40 Terrific DIY Mothers Day Gifts From The Heart

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With Mother’s Day almost here, you may wonder what to get your mom. All the stores are cashing in on this holiday with special offers and sales, so you’re spoilt for choice. 

What about skipping the store for once and going with a special homemade Mothers Day gift?

Store-bought presents are a dime a dozen and hit-and-miss. They don’t always convey your feelings well. Your mother will love a gift that comes straight from your heart.

Here are 40 DIY Mother’s Day gift ideas to show your thoughtfulness rather than your deep pockets.

1. Bath Salts Are A very Popular DIY Gift Idea

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If your mom loves to finish her day with a lovely bath, why not give her bath bombs and bath salts? It beats sending her to the spa for a day! She’ll be able to luxuriate with these gorgeous-smelling salts over and over again.

Our bath salts use sea and Epsom salts, lovely-smelling essential oils, and food coloring. They’ll make Mom feel relaxed and detoxified and turn her bath from a basic soak to a wonderful treat. Her skin will thank her, too!

Get The Recipe: 10 Gorgeous DIY Bath Salt Recipes For A Lovely Relaxing Soak

2. DIY Bath Bomb Recipe For Maximum Benefits & Fizz

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Shop-bought bath bombs are a great option if you want to pamper Mom on her special day. However, they’re not cheap. If your mom enjoys a fragrant bath, you’ll have to shell out quite a bit of money.

With a few inexpensive ingredients, you can give Mom a collection of bath bombs that smell amazing and don’t contain any harmful chemicals. All you need is baking soda, Epsom salts, and sweet almond or apricot kernel oil. Don’t forget your mom’s favorite essential oils. She’ll fall in love with this simple recipe.

Get The Recipe: A DIY Bath Bomb Recipe For Maximum Benefits & Fizz

3. Overnight Face Cream For Mature Skin

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Your mother probably pays a premium for face creams that promise to make her wrinkles disappear overnight. Our proven anti-wrinkle recipe will be a great way to show her that expensive isn’t everything.

With natural ingredients like argan, avocado, and calendula oil, this cream will brighten, soften, and improve your mom’s skin overnight. It also smells delicious due to the inclusion of lemon and frankincense essential oils. This one has it all!

Get The Recipe: Effective Homemade Wrinkle Cream That Works!

4. DIY Face Cream Is A Wonderful Mother’s Day Gift Idea!

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In addition to our previous recipe, try this one. Overnight and daytime face creams for her sensitive skin are great homemade gifts for Mother’s Day. So, try this argan oil and shea butter recipe to help her keep her skin soft and silky during the day as well.

The recipe also uses olive squalane to keep moisture within your mother’s skin and quickly improve the appearance of fine lines. You can add your own touch to this face cream by choosing the ingredients that your mother loves, like her favorite scent.

Get The Recipe: How To Make Face Creams At Home

4. Lip Balms Are So Simple & Always Appreciated?

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Winter has barely ended, and your mother’s lips are probably still suffering from the cold and dry air. A lip balm is a thoughtful way to show her some love and care.

Our recipe uses equal amounts of beeswax, cosmetic butter, and carrier oils like argan and coconut oil to give Mom luscious lips in no time. Pack the balm in a tube, like we do, and she’ll be able to take it with her anywhere she goes. An essential oil like sweet orange will make her tempted to eat this delicious recipe.

Get The Recipe: 7 Tried & Tested Lip Balm Recipes

6. Body Lotions Also Make Fantastic Homemade Mothers Day Gifts

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For the best after-bath care, how about gifting your mother a body lotion? Our recipe can give you a luxurious lotion without fuss or expensive ingredients. Shea butter melts into the skin, leaving it soft and renewed without any harmful additives.

Combining jojoba oil, shea butter, and lavender essential oil, this body lotion won’t just cater to your mother’s thirsty skin, it will also give her the gift of relaxation. Give it a try!

Get The Recipe: Homemade Body Lotion With Gorgeous Oils & Shea Butter

7. How to Make Body Butter

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Luxury body lotions are great for everyday use, but sometimes you need to go all out and apply a nourishing body butter. Our top-quality body butter only uses a few quality ingredients, letting each one shine for an experience like no other.

Shea butter is once again the star here. It works with sweet almond and vitamin E oils and three wonderful scents that will make your mom feel like she’s in the Garden of Eden: neroli, rose, and grapefruit essential oils. It’s the epitome of luxury!

Get The Recipe: 7 Lovely DIY Body Butter Recipes For Glowing Skin

8. These Bath Melts Look Great

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For bath melts that don’t just smell amazing but also look to die for, try our recipe for bath melts with embeds. All you have to do is find your mother’s favorite flowers or petals and embed them in the bath melts. 

