Monday, July 16, 2012

Deodorant Stains, stains

It works folks!!!! I am always on the search of stain removals, shampoo, laundry soap, ect. that I can make. Since my child's eczema flares up with surfactants it's always great to find tips on cleaning supplies without that detrimental ingredient.
Here is the original link
Deodorant Stains
Below is my modified version to this trick.
1/4 c. hydrogen peroxide to a presoak load of laundry in hot water.

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Used Clothes and Eczema

My child has eczema. If you've ever visited Life behind Chipmunk's Clothes, you have soon gathered that I am very much a 'all things from scratch' kind of person. My reasoning with dressing my kids in yard sale clothes is the fact they wear some sizes for literally a day. I ran into a problem when it came to my son's clothes. It didn't matter whether the people had washed their children's clothes in Dreft; my son would break out in a bad rash. I ran across this lady who discovered that eczema can be irritated when the skin comes in contact with products made out of surfactants. After reading her instructions, I washed my entire house of clothes (no easy task). My child's clothes were washed specifically to her directions and although, the skin is still dry, it no longer is a scab and a red rash. Not only has it cleared my child's skin from eczema but also my other children's skin from detergent irritation. Here is the following recipe I highly recommend for washing baby clothes in. Use an 1/8c. per full load.
Powdered Laundry Soap
1 1/3 parts Borax
1 part Washing Soda
1 part Baking Soda
1 part Oatmeal (ground fine in the blender)
1 part Castile Soap


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