Hey!
So why would you want to have a more natural home? I did not know when I was a young mom of all the toxins in soaps and cleaning supplies, plastics and so many other supplies I used every single day.  The fact is……I am still learning!  I noticed a big difference in going from mostly natural to being in contact with things I wouldn’t normally use.  I have used natural cleaning supplies for many years, but  I have been really trying to change over my whole home slowly but surely-as soon as something runs out, I try to find a natural way to make it-sometimes we like the first recipe and sometimes I have to go through many recipes to find a product we love. Here are some of the simple things I did in the beginning that saved me alot of money.
 
One of the first things I did and easiest things you can change is your multipurpose cleaner.  This would be how I clean bathrooms, counter tops and really almost anything! I have 2 really good recipes.  One of them,  I mix equal parts of white vinegar and water and add a high quality refreshing essential oil.  Be very careful to use a quality essential oil as most on the market are not pure.  Being a nurse, I had to have the details, so I have done the research and I can give you my recommendations if you want them.  I will have a link in the description, but feel free to email me as well!  This multipurpose spray should be handy in each bathroom so you can easily clean as you need to.  If you don’t keep one in each room,  If you are like me, you might go into a different room and totally forget you were grabbing a bottle of spray!!!!!!!  The other recipe uses on guard and I like to keep this in the kitchen for all surfaces.  You will use these sprays all the time and it is a fraction of the price of cleaners in the store and works alot better!
 
The next thing I did was remove all candles and air fresheners that were not natural-do you know how bad it is to breathe those in?  Even the sprays that say 100% essential oil is not true because there is no regulation of them, so get rid of them so your family isn’t inhaling those toxins into their lungs! I used to use the plug in or renuzit air fresheners around my house thinking that my house smelled better, but it makes me wonder now if that is why my kids were sick with colds and ear infections so much when they were young.   I am more sensitive now to toxins because of the natural environment I have created, so many times I can notice them right away in someone else’s home! My eyes now water when I enter a garage or home that uses these toxic air freshners~so if you think it is helping your place smell better, think of what it is doing to your lungs and everyone that enters!  I have noticed that many of the big stores such as Target that call their products natural just have really good marketing strategies to let people think the products are pure, but are not any healthier than the ones that are not labeled natural or 100% and that is why I make my own.  I know exactly what is in them.  I certainly love a great smelling home, so I have several favorite diffuser going throughout the day. My favorite are happy and energizing aromas, I love the fall and Christmas smells during those seasons, and when I have alot of work I need to focus on a large project or something, I have a diffuser with oils that help with that. So many that I love!
And the 3rd simple change we made was using a natural laundry detergent. We actually make our own so we know what is in it.   If you are using any detergent or fabric softener that is not pure, you are letting the toxins soak into your skin and your kids skin every single day!  Do the research for yourself because I wish I would have known all this information years ago-it wasn’t until our older kids were probably around 10  when I changed over, so it has been many many years and the detergent works really well.  I did stop for a while because I was using a shredded felz napa bar soap and it ended up clo