If you're a momma like me, you'll easily recall yourself telling your littles to stay away from under the cabinets because "Chemicals hurt you, OW, yucky yuck." That's toddler talk for "Mommy's gotta have this stuff to be able to keep our house clean, and if you ingest it, I'm going to have to explain this to Dr. Daddy :)"

However, in the name of embracing my "of the earth, Ashleyness" I'm getting rid of chemicals that are yucky yuck and I'm replacing them with alternatives that if for some reason my kids got into them, it's only going to taste disgusting...

So, let's clean....naturally, friends!

You'll only need these common household ingredients....

To make an ALL PURPOSE CLEANER:
16 ounces of hot water
2 teaspoons of Borax
1/4 teaspoon of liquid dish soap or castile soap

Put in the Borax and add the hot water. Shake it all around until the Borax dissolves. Add the liquid soap and do a small swish (don't shake it) and start cleaning your kitchen!

To make GLASS CLEANER:
1 cup of distilled white vinegar
1 cup of warm water
1/2 teaspoon liquid dish soap
3-8 drops of essentials oils (if you hate the way vinegar smells)

Add the vinegar and water. Swish it together, and then add the liquid dish soap and do another small swish. Now we can see ourselves in the mirror past the tooth paste sprays (just keeping it real)!


Go ahead and mark the bottles so you know what to use where, because mommas are busy and sometimes we can make mistakes too!