Nontoxic Green Cleaning Recipes

Toxins can quickly and easily be absorbed by the body through the skin, and the most common sources of toxins (in the home) is our chemical personal hygiene products, chlorinated/flouridated water, stuffy air, processed and refined foods, and poisonous cleaning products. But poisons, toxins and chemicals are certainly not necessary, nor are they healthy (or safe) for any of these purposes! So here are some nontoxic green cleaning product recipes to make and use instead:

HERBAL PEST REPELLANT
2 Cups Water
4 drops lavender, lemongrass, peppermint, rosemary and sage essential oils

Combine ingredients in spray bottle; shake well before use.

*To repel ants, aphids, bean beetles, black flies, cabbage root flies, cabbage white flies, carrot flies, caterpillars, cutworms, flea beetles, fleas, flies, greenflies, lice, mosquitoes, moths, nematodes, plant lice, rodents, ticks and whiteflies; can be used on plants, pets and people

NONTOXIC ALL-PURPOSE CLEANER
2 Cups Water
4 drops brier rosehip, geranium, lavender, lemongrass and peppermint essential oils

Combine ingredients in spray bottle; shake well before use.

HERBAL LAUNDRY SOAP
2 Cups Distilled Water
2 tsp dried, powdered soapwort (roots, leaves and stems)
4 drops alfalfa, carrot, rosehip, lavender and lemongrass extracts

Bring water to a boil; cover and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat, add soapwort and mix; let cool, then mix in remaining ingredients. Bottle and store. Use 1-2 oz per load instead of laundry detergent.

HERBAL DISH SOAP
2 Cups Distilled Water
2 tsp dried, powdered soapwort (roots, leaves and stems)
4 drops alfalfa, carrot and rosehip extracts
3 drops mullein and lemongrass extracts
2 drops lavender extract

Bring water to a boil; cover and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat, add soapwort and mix; let cool, then mix in remaining ingredients. Bottle and store.