Sunday, August 16, 2009

Clean Fresh Laundry

I've switched from Tide Laundry Detergent and Bounce fabric sheets to something that won't irritate my daughter's skin.

Today, I did the laundry using All Free and Clear, and added about 1/3 cup white vinegar with a drop of rosemary essential oil to the rinse cycle. I also cut an old scrap of cotton fabric, put a couple drops of peppermint oil on it and threw it into the dryer with the wet laundry. It actually smells much cleaner than ever. Over the past couple years, I've washed the laundry twice before getting odors out. Today, both loads came out smelling clean. Wow. And I wanted to buy a new washer....

UPDATE on the ACV: We made a pitcher of 1/2 cup ACV, 1/2 cup honey, and about 8 cups water. It actually tastes good.
We also found that adding a bit to lemonade works well. My son had a cup of lemonade with about 1 tsp. of ACV in it and he wanted more.
Eczema still there, but it's not as itchy. My daughter made a mix of water/ACV half half and sprayed it on. She says it stings like crazy for a little while, but the itching subsides for several hours. Yes, it smells, so she only does it at home. And it looks worse after spraying, but it looks better the next day. I think it might be working. I also have a small eczema patch that I will put of bit of ACV on over the next few days.

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