Tub Scrub

Here is the very first Self Reliance Made Easy Recipe, courtesy of Martha Stewart.

She simply calls it tub scrub. It takes seconds to make and is non toxic and very very cost effective.

You will need.
A clean jar with lid.
1 cup of bicarb soda
1 teaspoon (or two or three squirts) of liquid soap
enough water to mix to a paste (I used 1/3 of a cup)
a few drops of an antibacterial essential oil such as eucalyptus, tea tree, lavender, rosemary etc (I used eucalyptus and lavender)

mix it all together in your jar until it forms a smooth paste and that's it. You are ready to get scrubbing the bathroom, the kitchen or even water it down some more and use it to scrub (gently) stains out of clothes, then let it soak and wash as normal.

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