Homemade Cleaning Slime Recipe

 Ingredients

Here’s What You will need for this recipe:

• 2 tablespoons of White School Glue
• 1 Tablespoon of water
• 4 Tablespoons of Borax
• 4 Tablespoons of Water
•  2 bowls

 Instructions

In the first bowl mix the glue and water and in the second bowl mix the Borax and Water. (Note if you want Coloured Slime now is the time to add a few drops of food coloring to the glue mixture).

Once you have mixed them up, combine both mixtures in one bowl and mix together.

You will now have a consistency that feels like slime. It will be a wet feel at the moment so play around with it rolling it, molding it until it dries out.

It should not be dripping water. You know you have the right consistency when you can place it on your bench and it lifts without leaving any residue. It’s now ready to use, have fun!

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Homemade Drain Cleaners That Provide Great Results

Few things can be as annoying as finding your bathroom or kitchen sink flooding up with water and refusing to drain. While the old-school plunger might solve the problem at times, it’s not always effective. The drains in the bathroom and the kitchen are filled with soap scum, hair, toothpaste, grime, and food crumbs, and can often form an almost impenetrable clog. Using harsh chemicals might provide results but they can damage your drain pipes in the long run. 

A better and safer alternative would be to use some natural cleaners like baking soda, borax, vinegar, and salt. When used properly, they can be surprisingly efficient in unclogging the drains of your house. Let’s take a look at some of the natural homemade drain cleaners that can get you great results. 

 

1. Baking Soda and vinegar

Vinegar and baking soda are both used often to clean a variety of household items. They are also effective in unclogging sinks - this is a tried and tested formula that has been proven to work on kitchen and bathroom drains. The method is quite easy to follow, too. 

* Mix 1/3 cup of baking soda with 1/3 cup of vinegar in a measuring cup. 

* Pour it down the drain immediately as the mixture will start to fizz instantly. 

* Plug the drain and let the mixture sit in the drain for about 45 minutes to an hour. The fizzing action is exactly what helps get rid of the grime or hair from the drain. 

* Now, unplug the drain and pour a pot of boiling water down it to flush the mixture and other stuff from it. 

* Keep pouring the hot water until the drain is clear.

 

2. Baking soda and salt  

Baking soda is known to be effective in unclogging a sink when mixed with salt. 

 

* Mix 1/2 cup of baking soda and salt in a bowl and pour the mixture into the drain. 

 

* Let the mixture sit for about an hour. If the drain is overstuffed, you can even leave the mixture overnight. 

 

* Now, pour boiling water down the drain. When hot water comes into contact with this mixture of salt and baking soda, it creates an aggressive chemical reaction that will be strong enough to unclog even some of the most stubborn bathroom sink blockages.

3. Liquid dish soap and boiling water

This method is particularly useful for clearing grease clogs from your kitchen sink. The boiling water and dish soap mixture heats the grease and melts it back into liquid form. Then it can be easily pushed out of the pipe. This mixture is also good for mild blockages in all kinds of sinks. 

 

* Boil about two liters of water and mix in a few tablespoons of liquid dish soap. 

 

* Pour the mixture down the sink. You might have to repeat the process a few times if the grease is a little thick in the drain. 

 

* Pouring just boiling water too works surprisingly well for clearing certain bathroom clogs. For stoppages due to soap scum, in particular, this might really do the trick. Pour the water into the drain three or four times and you should see immediate results.

 

4. Salt, borax, and vinegar

Sometimes, baking soda and vinegar aren’t enough to clear your drain of hair and grease. In that case, you might have to look for a more potent cleaning product, like borax. Borax is the favorite laundry cleaner in many homes as it's very efficient in eliminating odors. It can also be used to unclog the sink when mixed with salt and vinegar. 

 

* Mix 4 tablespoons of borax, 4 tablespoons of salt, and ½ cup of vinegar together. 

 

* Pour the mixture down the drain and let it sit for an hour. 

 

* Follow it with a pot of boiling water to clear all ingredients down the drain.

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From Grime to Tarnish, these Natural Cleaning Solutions Actually Work

Common household items like salt and baking soda could be used to tackle countless chores around the home, in fact, you wouldn't believe just how much you could get done around the house with these cheap and widely available items.

Lemons

A fantastic cleaning agent that can be used to remove dirt and rust stains (due to its acidic nature). Cleaning with lemons becomes especially effective when mixed with salt, making an excellent paste.

Price: 50c a lemon.

Countertops: Cut a lemon in half and dip it in baking soda, using it to clean over a countertop, then wipe with a wet sponge and dry. Lemons should not be used on delicate stone, like marble or on stainless steel as it may cause discoloring.

Dishes: This fantastic alternative may be used alongside your dishwashing detergent, increasing its grease-cutting power. Simply add a teaspoon of lemon juice. 


