Did you know that most household products we buy in stores are toxic to both our environment and our health?!
The magazine 60 Million Consumers reports, after analyzing their composition, that almost all cleaning products contain undesirable substances. These numerous micropollutants, unfortunately not completely eliminated by our wastewater treatment plants, then end up in nature, in the water, and ultimately on our plates.
Choose Natural Products 🌱
To easily improve our impact on the environment and our health, we simply need to use natural products to maintain our homes.
Simple, quick and economical, you only need 3 basic products to make your own homemade products and effectively clean and sanitize your home: Baking soda, white vinegar and black soap.
Homemade Laundry Detergent Recipe
For one liter of homemade liquid laundry detergent, with a lovely southern scent, you will need:
🌱 30g of grated Marseille soap (72% vegetable oil).
🌱2 1 tablespoon of baking soda.
🌱1 tablespoon of washing soda crystals.
🌱 1 liter of water.
Grate the Marseille soap before heating it in 1 liter of water until dissolved. Let it cool before adding the baking soda and washing soda crystals. Then bottle it.
Find the ingredients kit for 10 litres of laundry detergent for €10 in the laundry care collection!
Multi-Surface Cleaner
For 750ml of multi-surface cleaner, mix:
🌱 0.5 liters of water
🌱 0.75 liters of white vinegar.
🌱 The peel of 2 or 3 citrus fruits (lemons or oranges)
🌱 6 drops of tea tree essential oil (with antibacterial properties)
It is left to macerate for 1 to 2 weeks before being filtered and filled into a spray bottle.
However, be careful not to use on natural stone surfaces, such as marble or granite, as the acidity of the product may damage the material.
Toilet Cleaning Gel 🚽
To make this cleansing gel, you will need:
🌱 400 ml of white vinegar
🌱 300 ml of water
🌱 20g of cornstarch
🌱 10 drops of tea tree essential oil
🌱 1 tbsp of baking soda
Heat the water and cornstarch until the mixture thickens. Let it cool.
Mix all the ingredients together and pour into an empty, preferably flexible, bottle. You can pierce the lid to more easily apply the product to the sides of the toilet bowl.
Vinegar disinfects and shines, tea tree is an antifungal and bicarbonate removes limescale, it's the perfect recipe for naturally spotless toilets.
Adopt a Zero Waste Approach 🌎
I hope this article has inspired you to try these magical DIY recipes. If you'd like to take your zero-waste journey further, feel free to check out my shop and follow my Instagram page @my.better.way where I share lots of other simple, eco-friendly, and economical tips.
Don't forget that there are no small gestures when millions of people are doing them.
