Life & Design Blog Australia
I’ve been slowly collecting a new ‘range’ of cleaning and body products in my home. This has taken a good few months to get all of these goodies. If you decide to start making all your own cleaning, room sprays, body balms, magnesium sprays, washing products… then this takes time to collect. Don’t feel like […]
Brought to you by Godfreys. Recently I had the chance to review the Deebot Ozmo 900 Robot. I was so excited because this little gadget has an integrated vacuum and mop cleaning system. It vacuums AND mops AT THE SAME TIME. I know, I’m yelling, but how clever does that sound?? I was so keen to […]
There are lots of tricks you can do to keep your whites WHITE. I wrote about how to wash your sheets here. Here’s a strip wash recipe I found which works! The build up of laundry detergent, chemicals or improper washing techniques can leave clothes, towels, sheets, pillowcases and quilts needing an EXTRA kick every now […]
Considering we all spend a lot of time in our bedrooms hoping to get good sleep, relax more or overcome illness, then making sure this space is clean and fresh is important. Less toxins, more cleanliness is easy to achieve. Poor Air Quality 1. Open bedroom windows – The first step to a clean fresh bedroom […]
Have you made your own cleaning products yet? You must give it a try 🙂 I’ve been doing this for the past 12 month and it’s been saving me lots of $$, plus they do such a good job, so why would I go back to using harsh chemicals around my house? Bad for your […]
In the laundry we usually need a general washing powder/liquid, a soaker, a fabric softener and then a stain remover spray. Here’s a DIY low-tox stain remover spray you can make which works! How to make a stain remover spray 1/2 cup boiling water 2 cups normal water 150ml white vinegar 30ml dishwashing liquid (I […]
I’ve written about using clove oil to kill mould before when I cleaned the rubber seal in my washing machine. There is some science in that blog post. You could use bleach (which I would have normally used), but I did learn it is only making the mould “white” for a period of time. The […]
I was listening to a podcast last week called The Art of Decluttering which gave me a bit of a boost with cleaning out my kitchen and pantry. I am a pretty organised person generally, but when I get busy of course everything gets a little crazy. My husband does a lot of the cooking so […]
If you’re a lover of citrus of woody smells then these blends will definitely give your house that clean home smell! Throw out the artificial fragrances (here’s why you SHOULD) and switch to using a diffuser. A diffuser is an efficient way to maintain a fresh home by removing dangerous pollutants and agitating allergens like dust mites, pollen and […]
Here’s a simple surface spray. You probably already have On Guard sitting in your kit. Make sure you use this oil every day. Toss out the chemicals and switch to this. It works! I decided about 10 months ago I was going to reduce the toxicity around my home and on my body. It was […]
So you’ve bought your Home Essentials Kit and you’ve been happily diffusing oils, but you know you can do more with them! Here’s 10 more ways you can use your oils apart from just diffusing them. I like to clean with mine, travel with them, get my kids to use them, create night face creams […]
I used to love buying room sprays, candles, those plugin scented things, perfumes… Anything that smelt nice. Then recently I decided it was time I cleaned up the amount of toxins I use around my home. Nothing drastic, just small steps to make sure I was trying as hard as I could to eliminate unnecessary […]
