Household Recipes

Homemade cleaning supplies recipes, hair and beauty recipes

Serves/Makes: 1 roll Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 3/5
Ingredients: water, baby oil, baby bath soap, roll Bounty or other strong, soft Paper Towels, empty round wet wipes container that you have saved...view the recipe

Homemade Cooking Spray

Serves/Makes: 1.5 cups Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 2/5
Ingredients: vegetable oil, vegetable shortening, at room temp, all-purpose flour...view the recipe

Homemade Dishwasher Detergent

Serves/Makes: 1 wash Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 1/5
Ingredients: Borax, Baking soda...view the recipe

Homemade Ice Packs

Serves/Makes: 1 Cook Time: 1-2 hrs Difficulty: 1/5
Ingredients: water, (80%) alcohol - rubbing alcohol, vodka, etc., zipper-top plastic bag...view the recipe

Homemade Mouthwash

Serves/Makes: 2.25 cups Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 2/5
Ingredients: apple cider vinegar, boiling water...view the recipe

Homemade Peppermint Toothpaste

Serves/Makes: 1 Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 1/5
Ingredients: cayenne pepper (just a hint of flavor), sandalwood powder, powdered orris root, virgin olive oil, peppermint oil...view the recipe

Homemade Plant Food

Serves/Makes: 1 gallon Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 2/5
Ingredients: tepid water, Epsom salts, saltpeter, baking powder, ammonia...view the recipe

Homemade Soft Scrub

Serves/Makes: .5 cup Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 1/5
Ingredients: baking soda, Enough liquid soap or detergent to make a frosting like consistency, antibacterial essential oil such as tea tree oil, lavender, or rosemary (optional)...view the recipe

Honey Almond Face Scrub

Serves/Makes: 1 Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 2/5
Ingredients: honey, ground almonds, geranium essential oil...view the recipe

Honey-Pollen Shampoo

Serves/Makes: 1.25 cups Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 1/5
Ingredients: honey, glycerin, witch hazel, orange flower water or cologne, bee pollen...view the recipe

Household Soap

Serves/Makes: 1.5 cups Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 3/5
Ingredients: pure soap flakes, corn oil (plus extra for brushing), clear honey, oil of cloves...view the recipe

Infused Bath Oil

Serves/Makes: 2.5 ounces Cook Time: 2-5 hrs Difficulty: 2/5
Ingredients: carrier oil such as grapeseed or jojoba, dried herbs such as lavender, chamomile, peppermint, or eucalyptus (if using fresh herbs double the amount)...view the recipe

Jewelry Cleaner

Serves/Makes: 4 cups Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 2/5
Ingredients: ammonia, water, dish soap liquid...view the recipe

Laundry Pre-Treat Stain Remover

Serves/Makes: 0.66 gallon Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 2/5
Ingredients: white vinegar, Soft Soap®, water, household ammonia, baking soda...view the recipe

Laundry Stain Buster

Serves/Makes: 1 pint Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 1/5
Ingredients: ammonia, liquid laundry detergent, Water...view the recipe

Laundry Starch

Serves/Makes: 1.5 cups Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 1/5
Ingredients: cornstarch, wheat starch...view the recipe

Lemon Aftershave

Serves/Makes: 1.25 quarts Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 1/5
Ingredients: Tincture of Lemon Peel, OR, Lemon Oil, Oil of Bergamot, Tincture of Benzoin...view the recipe

Lemon Air Freshener

Serves/Makes: 1 cup Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 2/5
Ingredients: Fresh Lemon Juice, Lemon Peel -- Grated, Fresh Lemon Balm Or Verbena -- chopped, Water, Baking Soda...view the recipe

Lemon Lavender Splash

Serves/Makes: 4 cups Cook Time: > 5 hrs Difficulty: 2/5
Ingredients: lemon, peel of, vodka, orange flower water, lavender, lemon balm...view the recipe

Liquid Pump Soap

Serves/Makes: 3.25 cups Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 2/5
Ingredients: Mild laundry soap flakes, Hot water, Baby oil or mineral oil, ***SUPPLIES***, Bowl...view the recipe

Lye Soap

Serves/Makes: 4 gallons Cook Time: 1-2 hrs Difficulty: 5/5
Ingredients: lard, water, lye...view the recipe

Magic Wall and Appliance Cleaner

Serves/Makes: 1 gallon Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 2/5
Ingredients: rubbing alcohol, liquid dish soap, non-sudsy ammonia, water...view the recipe

Making Bubble Bath

Serves/Makes: 1 qt Cook Time: 30-60 minutes Difficulty: 4/5
Ingredients: ***Basic Ingredients***, Water, Bar castille soap -- grated, ***STANDARD BUBBLE BATH***, Glycerine...view the recipe

Mango Hair Moisturizer

Serves/Makes: 1 Cook Time: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 1/5
Ingredients: vitamin E capsule, ripe banana, ripe mango...view the recipe

Maple Nut Lip Gloss

Serves/Makes: .5 oz Cook Time: 1-2 hrs Difficulty: 2/5
Ingredients: grated cocoa butter, grated beeswax, coconut oil, walnut oil, pure maple syrup...view the recipe

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