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Homemade Laundry Detergent - Liquid, Powder, Which is Better?

August 01st, 2007 Comments(0)


In addition to the recipe for liquid home made laundry detergent, here’s the recipe for homemade powdered laundry detergent.

My preference? Well, I’m partial to the liquid one. Call me cheap, but it’s less expensive, it works and it allows me to add whatever scent I like.

The powdered one is extremely effective, but I think I’ll wait until football season is back in full force when I have to wash muddy uniforms. It seems to have that extra muscle it takes to blast the more heavily soiled clothes.

Each has its strengths. Try them and then let me know how you feel about them.

Disinfecting Your Kitchen Sponge

July 07th, 2007 Comments(0)


What a nasty little germ-breeding tool the kitchen sponge can become. Using it to clean up the mess after handling raw meat tends to spread the bacteria from the meat over every surface. Using plain kitchen dish soap cleans the sponge superficially, but the bacteria will live on.
To kill the bacteria try placing the sponge in a shallow bowl. Pour hydrogen peroxide (3% grade) over the sponge, just enough to saturate it. Let it sit for about 5 or 10 minutes or so (watch it foam). Wash it out and repeat a couple of times. You’ll notice that the foaming will diminish. Once it stops foaming profusely, the germs and bacteria have been defeated.
Try disinfecting nightly, or right after using the sponge to clean the remnants of raw meat. Using hydrogen peroxide is a much cheaper option than disinfectant wipes. A large 32 oz. bottle of hydrogen peroxide costs about 90 cents in Wal-Mart. A canister of 35 disinfectant wipes may cost anywhere from $2.50 and up.
There are many other blulow uses for hydrogen peroxide. Stay tuned, I will post them in the near future.

Homemade Window Cleaner

July 06th, 2007 Comments(0)

When you have sprayed your last squirt of store-bought window spray, take the 32 ounce bottle and wash it out. Once it’s washed, add 2 tablespoons of distilled Window Cleanervinegar and fill the rest with water. Replace the spray top and look for a dirty window or mirror. You’ve just made homemade widow spray.

Use it just as you previously used the ammonia based store-bought mixture. As you use your homemade window spray, you will notice a hint of vinegar smell. Don’t worry the smell quickly dissipates

Blulow tip: If your child accidentally swallows a gulp or two of your homemade window cleaner, be sure to quickly give your child lettuce, tomato, cucumber and a little extra virgin olive oil. It can count towards the USDA’s recommended 5 servings of fruits and vegetables for the day.

Go Blulow with Homemade Laundry & Dish Detergent!

June 30th, 2007 Comments(0)

Of course the first thing that came to your mind when you started to convert your thought process into thinking Blulow was washing dishes and washing clothes right? Of course you did.

Well, to put your mind at ease, I’ve found the perfect solution to finding environmentally friendly and economical dishwashing detergent and laundry detergent.

For months now I’ve been making my own homemade laundry detergent and dishwashing detergent. Not only is it a great environmentally friendly solution because it uses all natural ingredients, the laundry detergent costs lest than one (1) cent per load to make and the dishwashing detergent is about three and a half (3.5) cents per load. For a dollar you can wash clothes and dishes for weeks.

As a Contributing Writer for Suite 101, I wrote a detailed recipe for the homemade dishwashing detergent and homemade laundry detergent. Check them out. The laundry detergent takes about 15 minutes to make and the dishwashing detergent less than 5 minutes. Quick, easy, painless and best of all…Blulow!

Try it and let me know how you like it.

P.S. This homemade laundry detergent works great in the new high efficiency washing machines.

P.P.S. If you’re scared to try it, drop me a line. I’ll send a sample. Just enough to wash 3 loads of laundry. I’ve got to warn you, the shipping costs will cost more than making the detergent yourself.

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