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Most clothing comes out just as clean when washed in cold water as it does in warm or hot.


Keep your thermostate at 65 degrees not only will you get sick less, your heat bills will drop tremendously, and it sounds cold but your body adapts.


Have a meatless dinner 3 x per week..whats wrong w spagetti and no meat just tomato sauce,,nothing except its about 60% cheaper.


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172023 tn?1334672284
I just bought a book about cleaning your home using only lemons and lemon juice, baking soda, vinegar, and water.  Nothing else.

I'll see if I can write out some of the uses.
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535822 tn?1443976780
well I know I can take vinegar in fact I should have put that here as a tip apple cider vinegar does soothe the itchiness of hives, doesnt make it go away but if I dab them in the morning it helpsI also herad that it helps if you have acid reflux ....but I still have to clean the clothes ..allas........
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770551 tn?1305578901
Put a cup of white vinegar in the rinse cycle.  The acid helps take out the soap residue that may be causing your itchiness.  This may fall under too much info but I have to do this with my socks and underwear or I'll be sorry all day long.  

Vinegar is also great for a Sunburn.  You can apply directly to the sun burn with a cloth or cotton ball or you can add it to a cool bath.  If adding in to the bath try a few tea bags too.  The tea helps sooth the skin.
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172023 tn?1334672284
Trying this in the rinse cycle (per the book I am reading).

juice of 4 lemons (save peels for other uses)
2 cups water
1 tsp baking soda

Mix juice and water in a good size container, then add baking soda (it will fizz a lot!).  Pour into rinse cycle and rinse as usual.

I think this tip is nice, but I can't see using 4 lemons every time you need to do a wash.  

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770551 tn?1305578901
You can use a cup of lemon juice instead of Vinegar in the rinse cycle but as Peek says squeezing fresh lemons every wash would be a pain and bottled lemon juice would be expensive.  
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172023 tn?1334672284
You can then (if you are in the mood to clean the tub), sprinkle baking soda generously in the bath tub, and use the lemon rinds (from the wash tip above) to scrub out the tub with.

Then you need to rest and relax, b/c you've cleaned WAY more than you should.  
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