Monday, August 22, 2011

Toothpaste - the best is baking soda, NaHCO3, sodium bicarbonate

Throw away your toothpaste and never use it again. All you need is baking soda.....Flossing and brushing are far more important than toothpaste.
Sit down with a toothbrush and a glass of water.
I prefer a hard brush used with a gentle hand.
Brush, swish and swirl, brushing every tooth on all sides.
Brush for at least five full minutes.
Your mouth will feel and will be cleaner than it does with commercial chemical toothpaste.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Soap - make your own liquid laundry soap

Have ready:
1/4 cup borax
1/2 cup washing soda (sodium carbonate = Na2CO3). Sold with soap. Also sold as "pH Up" for swimming pools, or make your own by cooking baking soda (sodium bicarbonate = NaHCO3) in the oven at 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes.
1/2 bar of soap grated into curls
2 1/2 gallon bucket with 1 1/2 gallons (= 192 ounces) of very warm water
2 1/2 cups (=20 ounces) of simmering water
A long-handled stirring spoon

PROCEDURE:
Stir the grated soap into the simmering water. Smash it up. Add it into the 2 1/2 gallon bucket of very warm water. Stir in the washing soda for 1 minute. Scrape the bottom. Stir in the borax for 1 minute. Let it sit for 24 hours. Bottle. Use 1 cup per load.