In an era where we are fighting against environmental pollution and moving towards a zero waste lifestyle policy, creating yourhousehold products yourself is within everyone's reach. Obviously, following a massive industrialization that has made life easier for a majority of the population, we had forgotten our basics as well as the simplicity of life.  Why make something yourself that you can buy in the store?

Today, consciences are awakening to highlight certain values and ethics of life.

Effective but dangerous household products

The housewife has undergone anincredible evolution over the years, from elbow grease to the miracle product that removes a well encrusted stain in seconds. Nevertheless, this evolution has had a huge iimpact on the health of users. Indeed, all these chemical products for household use harm, insidiously, to the health of the consumer.

Although we are not aware of it on a daily basis, health is deteriorating little by little as we use it day after day. Like a chemical cocktail that poisons us.

Breathing in the fumes from these cleaning products or allowing them to pass through the skin barrier, the dangers without well present.

Household products: change is on the way

Today, the household products are expensive and they cause damage to our bodies. In addition, they pollute the environment enormously by the overpackaging that makes them up but also by the impact on the water tables as well as the air.

Except for an effective result on cleaning, household products are ultimately more toxic than positive for humans.

Let us therefore adopt, starting today, a change of thoughts in our daily actions.

Swap chemicals for natural products

When we want to try out ecological cleaning products, we often venture into natural tests thanks to recipes found here and there on the internet.  Indeed, the various products intrigue and they usually give desire to adopt them. Between unsuccessful attempts and successes, eco-responsibility towards household products is a long road to adopt little by little.

Swapping chemical household products with natural neutral products also helps to understand the different ingredients as well as their effectiveness on the maintenance of a house on a daily basis.

Focus on the dishwasher

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Les ingrédients pour fabriquer ses pastilles maison 

• 280 grams of soda crystals: Na₂CO₃. Used primarily for its degreasing and cleaning properties

• 70 grams of citric acid. Used here for its anti-limescale and softening capacities.

• 105 grams offine salt. Very effective in eliminating, among other things, bacteria.

La recette des pastilles lave-vaisselle maison

• Place the coarse-grained soda crystals in a blender or mixer and blend until a powdery texture is achieved.
• In a glass bowl, mix the mixed soda crystals, citric acid as well as the fine salt.
• Mix with a utensil and let the chemistry act for a few minutes.
• Mix again for proper cohesionof each ingredient.
• Using a spoon, scoop some of this mixture into anice cube tray.
• Pack each compartment of the ice cube tray to create a tightly packed slab/pellet.
• Prefer a silicone ice cube tray for easy removal of each pellet.

Good to know: keep your individual lozenges in a glass jar and you'll be free of extra waste.

This recipe is therefore easy, ecologicalefficient But most importantly, quick to prepare.

La méthode simplifiée

As I used it, I noticed that an even faster technique was possible. Indeed, by replacing the coarse-grained soda crystals with powdered soda crystals, it was possible to create a cleaning powder.

In fact, by combining the 3 ingredients in a glass jar and mixing them roughly with a spatula, you can easily create a powder that will replace dishwasher tablets.

A very simple technique for an equally effective use.