Simple, Easy and Cheap... Soaps

If your following the path to becoming prepared storing the following items is a must. All of them are inexpensive, extremely useful and have a loooong shelf life.. except the lemons of course. Vinegar is also good for pickling, canning, recipes, salad. Apple cider vinegar is another story so long, It’ll have to have it’s own page.

• Vinegar… may smell a little weird, but vinegar can handle everything from dishes to laundry and even weeds. Vinegar is the wonder ingredient in our house.

• Baking soda… eliminates odors, helps with stains, and ants hate it.

• Borax… is a mineral salt that beats bleach as a toilet cleaner and is also useful for scrubbing walls. It works with laundry and dishes, too.

• Fels-Naptha soap... My grandmother always had a bar of Fels-Naptha under the sink for hand wash.. grated it is the wonder ingredient in clothes detergent "use this in addition to a bunch of our other expensive products, like Purex!"

• Rubbing alcohol… Works as a disinfectant and a great glass cleaner. It also gets grime off plastic and metal surfaces like patio furniture or bathroom fixtures.

• Lemon juice... This cuts through dish grease and is an ingredient for homemade furniture polish -- but it's not the easiest thing to preserve long-term.

The Benefits of a Plain Little 'ole Bottle of 3% Peroxide

Peroxide is (under $1.00 at any drug store) and does so much

1. To eliminate canker sores hold a capful in your mouth 10 minutes a day. It will  make your teeth whiter too. Use it instead of mouthwash.

2. Let your toothbrushes soak in a cup of peroxide to keep them free of germs.

3. Wipe or spray it on counters and table tops to kill germs and leave a fresh smell. 

4. Pour peroxide on your cutting board to kill salmonella and other bacteria.

5. Spray a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water on foot fungus until it’s gone.

6. Soak infections or cuts in 3% peroxide for five to ten minutes several times a day. My doctor has seen gangrene healed that would not heal with traditional medicine.

7. A 50/50 mixture in a spray bottle will disinfect your bathrooms without harming your septic systems like bleach or disinfectants.

8. Tilt your head back and spray 50/50 mixture into nostrils for a cold or plugged sinus. It will bubble up and help kill bacteria. Hold a few minutes, and then blow your nose into a tissue.

9. If you have a toothache a capful of 3% peroxide held in your mouth for ten minutes will greatly lessen the pain.

10.  You’ll have natural highlights in your hair with a 50/50 solution spritzed on wet hair and combed through. Peroxide lightens gradually and is not a drastic change.

11. Put half a bottle of peroxide in your bath to help eliminate boils, fungus, or other skin infections.

12. Use a cup of peroxide, instead of bleach, to whiten whites.  For stains pour Perioxide on directly, after a minute, rub and rinse in cold water. Repeat if necessary.

13. Use peroxide to clean mirrors without smearing.