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Guide to Chemical Free Living :

Skinvac has compiled this guide to chemical free homes to promote awareness of unseen chemicals that exist around the home and provide a guide to alternative solutions for eveyday living. Not only can chemicals affect you, they also affect the environment when sprayed or washed down the sink.

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Natural Crystal Deodorant - The Healthy Alternative for Protection from Body Odor

Swaddling Blankets
The Colic Shop has the largest online selection of swaddling blankets and all other baby colic relief products.

www.miracle2nw.com
How household and personal care products we use daily to clean our homes and selves are bad for us. Learn how the soap you use is killing you and why. Discover All natural soap and household products that are safe alternatives. How propylene glycol and sodium lauryl sulfate harm your family.

www.cottagesoap.com
Wholesale, Drop Ship and Retail handcrafted bath and body products, lotions, handmade natural shea butter soap, shower gels, lip balms, gift baskets, unique, quality, all natural, our products are sold in many retail stores accross the United States

www.ionicsalts.com
Ionicsalts offers a wide range of Himalayan salt crystal lamps, candleholders, and other products for home or business. These products naturally emit powerful negative ions for better indoor air and ambience. Holistic,homeopathic,antiseptic, and beautiful. Low prices - fast, cheap shipping.

www.greathealthandwellness.com
Have you thought about the ingredients in your cleaning products? Do you have to "Spray and Run" when you are cleaning the bathroom? There is a reason!! They contain harmful chemicals in them! If you knew it were poison, would you still buy it? If I could help you, would you listen? I Can.

Organic Household Substitution recipes

Although it may not be possible to live 100% chemical free, many household cleaning products can be replaced by using common everyday ingredients commonly found in your home. These are organic and far less harsh and harmful to you and the enviroment. Instead of just buying commercial products off the shelf, why not give the home made version a try first?

Household Product substitution

To make Furniture polish:1 tablespoon lemon oil + 1 pint mineral oil
To make Window/glass cleaner: ½ cup vinegar + 1 gallon of warm water
To make Extra-strength, all-purpose cleaner: ¼ cup baking soda + ½ cup white vinegar + ¾ cup ammonia + 1 gallon of warm water
To remove Coffee or Tea stains on your pot or mug: White Vinegar
To make Scouring powder: Baking soda
To make Drain cleaner: Plunger followed by ½ cup baking soda + ½ cup vinegar +2 quarts boiling water
To make Floor cleaner: 1 cup vinegar + 2 gallons of water
To make Grease remover:Borax on damp cloth
To make Toilet bowl cleaner: Paste of borax + lemon juice
To make Tub/tile cleaner: 1/4 cup baking soda + ½ cup white vinegar + warm water
To make Rug/carpet cleaner: Club soda
To make Window cleaner: ½ cup vinegar + 1 gallon of warm water
To make Upholstery spot remover: Club Soda
To make Oven cleaner: 2 Tbsp liquid soap + 2 teaspoons borax + warm water
To make Jewellry cleaner, removes tarnish and corrosion: 2 Tbsp laundry softener + 2 teaspoons salt + 1/2 hot water, mix in an aluminium tray and soak your jewellry in it for 5 mins
To make Mildew remover: Equal parts of vinegar and salt
To remove odour from shoes: Put 1 tsp of baking soda in each shoe, shake so that it coats the inside evenly and leave over night.

Laundry:

To make Laundry Detergent: Basic soap
To make Laundry pre-soak: Paste of baking soda + water - apply to stains and spots
To make Oil stain remover: Rub white chalk into stain before washing
To make Ink spot remover: 1 Tbsp cream of tartar + 1 Tbsp lemon juice
To make Ballpoint ink remover: Hair spray
To make Bleach: Borax + water

Gardening:

To make Ant repellent: Red chili powder at entry or mix some jam with borax powder and place it on the ant trial
To make Fertilizer: Compost
To remove aphids on plants: Soapy water on leaves, then rinse
To make Slug/snail repellent: Plant Onion & marigold plants in your garden

Pet Care:

Flea Repellant: Feed pet brewer's yeast, vitamin B or garlic
Canker Treatment: Dust the dogs ear with borax powder
To make Pet odor remover: Cider vinegar

DIY:

