Mix in […]

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Homemade Disinfectants

A mix of chlorine bleach and water is an effective household disinfectant (and it’s cheap too!), but the bleach is pretty harsh on fabrics, skin and the environment (and a bit stinky too). The good news is that you can still make homemade germ killer cleaners using fresh or dried herbs, essential oils, vinegar and other […]

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10 Ways to Keep Air Clean at Home

Pollution is hazardous for your heart and can wreak havoc if you have asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD stands for two processes that almost always occur together: chronic bronchitis, which is inflammation of the airways, and emphysema, which is destruction of the fine substance of the lung. But the air inside your […]

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Which To Do First: Dust or Vacuum

Deciding whether to dust or vacuum first is a valid house-cleaning concern. It seems reasonable to assume that because dusting may send a certain amount of dust to the floor it is better to dust first and vacuum second. But, as you will find out, that may not be the best sequence. Dusting and Vacuuming […]

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