Essential natural cleaning tools I would never do without

1. The multi-purpose spray. This is made from water and white vinegar in about 50:50 proportions, plus about 10 or more drops of tea tree essential...
9. February 2010 | 0 Comment

Cleaning natural fibres

Natural fibres and natural cleaning methods. It sounds like the perfect cleaning combination. But as each natural fibre needs a slightly different...
8. February 2010 | 0 Comment

I’ve told you a hundred times

I’ve told you a hundred times not to do that (or to do that, depending on exactly what we’re talking about). Why? Why? Because I said...
4. February 2010 | 0 Comment

A random sample of cleaning dos and don’ts

For cleaning marble surfaces (e.g. chopping boards or ornaments) DON’T use vinegar, as this will damage the material. However, DO use plain...
3. February 2010 | 0 Comment

Natural cleaning products have the floor

Floors come in three basic varieties: soft (i.e. carpet), hard (tile, lino, flags, marble) and wooden (self-explanatory). And you can clean...
2. February 2010 | 0 Comment

Convincing people to use natural cleaning methods.

Sometimes, one of the hardest parts of switching to using natural cleaning methods for your house is to persuade the other members of your household...
1. February 2010 | 2 Comments

Natural cleaners and ovens

Cleaning ovens really needs to be split into three parts. In order of ease, they are (1) cleaning the top of a conventional stove (you know...
29. January 2010 | 0 Comment

The slapdash cheapskate’s method of making soup

At some time in your life, you will need to make soup. You may need to make it because you’re short on cash and need to make things stretch....
28. January 2010 | 0 Comment

Natural remedies for internal parasites

A genuine conversation from last night (not over the dinner table, otherwise the reply would have been “Do we have to discuss this while we’re...
27. January 2010 | 0 Comment

Gadgets that don’t save power

Every time I go down to the department store (which isn’t very often, admittedly), there seems to be another great gadget for doing this or...
26. January 2010 | 0 Comment