Environmentally-Friendly

Trees for Life is a community-based, environmental organisation founded in South Australia in 1981. Its purpose is to protected SA from becoming drier and more eroded by planning and implementing revegetation programs.

The program has over 10,000 members, including 1,500 volunteer growers. Over 27 million seedlings have been propagated so far which is a great achievement.

Because I believe in protecting the environment and that planting trees is a key way we can help, every Natural Form customer spending $60 or more will have a tree grown in their honour through Trees for Life.

Vinegar

Is a natural, mild disinfectant that is so safe! Vinegar can kill 99% of bacteria, 82% of mould and 80% of viruses. It is particularly useful for

. Cleaning stained stainless steel cookware - add a few tablespoons of white vinegar to a few tablespoons of salt

. Cleaning windows -four parts water to one of white vinegar: also cleans some timber floor surfaces (test on small area first) and ceramic tiles

. Add 100ml to rinse cycle as a softener

. Cleaning dishwashers - 200ml in an empty dishwasher and put through a wash cycle

. As a mould agent

The term essential oil is used a lot more these days, but not everyone really knows what an essential oil is.

And let me start by saying that perfume oils and scented oils and other similar terms are NOT the same as an essential oil.

An essential oil is the natural oil derived form a plant - leaves, stem, roots, flowers, etc can be used in different types of plants.

The oils may be collected in a number of different ways and some oils are easier to produce than others. Note that this difference is why genuine essential oils vary in price between oils, which is one useful way to pick the less-than-pure oils available.

Essential oils are concentrated and usually too strong to put directly onto your skin. Their beneficial properties are not just the belief of some aromatherapists and the like - research has shown they have qualities that can be of use to humans. For example, eucalyptus and tea tree oils are well known for their antiseptic properties.

You can buy essential oils and products containing these oils for use in the home and for your family’s health.

Baking Soda, or sodium bicarbonate as the scientific term, is easy to get in a supermarket and many of us have some in our pantries anyway.

This non-poisonous white powder is cheap and can be used for a multitude of cleaning applications within the home, including

. Scouring, cleaning, scrubbing

. Use like talcum powder as a body deoderant

. Make with paste and water as a toothpaste subsitute

. Sprinkle on pets as a flea deterrent

. Leave a bowl in your fridge to keep your fridge smelling lovely

. Clear your drains - place a handful of bicarbonate soda into the drain then pour 1/2 cup of white vinegar followed by a litre of boiling water

. Fabric Softener - Add 1/2 cup full of soda to the laundry powder compartment of your load of washing to keep your clothes nice and soft

. Coffee stains, crayon, marker pen remover -sprinkle on microfibre cloth and rub: wipe with clean cloth