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"This is very inexpensive compared to all the whiteners on the market. And is not the same as those gels on the market this has only 2 ingredients which you know and are at hand in every home. It gets your teeth & gums nice and clean. I do it once every couple weeks. A great way to remove wine, tea, coffee, & tarter stains. If you don't..."

Ingredients: mint extract, hydrogen peroxide...

"If you wash your dog(s) half as often as we do, then you still spend a fortune on dog shampoo. I found this recipe on a couple of different websites... I just tried it out on our dogs and it worked great (of course that's just my opinion, you'd have to ask the dogs for the definitive answer)."

Ingredients: glycerin, liquid dish soap...

"I work in an office with 5 doctors and as you know, doctors are always washing their hands which makes them dry. We make this lotion for them and they LOVE IT!!
**UPDATE 3/31/09: I use 4 oz. of Vaseline petroleum jelly, it would not let me enter it on the ingredients part and for the Vitamin E, you can use lotion or cream, whatever you like or..."

Ingredients: lotion, petroleum jelly...

"This a simple to make and easy to use sugar scrub. You may have seen simmilar versions selling in chain stores that are expensive. However, this is simple to make and easy to make variations of. Its good for exfoliating any part of your body and seems to work well on my sensitive skin. It makes my skin soft without having to spend a lot which is important..."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, essential oils...

"Conditions the hair and scalp."

Ingredients: honey, olive oil...

"Treat yourself or your friends with this body scrub, it removes dead and flaky skin cells. Instead of the orange you can turn this into a lemon or lime scrub. The essential oil is optional but it does give it a nice smell. The salt will settle, shake the jar before use."

Ingredients: oranges, zest of, orange oil...

"Although it is made with food products, I would call this a non-food recipe. If you can bear to part with it, this also makes a wonderful home-made gift idea."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cornstarch, oatmeal...

"Easy, gentle and effective! You probably have all these ingredients in your pantry already!"

Ingredients: cornmeal, oatmeal, wheat germ...

"No harsh chemicals, made with only two ingredients...I have not tried this, but a friend uses this & she says it really works but takes a while to see any change, but plan on trying this...if you use this let me know how it does..."

Ingredients: cocoa powder, lotion...

"As soon as I saw this idea, I knew I had to post it here! Print or write this onto a piece of card :

Didn't you say "nothing"?
When you were asked what you wanted for your
Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation or Christmas.
Don't you remember saying NOTHING?
Well this time someone heard you & searched..."

Ingredients: ribbon, paper, jars...

"These bath salts make a great gift. Wonderful in the bathtub when you need to unwind."

Ingredients: cornstarch, food coloring...

"This is a recipe I found on about.com, and posted when chari requested inedible cocoa recipes!!"

Ingredients: cornstarch, epsom salts...

"Feel tired, sore, allergies bothering you or just feel sexy in the mood try a Soak in warm water tub! Serving can be 1 tub or 1 or 2 people!!!!! What a wonderful gift for yourself!"

Ingredients: epsom salts, lavender oil, oil...

"I think this is quite an old recipe, it's been used in my family for a long time. I like it because there are no chemicals, it's inexpensive and it smells good! This can be used as an air freshener or as a personal freshener on a hot day. Try spraying your poor hot feet after a hot day of shopping. I use it to spray on my hands after dishes..."

Ingredients: lavender oil, water...