Bubbly Vegetable Soap

•  24 ounces coconut oil

• 16 ounces palm oil

•  24 ounces olive oil

• 34.5 ounces cold water

•  ] 6 ounces canola oil

• 12 ounces lye crystals

Let oils cool to 110 degrees Fahrenheit before adding lye solution.

Basic Animal Fat Soap

• 40 ounces beef tallow or pork

• 20 ounces coconut oil lard

• 12 ounces lye crystals

•  20 ounces olive oil

• 30.5 ounces cold water

Let oils cool to 115 degrees Fahrenheit before adding lye solution.

Oatmeal and Honey Soap


2 ounces beeswax 32 ounces cold water 12 ounces lye crystals
•  60 ounces lard
•  12 ounces olive oil
•  8 ounces coconut oil
•  4 ounces cocoa butter
Let oils cool to 100 degrees Fahrenheit before adding lye solution. At trace stage add:
•  ‘/4 cup honey
•  1 cup rolled oats (pulverized in a blender)

Cure For That Leftover Smell In Your Microwave

Remove food odors from your microwave without the use of toxic, expensive cleaning products. The next time you’re eating oranges, save a couple of peels and pop them straight into your microwave oven. Microwave the peels for about one minute, and the smell of leftover stew, onion soup, spaghetti sauce or whatever it was that stunk up your microwave will have disappeared.

Thrifty Home Made Wood Furnisher Polish

For one of the thriftiest green cleaners around, simply mix 1/2 cup of white vinegar and a couple of drops of olive oil. You can adjust the amount of olive oil, depending on how much moisture you want to put into your wood furniture. Just rub your homemade cleaner on with a cloth, and breathe easy (literally), knowing that this green cleaner won’t damage your health. Give it a try!