To make a Paint brush softener: Hot vinegar
To make Rusty bolt/nut removal: Carbonated beverage
To combat Car battery corrosion: Baking soda + water

If you have a recipe to submit, please email recipesskinvac.com

How to Grow Fresh Air : 50 House Plants that Purify your home or office

Written By: B.C. Wolveron from Nasa.
Many people don't know that everyday household items emits chemical pollutants that my harm your health. This Book illustrates 50 plates that absorb toxins from e.g. computer monitor. radiation, carbon monoxide etc. This book is a must have guide for anyone living in a city. A complete reference guide for practical evergreen plant maintenance. Buy it now

The Naturally Clean Home : 101 Safe and Easy Herbal Formulas for Non-Toxic Cleansers

Written By: Karyn Siegel-Maier
Readers will learn how to use the antiseptic and antiviral properties of herbs and essential oils in safer, more economical alternatives to commercial cleaning products. Recipes include laundry and dishwashing detergent; bathroom cleaners; wood, glass, and metal cleaners; air and carpet fresheners; car and pet care products; and insect repellents. Buy it now

Clean, Naturally: Recipes for Body, Home and Spirit

Written By: Sandy Maine
Like a breath of fresh air, this guide to home and personal care embraces the cleaning ritual as a necessary part of daily life and offers tips on how to make it remarkably stress-free and even enjoyable. By creating home-made cleaning products, soaps, and shampoos, harsh chemical cleaners, artificial scents, and allergy-inducing additives are simply replaced with pure, gentle, and wholesome products. In a world where environmental sensitivities are on the rise and time to complete basic tasks seems to slip away, the efficient recipes and methods in this book come as a welcome surprise. By eliminating unnecessary cleaning products from the home, under-the-counter clutter is greatly reduced, allergies and sensitivities are easily addressed, and favourite scents and textures become a part of the calming and fulfilling ritual of keeping things clean. buy it now

Home Safe Home: Non-toxic, Natural and Earthwise Clean, Naturally: Recipes for Body, Home and Spirit

Written By: Debra Lynn Dadd
Discusses the safety of drinking water, processed foods, pesticides, carpeting, cleaning products, and beauty products. Buy it now

Clean House, Clean Planet: Clean Your House for Pennies a Day, the Safe, Nontoxic Way

Written By: K. Logan
Provides simple recipes for non-toxic cleaners made from inexpensive, common ingredients, and offers tips on how to clean a home safely. Buy it now

Baking Soda: Over 500 Fabulous, Fun, and Frugal Uses You've Probably Never Thought of

Written By: Vicki Lansky, Martha Campbell
From the Author: Baking soda is THE BEST! Yes, the reviewer is absolutely right, I had a great time putting this book together. It also caused me to put baking soda to work for me in dozens of new ways. (And actually, at parties, it has been a fabulous topic of conversation-who would have thought!) I've loved writing for FAMILY CIRCLE and getting this education in what I call "grown-up" tips instead of just writing my "parenting" tips. Someone asked if I considered my self a "domestic goddess". I'm pondering that title. I'm working on a book of other uses for BAGS and am considering calling myself The Bag Lady. So my self image is in flux. Thank you for your interest. This is really a great book. It has sold over 200,000 copies! . Buy it now

Vinegar: Over 400 Various, Versatile, and Very Good Uses You've Probably Never Thought Of

Written By: Vicki Lansky, Martha Campbell Buy it now

Natural Stain Remover: Clean Your Home Without Harmful Chemicals

Written By: Angela Martin
We all want clean and hygienic homes, yet many of us are concerned at the high levels of chemicals being used. This book offers safe and effective alternatives for cleaning agents, spot removal and general cleaning around the home in an A-Z format. Find out how vinegar removes chocolate stains with ease, how common salt will lift red wine from carpets and how baking soda will tackle grease and oil. Buy it now

Better Basics for the Home: Simple Solutions for Less Toxic Living

Written By: Annie Berthold-Bond, Rodale
These days, more and more people are saying no to "better living through chemistry" and yes to a lifestyle that is less toxic and more environmentally friendly. This trend toward a more natural lifestyle has become something of a crusade for Annie Berthold-Bond. After developing hypersensitivity to even very low concentrations of chemicals, Berthold-Bond was forced to rid her life of as many toxins as possible. Buy it now

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