Liquid Castile Soap
This plant-based soap is effective at loosening grime and dirt from surfaces. It is gentler too, so it won't leave the surfaces looking dull or damaged.

Price: About $8 for 8 ounces, available in supermarkets.

Sinks, showers, tubs and ceramic tiles: This soap may be used to create a homemade soft scrubber by combining 1 tablespoon with 1/3 cup baking soda.

Stovetop and vent hood: A few squirts of liquid Castile soap mixed with 2 cups hot water can be used to clean the stovetop, burners and vent hood, cutting through accumulated grease.


Table salt

If anything in your house needs a little polish, salt's granular texture makes for a beneficial cleaning agent. Any type of salt may be used, including sea or kosher salt, but table salt will be your cheapest option.

Price: 69 cents a pound.

Spills in the oven: Don't you just hate it when that casserole bubbles over when you take it out of the oven? A great way to clean the mess up without having to scrub your oven tray is to pour salt on the spill to soak it up. Once the oven has cooled down, wipe with a damp sponge. 


Vinegar

The benefits of cleaning with vinegar are plentiful, as it has the ability to wipe out tarnish, soap scum, mineral deposits and other grimy substances. Its acidic nature also creates an environment that inhibits the growth of mold, mildew and some bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella.

Price: $1.8 for a quart, available at supermarkets.

Drains: Use vinegar to clean drains and the pipes they are attached to by pouring the liquid down the drain. After about 30 minutes, flush with cold water.

Floors: 1/4 cup vinegar, added to a bucket of warm water may be used to clean almost any type of floor, except marble, as it can scratch it, or wood, as it can strip it.  

Essential oils


Consisting of the extraction of plants, some essential oils can kill bacteria and mold. As they tend to be very strong, you need not go overboard either. In fact, some oils like peppermint are so potent, that one drop of oil is equivalent to 30 cups of peppermint tea.

Price: $14 for 5 milliliters, available at health-food stores.

Combs and brushes: Soak combs and brushes in an essential oil blend for about 20 minutes, by filling a container with 1 1/2 cups water, 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar and 20 drops tea-tree, lavender or eucalyptus oil.

Scuffed floors: Just apply two to four drops of tea-tree oil to the spots, wiping any excess oil with a cloth and rubbing it in distilled white vinegar.


Toothpaste

Standard toothpaste (paste not gel, free from tartar control and whitening), combined with a mild detergent and an antibacterial agent make a potent stain-fighter.

Price: About $3.65 for a tube

Tarnished silverware: Add a dab of toothpaste on a soft cloth and rub it onto the tarnish, then rinse with water and dry with a clean cloth.


Cooking oils

Vegetable and plant based oils are great cleaning alternatives, particularly olive and sunflower oil which may be used to dislodge dirt, diminish scratches and imperfections as well as hydrate wood that has aged or dried out from exposure to the sun.

Price: $7 a pint, from supermarkets

Cast iron pans: Use vegetable oils to make a scrubbing paste by combing them with a teaspoon of coarse salt. This easy blend may be used to combat cooked-on debris, which can then be rinsed off with hot water.

Leather shoes: First, wipe away any dirt with a damp cloth, then add a drop of vegetable oil to a soft cloth, rubbing the surface to remove scuff marks. Make your shoes shine by buffing them with a chamois cloth.


Borax

Borax can be used alongside your detergents, making your load cleaner. As it is rather alkaline, borax may also be used to kill mold and fungus.

Price: $5 for 4 pounds at supermarkets

Pots and pans: Borax may be rubbed into cookware with a damp sponge, then rinsed well.

Toilet: Just pour borax in the bowl, letting it sit overnight. In the morning, swish the bowl a few times with a toilet brush and flush.


Baking and washing soda


Also known as sodium bicarbonate and sodium carbonate, absorbs odors. Word of caution: when handling washing soda, wear rubber gloves.

Price: About $1.08 for a pound of baking soda; $7 for 4 pounds of washing soda.

Garage floors (and other concrete surfaces): Pour washing soda on top of oily and greasy spots, sprinkling with water until a paste forms. Let it stand overnight, then the next day scrub with a damp brush, hose it down and wipe clean.

Grills and barbecue utensils: Tough grease stains may be removed by dipping a moist stiff-bristled brush in washing soda, and scrubbing away.  

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How to Get Rid of Roaches Naturally and Cheaply

Having cockroaches invade your home can be a downright horrifying experience. As you may know, by the time you see one in the kitchen, you probably already have many more lurking behind your walls. Obviously you can use commercial applications to get rid of roaches, but why not use natural ingredients? Getting rid of cockroaches naturally is safe for your family, your pets and the environment.


