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Beemoosie
True Blue Farmgirl
2077 Posts
Bonnie
New York
USA
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 Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 08:53:47 AM
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I really love the borax! I just started using it last year and just try it everywhere! Vinegar is also a blessing in disguise...add to hot water and my old linoleum floor has never looked better!
My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Luke 1:46,47
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ponyexpress
True Blue Farmgirl
320 Posts
Sandy
Kirkwood
Missouri
USA
320 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2007 : 12:32:41 PM
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I just picked up this book at Borders ( I had a coupon!) Clean, Naturally: recipes for body, home and spirit. The author, Sandy Maine, is a soapmaker by trade, but includes recipes for house and home, body and bath, healthy skin. Not all are soaps, many use common ingredients with the addition of essential oils. She offers soap recipes from a glycerin base for those of use who are timid about using lye.
She also has a project for making herbal sleep pillows, which I am desperately in need of. I sleep, but I don't think I sleep well -- head gets stuffy, and I wake several times during the night.
Here's a quote from the conclusion of her book:
Simplicity and self-sufficiency represent the act of saying "no" to too much and "yes" to the matters of the heart and hands, the land, and the loved ones who surround us.
She sounds like a farmgirl to me!
I'd get a face lift - but then it wouldn't match my body! |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2007 : 7:06:41 PM
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I love that quote, Sandy - thanks! It really rings true for me...
XOXO, Libbie
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gardengirl
Farmgirl in Training
20 Posts
Stone Ridge
NY
USA
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Posted - Jan 23 2007 : 07:06:39 AM
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Hi I am hearing many speak of Murphy's soap ....I was told it is toxic... does anyone have facts about it ...thanks Nicci
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2007 : 08:30:51 AM
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Hi, gardengirl! I'm curious about Murphy's Oil Soap, too. I just love the smell - but I've never heard that it's toxic. I'd sure like to know for sure!
XOXO, Libbie
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gardengirl
Farmgirl in Training
20 Posts
Stone Ridge
NY
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2007 : 6:58:35 PM
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Hi, Libbie thanks for all the support! .... all I can find is that Murphy's is now owned by Colgate. I search 3 web pages so maybe it is ok? Best wishes Nicci
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small graces
True Blue Farmgirl
108 Posts
Jennifer
Candor
NY
USA
108 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2007 : 1:34:33 PM
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Colgate also ownes Tom's of Maine, toothpaste. Maybe they are following the healthy green trend with their company.
I use Young Living Essential oils for disinfecting. I love their "Theives" cleaning stuff. Don't get me started! We used nothing else this year, and it was our best winter, as far as illness goes. That really says something, since we had just adopted two teens from Africa. I wasn't sure what that would do to everyones immune system, especially theirs.
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