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"Cleaning your microwave couldn't get any easier than this!"

Ingredients: fresh lemon, water...

"Thanks to Bev's recipe for cleaning my clothes washer I thought maybe someone would also enjoy a shiny clean dish washer!"

Ingredients: bleach, vinegar...

"The name brand is expensive but this is an inexpensive alternative and less harmful to your clothes than bleach!"

Ingredients: hydrogen peroxide, hot water...

""What is that wonderful auroma?""

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, lemons...

"Easy and economical. Ideal for rinsing produce when you cannot get or afford to buy Organic. Removes a lot of residue like chemicals, pesticides and other matter quickly and easily. I saw this on Oprah and had to share! NOTE: Make sure to mix this in a DEEP pitcher. The baking soda and vinegar will react and foam everywhere if you do not. (just ask..."

Ingredients: grapefruit seed extract, vinegar...

"This is a fun and effective recipe from the Asian Age newspaper. This works very well. Enjoy!"

Ingredients: warm water, liquid soap...

"We have cats and dogs and once a month I ”treat” the house using this. I use mostly lavender and rosemary oil but also like lemongrass or peppermint. They say that using lavender and rosemary it not just refreshes but it keeps away fleas and moths. I think that makes sense because I make soap that I use on our dogs and that also uses rosemary..."

Ingredients: lavender, essential oils...

"Place these homemade rocks in a bowl or dish to scent your room. This is a nice alternative to potpourri! Recipe from www.make-stuff.com I dusted my scented rocks with some cocoa powder and they look so tempting now, you would believe that they are some edible coloured cookies. This will be nice fun to have around on April Fools Day!"

Ingredients: food coloring, essential oils...

"Anti-fungal, anti-bacterial...and also an insect repellent. This is an organic recipe."

Ingredients: liquid dishwashing soap, garlic...

"This is a wonderful way to remove stains from the kettle. A good trick I learnt from the Asian Age newspaper."

Ingredients: water, white vinegar...

"We probably all did a version of this when we were younger - heated up old crayons to make new (the same way many of our mothers saved up the bits of old soap to make new!). All you need for this 'recipe' is all your old bits of crayon, a baking tray & a selection of small metal cookie cutters. I like the petit four / 1" size in particular...."

Ingredients: cookie cutters, wax crayons...

"Enjoy the fragrance and scrub away at those pots and pans! This will lift your spirits while washing the dishes! Not suited for automatic dishwashers. Thank you, Auntie Karen(Chef Yogi) for this recipe in my gift box!"

Ingredients: Joy dishwashing soap, liquid dish soap...

"This is apparently ideal to keep earwigs, slugs, snails & slaters at bay. From Bosisto's Eucalyptus Oil site."

Ingredients: liquid dishwashing soap, eucalyptus oil...

"To rid your pan of burnt food stains, this is an easy trick I learnt here in Mumbai from the Asian Age newspaper's article "Rid your kitchen of mess" by Rupali Nayar. Enjoy!"

Ingredients: liquid soap, salt, water...