Here’s a tip to prevent the wires coming out of your bras in the washing machine: wash them in a pillow case! Tie the top and wash on a gentle setting. I wash all our underwear on a gentle wash setting. Here’s a recipe for a cheap laundry powder. Use 1 kilo of washing soda, […]
I have always used cloth nappies, and wash them in warm sometimes hot water with Lux flakes, then hang them in the sun. Also I soak them in cold water rather than Napisan. I only use Napisan if there has been a tummy bug in the house, and then I put all the nappies through […]
To soak my cloth nappies I add about 5 drops of T.Tree oil to the soak bucket (I have a toddler and newborn in cloth naps and this is enough for both sets of nappies – could use less for just one set of naps). This saves on more expensive nappy soakers, is natural, and […]
Cleaning dentures. Put warm water in a container and add 2 drops of sunlight soap liquid into it. Once a month clean dentures with a natural bristle brush, but I usuallu use just a soft toothbrush and the water and sunlight soap added and it makes just as good a job of it. Always take dentures […]
To clean burnt pots, cut a lemon in half, squeeze the juice and rub the lemon on the burnt area, then scrub with goldilocks or the steel pot mitts which are a lot cheaper. I find the burnt-on food comes off easily.
Use a cake of sand soap to clean bad water spots off your glass shower. You can pay up to $100 for similar products.
JimO from Torbay in Auckland asks, “I know its and old problem but I’m desperate to find a ‘cure-all’ for cleaning the shower glass. I’ve tried the commercial ones, even tried straight meths and Sugar Soap. None have got the ingrained soap/water marks off. Anyone else had this problem?”
Joan from Masterton asks, “What does one use to clean pewter mugs?”
Thrifty asks this question, “Does anyone have an economical homemade recipe for fabric softener including the amount to use per load please?”
K.F. from Northpark in Auckland would like to know how to remove nicotine grime from china. “How do you safely remove the build-up from china figurines and crystal (items of sentimental rather than monetary value)”