Amazon and Ace.

Had someone told me 5 years ago I would one day attempt upon making my home chemical-free, I would’ve laughed in their face. I was the queen of Lysol wipes and Clorox bleach.

(For the record, I don’t believe there is ANYTHING wrong with either product. I’ve learned what I’m diving into takes time and people don’t have a whole lot of extra time. This is not a shame post, by no means. It’s strictly about by new adventure.)

Yet, today I put on a Refined T, threw my hair in a messy bun, put mascara on, and tried a new Lipsense color to drive to Norman for one thing—liquid castile soap. 

Why? 

I woke up this morning ready to fully dive into the pool of DIY cleaning products. All soap recipes that are hidden in blogs like this call for such a product. I had initially planned on grating my own, BUT I couldn't find that pin again on my Pinterest. I found another telling me to NOT dare put that soap into my precious Vitamix (Baby would be tasting soap with his homemade food for basically ever) or waste my time grating it along with my finger skin. It sounded scary enough for me to want to find it in already liquid form. When I Googled "liquid castile soap" this morning, Target showed up with the little blue banner that said, “In Store.” 

NOT.

I searched every aisle for liquid castile soap with no luck. Thankfully, I got quality time with my sister, Chick-fil-a, and Starbucks. The trip wasn’t totally a waste. What more could a SAHM ask for, right? Also—upon further investigation, I found Google had put my location in to north OKC and I was not going to drive that far for soap. Instead, I ordered a gallon off Amazon. WHO BUYS SOAP FROM AMAZON? This girl. I seriously am not sure who I’ve become. (My sister did some math and I’m glad I didn’t find it in Target. I’m saving money per ounce, for sure!)

Four weeks ago, I ordered a big jug of Thieves household cleaner (FOR FREE—ask me how; I dare you!) to start this process and also posted the cute picture of my oils that I finally pulled out from a drawer. The next day I spent an hour making sprays and rollers for things I use or needed to begin using every day—bug spray, healthy hair spray, tummy tamer roller, baby bug spray, a linen refresher spray, thieves hand spray, air freshener spray, aches roller, blemish roller, sleepy time roller, immune boost roller, etc. You could say I was a bit excited! (There are entirely too many recipes right here to link, so HERE is a link to my Pinterest board if you want to search for a certain one or are curious to what else I plan to try and repin!)

(Side story: I use that thieves hand spray on everything! Baby dropped his toy in the floor? I spray it. Grocery carts at Walmart? I spray it a million times. Restaurant tables? Duh! Well, I got my first “look” at a restaurant that will remain unnamed for being this weird mom, but I was NOT going to let my teething baby mouth on a table that had been wiped with a dirty rag for weeks. EW!!! For once in my life, the look didn’t bother me. One could say I’m a proud oil user now.)

I waited on the Thieves cleaner for what felt like forever until it finally arrived last weekend! Then I made my favorite product thus far—household thieves spray. I cleaned my entire house with is this week and LOVE it—not sure how I’ve cleaned without it. To replace my beloved Lysol wipes, I made Thieves wipes from paper towels and the cleaner. I ran out and tried to get the cardboard thing out of the middle of the next roll and failed. I fixed that problem today after spending ten minutes in the paper towel aisle at Walmart looking for paper towel rolls without the roll. I bought cheap washcloths instead—less waste! Woo!

I didn’t let the lack of liquid castile soap steal any of my thunder either. I marched myself into Ace and bought a 5 gallon bucket with a lid to be ready to make my laundry detergent the moment it comes in. The man who helped me find the bucket thought I was crazy. I may be. Just kidding. I know I am.

I came home and made fabric softener, scent boosters (some people like their laundry to NOT smell. I found some people who like natural products, essential oils, AND scented laundry), dishwasher tabs, rinse aid, dryer sheets (with washcloths), and more thieves wipes (the reusable washcloth kind).

Naturally, I had to blog about such a day. I wouldn’t recognize myself 5 years ago and 5 years from now when this comes up in Timehop I may have abandoned the cause. Nevertheless, tonight I feel like Super Woman—Amazon soap and Ace bucket buying included.