A green home is a healthy home; free of toxins with fresh air and a clean environment for our families. A green home is also an environmentally friendly home with reduced energy use, conscience recycling efforts and sustainable living habits. Creating a green home is easier then you think. Reduce your temperature to your water heater by 10 degrees. By reducing the temp, you can save 3% – 5% in your energy costs. Reduce your thermostat by 10 degrees. Even for just the 8 hours your family is out at work or school, will save you another 10% on your energy... 

More uses for Salt: Polish up your tarnished copper pots by using a little salt and vinegar. Sprinkle the pots with salt. Then with a cloth dipped in vinegar, scour your pots until the tarnished is gone. Wash as normal. Remove rust stains with a thin paste made of salt and vinegar. Rub the paste onto the stain and lay out in the sun to dry. When dry run item through rinse cycle. Repeat treatment if necessary.  Read More →

Why use those chemicals to whiten your teeth when you probably have the ingredients on hand to do it naturally. All you need: Baking Soda Salt Water In a small dish mix equal parts baking soda and table salt. Dip a damp tooth brush into the mixture. Brush your teeth as normal. Then rinse. Or, you can make a paste by adding a little water to the mix. I would say this is a much better way to whiten your teeth than those sticky strips. Plus, this way you know you aren’t damaging you teeth. Of course, this method doesn’t work over night or as quickly... 

From stained carpet to tarnished copper; salt can do the job of cleaning your home. Salt is tough enough to tackle your hardest cleaning projects including polishing your sinks, removing stains in your carpet and revitalizing your word furniture. 10 ways to use salt to clean your home. Red wine stains in your carpet can be removed easily. Begin by immediately blotting up as much wine as you can with a towel. Then sprinkle the area with salt. Let stand for 20 minutes allowing the salt to soak up any remaining wine. Finally, clean up area with a solution... 

Salt is a wonderful stain remover. With salt you can remove grease stains, ink stains, blood stains and more. Using salt in your laundry will also help preserve bright colors and reduce the yellowing of white clothing. 10 ways to use salt to clean your laundry Remove grease stains on fabric by sprinkling the stain with salt. Allow the salt to soak up the grease and wipe off. Repeat if necessary. Remove a fresh blood stain by covering it with salt. Then dab with a clod water cloth. Continue to add water until the stain is gone. Remove ink stains by rubbing... 

We all know how difficult it can be to keep our kitchens clean with high traffic, spills, drips, dirty dishes, and greasy pans. It seems like it is a never ending battle sometimes. Thankfully our ordinary table salt can be of greater use other than seasoning our foods. 10 Ways to Use Salt to Clean Your Kitchen Clean up stove top spills by sprinkling with salt. It’s naturally mild abrasive quality; salt can easily remove stuck on spills. Mask the odor of burned-on foods on your stove top burner by sprinkling the food with a mixture of salt and cinnamon.... 

The last several articles have been about using baking soda for various household cleaning tasks including the kitchen, bathroom, laundry room and a few other uses such as, taking care of your kids and pets and as a beauty product. To continue with our “No more chemical cleaners” series, we are going to shift to table salt and its many uses around your home. A natural compound, Sodium Chloride or as we know it, table salt; has some amazing power. It can preserve foods, soothe aches and pains, and clean your home. Salt is also a key ingredient...