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This is one of those situations where you could make it simple and go with castile soap and water only, or you could use lots of ingredients. Below is a bit of a compromise. You will need: Pump bottle Castile soap Filtered/cool boiled water Glycerine Carrier oil of choice (I used apricot kernel oil) Essential oils of choice (I went for clove + lemongrass and I love it) Method: Add essential oils to the bottle. Then add castile soap gently (you do not want essential oils to sp

Ingredients: 2-3 kg of cabbage (preferably organic) Salt, best coarse Himalayan salt, 3 teaspoons/1 tablespoon (or around 20-22 mg) per kg of cabbage (avoid iodised salt as iodine can inhibit bacterial growth enough to prevent fermentation from happening) Water (preferably filtered) Optional: Oranges, shredded carrot Brine: 1 tablespoon salt (or 20-22 mg) per 1 litre of water or 1.5 teaspoon (10-11 mg) per 500 ml of water Crock pot or a jar. Airlock preferred but not essentia

I came across a book "Simply living well" by Julia Watkins in a second hand market in Daylesford couple of years back, and I could not not buy it! The recipe has been adapted from this book, and so far it is the best DIY dish soap that I have tried. It is not perfect perfect, but closest to what commercial dish soaps are like. Ingredients 1 cup water 4 tablespoons white vinegar 1 cup Sal Suds 1 tablespoon jojoba or almond oil 1 tablespoon Vit E oil - optional 10 drops essenti