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Homemade Laundry Detergent, Soap, Stain Remover, Softener

Commercial laundry detergents are a rip-off. They are expensive, hard on the environment, hard on your hands and tough on you clothes. The manufactures don't say what's in them. Ever wondered why? The cheapest brands simply don't work. The good news is that you can easily make laundry detergent at home using readily available ingredients and minimal equipment. Homemade Laundry Detergents clean you clothes as well or better than commercial detergents.

2 comments    recipes laundry washing soda
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Bleach Substitutes: 5 Safer Cleaning Options

Why do we keep using chlorine bleach when we know it is not environmentally friendly? In fact chlorine bleach forms a toxic by-product known as dioxin when it reacts with other elements. We don't have to do this to our environment because there are other safer options.

8 comments    cleaning vinegar green cleaning
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Death Valley National Park ~ Photos and Impressions of Extremes

Trying to cross the Devil's Golf Course in a pioneer's covered wagon would have been a nightmare! Numerous photos plus videos of this largest of U.S. national parks are here to be seen and enjoyed including a palm fringed oasis surrounded by desert.

141 comments    california hmtswk4 death valley
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Science Experiments: Household Chemistry Experiments

In most homes, you already have the equipment and ingredients you need to perform some really interesting and fun household chemistry experiments! What kind of science experiments and demonstrations can you do...

8 comments    home education water
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Sodium and its Compounds

    Sodium: A soft, silver-white metallic element of the first group of the periodic table, which rapidly oxidizes in moist air, occurring in nature only in the combined state, used in the synthesis of sodium compounds. Symbol Na.    ...

6 comments    sodium borax sodium chloride
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How do you get your bathtub really clean?

 From time to time I run across discussion forum threads where folks share their opinions and ideas for how to accomplish household chores more efficiently. This week I ran across one on the I-Village Garden...

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Photo Shoot Dante's View to the Death Valley Salt Flats

The day started early as we headed out of Las Vegas toward Pahrump Nevada. We had made a plan to stop at the Terrible's Town Casino in Pahrump for breakfast before buzzing our way across the desert and into the California mountains. The food at...

10 comments    california museum death valley
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Get Rid of Fleas

Fleas are not fun --- for you OR for your pet. Just one flea in the house could turn into millions. They breed rapidly, infest everything, are dangerous for your pet and even for your own health, too. Some people spend hundreds of dollars and...

2 comments    pets pet treat
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Natural Carpet Deodorizer with Borax and Baking Soda

Using baking soda and borax as carpet deodorizers is one small step that can lead to a larger green impact for yourself and the environment.

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Best Ant Killer - Terro Ant Killer

Terro Ant killer is a wonderful product for getting rid of Ants. My home was recently invaded my those very small, sugar ants. You know the ones that just seem to be running everywhere. It was driving me nuts. They showed up in my kitchen a...

9 comments    pest control pests ants
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