This article will cover the most commonly used natural ingredients for getting rid of cockroaches, such as boric acid and diatomaceous earth (DE) as well as other natural cockroach repellents. In additions to these, you will find guidelines and measurements you can easily take to prevent cockroaches from coming into your house.

How to Prevent Cockroach Infestation

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, so keeping a tidy home free of food debris and other “cockroach lures” can help prevent roaches from calling your house their home in the first place.

• Sweep and mop floors regularly, including under and behind kitchen appliances.
• Remove any corrugated cardboard from the home, and any collections of plastic grocery sacks, as roaches love to hide here.
• Clean surfaces with vinegar to sanitize them, and keep food in airtight containers.
• Don’t let the rubbish bin sit for too long and make sure the lid is closed.
• Cockroaches are thirsty creatures, so make sure to repair any leaky faucets around the house.

However, sometimes in spite of our efforts to clean and disinfect regularly, even the most spotless of homes can experience a cockroach invasion. Here are some safe and natural ways that can help you to get rid of cockroach infestation, and prevent a new one.

Use borax and sugar to kill cockroaches

Making a mixture of borax and sugar in a 3:1 ratio (3 parts borax to 1 part sugar) is an incredibly effective way to get rid of cockroaches and waterbugs.

The sugar lures the roaches out of hiding and fools them into nibbling at the borax, which is lethal to insects but exponentially less toxic to humans—to the extent that the substance is often marketed as a laundry and dish washing aid.

Nevertheless, use caution when setting out the cockroach bait, placing it in areas easily accessible to roaches but unlikely to receive human or pet traffic. (Note: never purposefully ingest borax or other boric acid products!) Mix up this bait trap and set it near nooks and crannies where you have caught roaches entering or escaping your living space, and they will soon be gone.

How to get rid of cockroaches with boric acid

As an alternative to using borax and sugar, natural cockroach baits can be created using boric acid, flour and cocoa powder in a 1:2:1 ratio.
Like the sugar bait, this mixture can be placed near crevices where roaches have been seen entering and leaving the area.
Common areas to find hidden roaches include behind and under waste bins, behind and beneath the refrigerator, and in cracks along the baseboards in the kitchen or bathroom.
Be sure to re-set the cockroach bait every week to get rid of roaches, and to replace any bait that has become wet, as the method is only effective when the bait remains dry. You can also use boric acid baits to get rid of German roaches and to eradicate termites.

Get rid of roaches with coffee grounds

Coffee drinkers will be glad to learn that coffee grounds make an amazing cockroach repellent.
If you have a cockroach problem, try taking the used grounds from your filter or coffee press and placing them outside your home in areas where you suspect the roaches to be entering from.
Look for cracks and crannies near the foundation of the home, or get into the crawlspace if your home has one and look for areas of possible roach access, placing the used grounds in these locations. This will prevent roaches from entering your living space.

How to get rid of cockroaches with Diatomaceous Earth (DE) food grade

Diatomaceous earth, or DE, is a natural substance with inherent scouring properties, often used in cleaning powders and even once quite common in toothpaste.

Diatomaceous earth also happens to be a marvelous insect control substance.  It poses zero risk to humans and pets when used properly and it is a natural way to get rid of roaches.
Purchase food-grade Diatomaceous earth from a home improvement store, grocery store, or online (note: the DE must be labelled as “food grade” to be considered safe for use in the home!), and sprinkle it outside the home, around the perimeter.

Diatomaceous earth can also be placed against windowsills and the bottom of outer doorways. Within two days, the DE will work its magic and begin ridding your home of unwanted roaches.
Like the boric-acid-based roach baits, DE becomes inert when it gets wet, so make sure to make another round along your home’s perimeter after a rain.

Natural cockroach repellent – soapy water

By giving running cockroaches a spritz with a spray bottle filled with soapy water, you can kill the cockroaches and easily clean up afterwards, making this method a one-two punch in roach control.
However, this is an active method of pest control, requiring that you spray the roaches as you see them—it cannot affect any cockroaches lurking between floorboards or behind walls. Nevertheless, it is an effective and efficient method if you should happen to see stray cockroaches around your home while waiting for a bait or trap method to become effective. Spritz the roach, then wipe up the mess. It’s a very simple way to naturally get rid of cockroaches.

Use catnip to get rid of cockroaches

Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip, catswort or catmint is a plant of the mint family with pungent smell which is attractive to cats.

Catnip is useful for more than just attracting cats and making a nerve-calming tea for people. You can also use catnip to get rid of roaches.
Prepare the catnip as you would for a tea (you can use the tea for cold and flu), using approximately 1 teaspoon of dried catnip per 8 ounces of water and allowing it to steep for 10 to 15 minutes.