Does she have dry skin? Use calendula, which is calming and soothing. Has she always been an incurable romantic? Give her rose petals. The sky really is the limit here. Besides, these shea butter and coconut oil bath melts will treat her to an amazingly hydrating bath.

Get The Recipes: How To Make Bath Melts With Embeds

9. Bubble Bath Is Another Popular Gift Idea

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Here’s another idea for the bath lover in your life. If your mom’s always been a water baby, she probably loves bubble baths. What better idea than to make her your own luxurious bubbles for a glorious soak?

We use tried-and-trusted ingredients guaranteed to make the best bubbles and finish off this absolute treat with peppermint and ylang-ylang essential oils for a refreshing and sensual experience. Your mother won’t believe it until she tries it!

Get The Recipe: Minty DIY Bubble Bath Recipe For A Glorious Soak

10. Homemade Face Scrubs For Glowing Skin

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Scrubs and exfoliators are a dime a dozen at the store. However, you can use everyday kitchen ingredients to make your mom a wonderful scrub that will make her skin glow.

Scrubs are the best way to get smooth, bright, and clear-looking skin. They do away with dead cells and replenish the skin. Our recipe uses jojoba beads, coconut and apricot kernel oil, and pink grapefruit essential oil to gently exfoliate Mom’s skin and make it ready for a luxurious face cream in no time.

Get The Recipe: 12 Gentle Homemade Face Scrubs For Glowing Skin

11. Make A Face Serum

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Serums can help your mom’s face glow and her skin stay firm and hydrated. They usually go under face creams, so this is a great homemade Mothers Day gift in conjunction with our homemade face cream.

This concentrated serum uses sweet orange hydrosol and aloe vera powder to give skin great hydration and healing. It’s also all-natural, unlike some store-bought products that only use a few natural ingredients.

Get The Recipe: How To Make A Natural DIY Face Serum For Glowing Skin

12. How To Make A Face Mask For Glowing Skin

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Without much fuss, you can gift your mother a great face mask that will help her skin feel soft and renewed from the cell out. It uses carefully curated and simple ingredients, like French green clay and Rhassoul clay, to detoxify the skin, leaving it radiant.

We also use green tea extract to eliminate pollutants from the skin naturally and stimulate skin renewal. Mom’s face will look naturally glowing.

Get The Recipe: A Homemade Face Mask Recipe To Restore That Youthful Glow

13. Sherbet Lemon Hand Soap

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If you’ve never made soap before, don’t be intimidated. Our recipe is simple and results in delicious-smelling soap that cleanses your hands gently and leaves them feeling nourished and soft.

Store-bought lemon soaps can be drying. Our glycerine soap will have the opposite effect. Your mom won’t dread using it or reach for her hand cream after each use. We promise!

Get The Recipe: How To Make DIY Hand Soap At Home

14. Soy Candle Gifts Can Look Amazing

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If your mom loves roses and candle-lit dinners, make her a couple of soy candles that not only look amazing but also smell divine. All you need are soy wax flakes, a wick, candle dye, and your mother’s favorite fragrance oil for soap.

These amazing-looking candles will save you quite a bit of money because you can pay as much as $30 for similar products at the store. Besides, they’ll touch your mom’s heart. They have much more meaning than an impersonal store-bought gift!

How To Make: Soy Candles That Look Amazing As Gifts

15. Don’t Be Fooled By Simplicity, Lard Soap Is A Great Gift!

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Lard soap is inexpensive and simple to make, but it’s a beautiful gift for Mom. It’s pure, you control the ingredients, and you can make it feel luxurious with a few simple additions like rose petals or your mom’s favorite colors.

For the basic recipe, you only need lard and essential oil. Once you master this simple recipe, you can learn how to make rose petal lard soap with pink clay that will make Mom feel pampered and cared for.

Get The Recipe: Make Lard Soap With SavvyHomemade

16. Coconut Milk Soap Recipe With Lime & Coconut Oil

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Another simple way to make your mother’s new favorite soap is by swapping water for coconut milk. The end product will be a lot creamier than if you were using water, and Mom will love its silky texture.

It will also leave her skin nourished and soft. This luxurious recipe combines coconut milk with other skin-nourishing powerhouses like coconut and olive oils and shea butter. Your mom won’t believe how amazing this soap will leave her skin look and feel.

Get The Recipe: Make Coconut Milk Soap With SavvyHomemade

17. Homemade Honeycomb Soap Is a unique Gift Idea

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Another soap idea for you to try is honeycomb soap, which makes full use of the healing power of honey and smells amazing.  It uses olive and coconut oil, shea butter, and beeswax, and it’s a breeze to make.

Besides, you’ll be using real honey to give this soap a cozy, homey smell that will remind your mother of your childhood and making honey tea when you were under the weather. Those are sweet memories!

