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Do It Yourself – How do you make your home cleaning products?

In order to push its ecological commitment further, it is recommended to manufacture its household products at home. Why is it necessary to follow this approach? And what are the best tips?

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In order to push its ecological commitment further, it is recommended to manufacture its household products at home. Why is it necessary to follow this approach? And what are the best tips?

 

Of course, it is easy to find its cleaning products in the large surfaces but they are generally expensive and polluting. The ideal is therefore to make them yourself from more natural materials to ensure both an efficient, economical and ecological result.

Why is it recommended to make your own household products?

Here are 3 main reasons to get started:

An eco-citizen approach : making your own products is a good idea to reduce waste and thus climb the ladder of ecological commitment since most of the packaging of commercial products are made of plastic.

Save your pocket money : today, it is certain that the different products between household and cosmetics are expensive. By manufacturing them, you save an amount that you can invest in another project.

Tend towards naturalness : the products purchased are toxic and can and do have undesirable effects on the skin. A homemade product with a natural composition does not entail health risks without losing its effectiveness.

 

Convinced and ready to go? We have chosen for you the 3 best tips on our exchange platform CitizenWave.

Liquid homemade dishes :

Need an effective and natural dishwashing liquid? Try this recipe!

 

 

  • 8L of boiling water.
  • 50g Marseille soap (grated or shredded).
  • 1 tablespoon of black soap.
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda.
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar.
  • 1 tablespoon of soda crystals.
  • A few drops of essential oils.

Preparation :

  • Pour the Marseille soap and water into a basin and melt the mixture.
  • Add black soap, baking soda, vinegar and soda crystals and mix
  • Add the soda crystals and mix.
  • Allow the mixture to stand in the open air for a few hours.
  • Add the essential oils and mix (preferably use a blender).
  • Your natural dishwashing liquid is ready. Pour it into an empty bottle with a funnel and use it !

With this amount of ingredients, you will obtain about 800 ml of dishwashing liquid.

My zero waste laundry :

Easy and economical recipe in only 3 steps!

Ingredients : Ingredients :

  • 1 L of water.
  • 20 grams of grated or shredded Marseille soap.
  • 20 grams of liquid black soap.
  • 1 tablespoon of soda crystals.
  • A few drops of essential oils.

Preparation :

  • Boil together Marseille soap shavings, black soap and soda crystals in water.
  • Remove the mixture from the fire and add the essential oils.
  • Your laundry is ready to use. Don’t forget to shake before each use !

natural make-up remover for sensitive skin :

Do you have the impression that your make-up remover is aggressive for your skin? Here’s a natural recipe that can satisfy you!

Ingredients :

    • 60 ml of the vegetable oil of your choice (olive oil, sweet almond oil or other).
    • 40 ml of the floral water of your choice (ideally rose water).

Preparation:

      • Pour the two ingredients into a recovery pump bottle and shake.
      • Shake before each use. You can apply it all over the face with a washable cotton pad.

Advice and conservation :

      • If you prefer the texture of a gel, you can replace the oil by a pure aloe vera gel.
      • Remember to keep your makeup remover away from light and heat, ideally in a refrigerator.

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02-03-2020

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