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Basic homemade all-purpose cleaner

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I try to stay clear of toxic cleaning products these days because with a toddler running around, everything is fair game to touch/eat/play with.

There are lots of “recipes” floating around for homemade cleaning products and I’ve consulted this site for solutions for specific messy problems.

The solution I always have made up is as easy as can be:

Homemade all-purpose cleaner

10 parts water

1 part vinegar

a few drops of tea tree oil

Spray it on, wipe it off!

I use this for everything! Counters, high chair, fridge, bathroom…

I’m currently experimenting with floor cleaners. My wood floor is so dull! I pinned this recipe because if the pictures are accurate, it makes the wood floor shine like… like something spectacularly shiny! It uses water, vinegar, isopropyl alcohol and a few drops of dish soap. I’m testing this one out as soon as I get my hands on a bottle of alcohol (the only alcohol I have is not appropriate for this use, wink wink!).

Do you make your own cleaners? Any tried and tested solutions you would recommend? Do you consult recipes or just experiment?

Burt’s Bees Sunscreen

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Somehow I forgot to include Burt’s Bees Sunscreen in my baby sunscreen post, which is silly because we love their products! On Everleigh I use the body wash and lotion religiously, as well as their diaper ointment and baby oil (which smells so delicious!) on occasion. For myself, I use the hand salve, the hand creme and I have 264850 lip balms stashed around the place. I love them!

 As far as sunscreen goes, they have the Baby Bee SPF 30 Sunscreen Stick ($10) for the little ones:

For the mamas and papas they have a Burt’s Bees Chemical-free Sunscreen, SPF 30 ($15):

 So there we have it! What Burt’s Bees products do you use? Until I made this list I honestly didn’t know we were such big fans of BB!