From the Everyday Cheapskate I'll admit it, I'm a little weird. I like doing laundry. I also love mending. There's just something about preserving something so expensive so that it lasts and looks good. This works! I've used it for...Read More
Category: Make Your Own
Eyeglass Elixir
From the Everyday Cheapskate I wear glasses, almost everyone in my family wears glasses. I HATE dirty glasses. I keep a bottle of this little miracle and a microfiber cloth in each car, in the arm of my chair, in...Read More
Bentonite Clay Toothpaste
From the Mindful Momma I have this weird aversion to the most common ingredient in DIY toothpaste, baking soda. Whether it's all in my head or it really does make me want to hurl, I can't say. I just can't...Read More
Lemon (or Orange) Hair Spray
I know this sounds totally weird, but yes, I make my own hair spray. At first, it was a novelty. Try it, they said. It will be fine, they said. Guess what? It IS easy. It DOES work. And my...Read More
Shower Magic
From the Everyday Cheapskate Take it from someone who HATES to clean, this is the best cleaner to use when you let cleaning the bathtub or shower a little (or a lot) too long. I spray it on after I...Read More
DIY Dawn Power Wash
I love Dawn Power Wash. I DO NOT love the price. I use it in the kitchen for dishes, also in the laundry as a spot remover. It also works well for other grimy jobs like cleaning patio furniture. So,...Read More
Sprinkles Body Powder
I'm sure, by now, everyone has heard about the dangers of talc used in baby and body powders. Lawsuits and such all over the place. I first heard about this when our oldest was still in diapers (40 some odd...Read More
B.O. Deo(dorant)
From Our Oily House This is my new favorite recipe! It's a liquid, in a spray bottle. It's a little, well, wet. It's not anti-perspirant. But it works. Horses still sweat, men still perspire, and women still glow. I was...Read More
Frankincense Face Cream
Modified from Organic Authority I have used Aveeno Daily Moisturizer for years (lots of years). It is SPF15 and doesn't cause my sensitive skin to flair. But, the older I get, the cheaper I get and since I've retired, I...Read More
Whipped Body Butter
Modified from Wellness Mama I have made this several times and it turns out great every time (never with mango butter, so can't speak to that). If you use cocoa butter in addition to the shea butter, you will get...Read More
Daily Shower Spray
From the Everyday Cheapskate 1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol 1 teaspoon liquid dishwashing soap (like blue Dawn) 1 tablespoon dishwasher rinse aid (like Jet-Dry) 2 cups water 20 drops essential oil (optional) Pour all of the ingredients...Read More
Dusting Spray
For wood furniture and painted surfaces from the Everyday Cheapskate 1 3/4 cups water1/4 cup white distilled vinegar2 teaspoons olive oil10 to 15 drops lemon essential oil, optional16-ounce amber glass spray bottle Pour all ingredients into the spray bottle and...Read More