Repurpose Champagne and Wine Corks!
The next time you pop the bottle, don’t forget to save the cork. Here are 15 reasons why! Knobs for the drawers/ knobs for hanging jewelry: Have a knob missing from your drawer cabinet or cupboard? Don’t worry...
Housekeeping
7 upcycling ideas to make your own wind chimes
If you like the sounds of chimes or just their pretty appearance but haven’t found the perfect one yet, then we suggest you make one yourself. Chimes can be easily made and that too from stuff lying around at home. This...
10 ways Cornstarch can replace Chemicals in your home
Cornstarch goes beyond being just a thickening agent used in food. Derived from the kernel of corns, this silky powder or starch has innumerable uses at home. Not only is it cheap, and therefore affordable but also...
5 ways to recycle a toothpaste tube
We’ve already told you about ways in which you can successfully recycle your old toothbrushes. Recycling of toothpaste tubes is quite important. Why? Because they are made of plastic which takes hundreds or even thousands...
8 essential oils that keep creepy crawlies away
With our warm climate, mosquitoes and insects are a perennial problem. The best way to keep them away is to use insect repellents that block the sensors of mosquitoes and other bugs and thereby make it difficult for them to...
The problem with Palm Oil
Did you know that almost half of the goods on our supermarket shelves contain palm oil? Palm oil is an edible oil derived from pulping the fruit of oil palm trees. Palm oil and its derivatives – listed as vegetable oil,...
Make the bright choice: Switch over to LED lights
Thinking about swapping incandescent bulbs or Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) for LEDs in your home? Don't think twice! It’s a great way to reduce your energy use and has several advantages. These include saving money on...
Essential oils to stock at home for household cleaning
We’ve already spoken about how you could replace toxic household cleaners with natural homemade cleaning agents made from Baking Soda, Vodka, and Vinegar. Though these cleaning agents are great and highly effective, they...
5 chemical free, DIY Kitchen Cleaners
When it comes to the kitchen, we love it to be spick and span and yet that’s one area covered with grease, grime, and all sorts of stains. Of course, we all have our quick to go to all-purpose cleaners, which can be used...
7 effective hacks for getting rid of weeds naturally
They seem to crop up everywhere and getting rid of them seems like a never-ending task. You pull them out and they crop up again, multiplying that too. Yes, weeds aren’t particularly our best friends, or our gardens’ or...
9 ways to recycle plastic bottles from detergents and cleaning agents
A quick look around at home and you’d realise there’s so much of hidden plastic everywhere. According to a survey conducted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in 60 cities of the country, the quantum of...
5 products with hidden plastics
You might have switched over to reusable shopping bags from plastic bags. Or gotten rid of plastic storage containers in your kitchen. Or even replaced plastic water bottles with stainless steel ones. We’d like to thank...
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