Fill a spray bottle with this tea and apply the mixture along baseboards in the home, near crevices where roaches may hide, behind and under appliances, and anywhere else you suspect roaches may be congregating in your home.

How to kill cockroaches with soda bottle traps

You can create an effective cockroach trap using an empty two-liter soda pop bottle, a pair of scissors, a roll of duct tape, and a cup of sweet fruit juice—guava and mango juices work extremely well for this.
Cut the top one-third of the bottle (the end that you pour from) off using the scissors, then invert it and place it back inside the bottle, so that it creates a funnel shape pointing down into the bottle.
Tape the cut-off top to the rest of the bottle, then fill the bottom portion of the bottle with the fruit juice of your choice, pouring it through the funnel and into the bottle.
Leave the bottle in a place where roaches are likely to hang out, and wait. That’s all there is to it! Cockroaches will smell the yummy juice and come running, but will be unable to escape from the bottle, and thus become trapped – in that way you’ll be able to kill the roaches.
This method works well when you have a few maverick roaches running around rather than a large-scale infestation.

How to get rid of roaches with essential oil spray

Science has proven that the use of selected essential oils can work well as an insect repellent and as infestation preventative. A 2001 study performed by researchers found that mint oil was incredibly toxic to more than one species of cockroach.
To create a natural cockroach repellent, fill water into a spray bottle and add 20 drops of peppermint or spearmint or cypress essential oil.
Vigorously shake this concoction (some versions add 2 tablespoon of salt or use soapy water) spraying your roach “problem areas”— any nooks or spaces between the wall and baseboards, areas behind and beneath home appliances (washing machine, microwave, refrigerator).
Not only will this method kill existing cockroaches and deter new roaches from moving in, it will also leave a fresh, crisp scent behind in its wake! Now that’s a winning combination.

How to Get Rid of Cockroach Bites

Cockroaches are also known to bite humans, and their bites can leave you with a painful lump on your skin. There are many natural ways to treat and prevent cockroach bites.

Roach bites aren’t as common as bites from other insects like fleas, bed bugs, gnats, mites or waterbugs. Unlike mosquito bites, the saliva transmitted in a cockroach bite doesn’t have harmful pathogens that can cause a serious disease. However, bites from roaches can leave a nasty mark.

“Cockroaches are omnivorous scavengers that devour keratin.” They are also known to bite skin and cause injury.
The most common places that cockroaches bite are fingernails, eyelashes, feet and hands. In fact, the researchers discovered that roaches bite with 50 times more force than their body weight! This enables these pesky insects to chew through hard materials like wood and leave a nasty bite mark on your skin.

What cockroach bites look like

It can be difficult to distinguish roach bites from other bug bites. Most species of cockroaches are more active at night, therefore, you might only notice bite marks on your hands, feet, or other areas of your body in the morning.
One of the differences between the symptoms of bed bug bites and roach bites is that bite marks left by cockroaches tend to be just one or two, not in a cluster.
Like most insect or flea bites, cockroach bites look like a swollen, itchy red bump on the skin. The inflammation is usually caused by an allergic reaction to the bite. If germs or bacteria from the nasty bug get into the bite, the area could become infected, swell even more, and become filled with pus.

Dangers of Roach Bites

There are a number of health dangers that scientists have found linked to cockroach bites. Although many risks from cockroaches come from the pathogens they carry, this is just another reason to eliminate any kind of cockroach as quickly as possible.

Roach bites cause bacterial skin infections

One of the most serious complications from a cockroach bite is an infection in the wound. Cockroaches carry with them many strains of harmful bacteria including the Staphylococcus aureus  strain.
The research reported that over 170 different bacterial strains were found on German cockroaches. Some other types of germs found on cockroaches were Escherichia coli (E. coli), Salmonella typhi, and Shigella dysenteriae. The researchers said that domestic cockroaches spread disease among humans.

Allergic reactions to cockroach bites

A very common skin reaction to bites from German cockroaches, American cockroaches, or Oriental roaches is an allergic response. A cockroach bite can cause inflammation, itching, redness, and swelling in the skin.
The research found that cockroaches are one of the most common sources of allergens worldwide. Apart from causing allergic reactions, cockroaches can also cause asthma and allergic rhinitis (hay fever) in many people.

Infect food and cause infections

If a cockroach bites into food or scurries over leftovers it could leave germs that can cause food poisoning. Food contaminated with bacteria can cause sickness, nausea and severe diarrhea  when consumed.
Various studies have identified cockroaches as a potential source of food poisoning. For example, the researchers reported that cockroach-infected food can cause a Helicobacter pylori infection. This is the bacteria strain that causes abdominal cramping and stomach ulcers. Outbreaks of salmonella poisoning have also been linked to cockroach infestations.

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