With easy accessibility to the nearest convenience store or various online merchants, we can conveniently fill up our low-stock supplies in no time!
However, at times we do contemplate if it’s worth the money. Just imagine, a big bottle of mouthwash costs RM20, but can actually be done easily at home with just less than RM10 worth of ingredients. Fancy that!
You may be surprised to know that there are tons of essential household products that you can make right at home, and with customisation to suit your preferences easily too.
Apart from saving money, this also gives you the chance to be innovative and self-sufficient. Definitely what we need during this time with the pandemic going on.
Here are some products that you can simply make at home instead of buying. With the easy tutorials and recipes, you will be able to master the steps in a jiffy!
1. Homemade Ant Trap
Our hot and dry weather has been one of the causes of ants plaguing our domains. You will simply find them creeping around your food... ugh. Reaching out for chemicals to get rid of these pesky insects is not exactly ideal when food is just nearby.
Fret not; this DIY all-natural ant killer spray recipe is practically easy and effective to get rid of ants completely. Most of the ingredients needed are common and are likely in your home already. All you need is just a good spray bottle to store the formula.
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2. Homemade Mouthwash
Mouthwashes are compact with chemicals and medicinal tastes. You can simply avoid that when you make your very own all-natural mouthwash! This natural, effective and gentle mouthwash recipe should suffice. It is filled with antibacterial and antifungal properties to refresh your mouth and breath.
3. Homemade Liquid Hand Wash
The current pandemic has made washing our hands a form of habit. With regular washing, it is safe to say that our hand wash supplies nowadays will run short quite quickly.
Thanks to this homemade hand wash recipe, all you need is a simple bar of soap and some good essential oils for a steady supply of your own DIY hand wash!
4. Body and Face/Lip Scrub
We should never neglect a self-pampering session. Not only is it to unwind and destress ourselves, but it’s certainly rewarding for our body and face to achieve a luminous glow. Maybe after this pandemic, we’ll look gorgeous as ever with this homemade body and face scrub recipe.
5. Homemade Laundry Detergent
Here’s your chance to finally have your clothes washed with an all-natural formula that’s kind to your skin. This homemade laundry detergent recipe only involves 3 ingredients, one of which is a Washing Soda. It’ll be a total waste if you don’t give this dye and chemical-free detergent a try!
6. Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
If you’re craving spaghetti or pizza but ran out of sauces, this easy and tantalizing homemade pasta sauce recipe will have you making it in batches and stocking up for your next meal. Spicing it up with some good-quality seasoning is key.
7. Homemade Peanut Butter
We are all guilty of being midnight snackers. Instead of loading up our stash with salted and fattening crisps snacks, how about toasting up some bread and smothering it with your very own homemade peanut butter?
This mouth-watering recipe will have you itching to give it a try! The best part is that it only takes 5 minutes to prepare with a food processor. It also hardly needs any other ingredient besides peanuts. Say what?!
These are only just a handful of the products that you can easily make at home. So go on and get experimenting. You will not just save money, but also utilise products that are much healthier for your body and the environment.