Get The Recipe: Make Honeycomb Soap With SavvyHomemade

18. Funky 3 Colored Soap

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If your mom is somewhat whimsical and loves colorful beauty products, impress her with this funky three-colored soap. While making this recipe takes slightly longer than your basic soap, the effect will be worth it.

You’ll need three (or more!) soap colorings, a nurturing glycerin soap base, and an essential oil or two for fragrance. As a bonus, you can use leftover pieces of soap you can’t turn into a full bar otherwise. Most importantly, your mom’s taste for the unusual will be fulfilled!

Get The Recipe: Make Funky Soap With SavvyHomemade

19. You Can’t Go Wrong With Scented Candles!

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Making scented candles goes a step further than just offering your mom homemade candles to enjoy her candlelit dinner. She can now use them anywhere she loves spending quality time, including in the bath, where they contribute to the cozy atmosphere of a relaxing bath.

These candles get their appeal from the essential oils you pick to give them a unique fragrance, so make sure to pick Mom’s favorite!

How To Make: Scented Candles That Smell Amazing

20. DIY Honey Candles With Beeswax Embed

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Honey is versatile and healthy and also reminds your mother she’s the queen bee of your family. So, why not give her these honey candles that smell exactly like the real thing?

The recipe is flavored with honey fragrance oil and uses beeswax and honeycomb, so it’s as authentic as they come! Buy (or repurpose) a beautiful glass jar to pour your creation into, and watch Mom as she unwraps this thoughtful gift and can’t believe her eyes.

How To Make: Honey Candles With Real Honeycombs

21. Beeswax Candles In Glass Jars Or Tealights

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For a complete gift set, add some tealights to your honey candles and use some color. Tealights are cute and practical. If the power goes out, your mom will be able to make her way around the house if she places them strategically.

This recipe calls for essential oil and beeswax — two inexpensive ingredients that go a long way. Make them this Mother’s Day and give the gift of light to your mother. After all, you’re likely the light of her eyes.

How To Make: Luxurious Beeswax Candles Infused with Aromatherapy Benefits

22. Making Unique Vintage Teacup Candles

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If you love flea markets or have vintage teacups that aren’t in a set, you can turn them into beautiful, unique candles. These candles are a bit of a novelty item, but if your mom’s decor is retro and she loves knickknacks, they’ll fit right in.

The recipe is straightforward and uses soy wax flakes, candle dye, and fragrance oils. You’ll have these beautiful candles ready in no time!

How To Make: Vintage Style Teacup Candles

23. Golden Grove Is One Of My Perfumes Made Using Essential Oils

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Fragrance is highly personal, and we’re often told not to gift it to those we don’t know well. Who do you know better than your mom? Arguably, nobody, and that’s the way it should be.

If your mother’s taste for perfume has always run toward rich, down-to-earth fragrances, Golden Grove is the right gift for her. It combines lemongrass, grapefruit, lemon, orange, and bergamot for a fresh, rustic smell that will make your mom feel relaxed.

Get The Recipe: How To Make Parfum At Home Using Essential Oils

24. Island Haze Is One Of My Roll On Perfumes

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Your mom may have spent much of her life avoiding fragrances if she can’t handle the strong alcohol scent in them. Why not give her a perfume she can wear and enjoy despite her allergy?

Island Haze uses no alcohol — only natural oils that spread their fragrance as they are heated by our bodies. It’s a sophisticated, grownup combination of sandalwood, ylang-ylang, patchouli, and orange. 

Get The Recipe: Roll On Essential Oil Perfume Recipes Using Natural Oils

25. Citrus Blast Is A Solid Perfume Recipe

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Solid perfumes have always had their fans, and your mom may be one of them. Even if she’s never tried a solid perfume, you can turn her into a fan if you give her our Citrus Blast recipe.

The main note in this perfume is grapefruit, a fresh smell that may remind Mom of baking cake. It’s supported by geranium and ylang-ylang, two subtler notes that perfectly complement the main character in this citrus story.

Get The Recipe: Lovely Solid Perfume Recipes To Make At Home

26. Evergreen Is A Cologne Recipe For Him

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If you go the perfume route for Mom, what about Dad? It’s only fair you don’t only offer him gifts on Father’s Day. After all, he’s also part of Mom’s celebration.

However, if you’d rather wait, you can give your dad this fresh cologne on Father’s Day. Evergreen will smell better if you wait a bit before you gift it, anyway. Its masculine combination of lime, bergamot, and cedarwood will only deepen with time.

Get The Recipe: How To Make Cologne With Essential Oils

27. Body Oil Is Another Great DIY Mothers Day Gift Idea

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Celebrating Dad is great, but let’s get back to the main star. If your mother’s not a perfume type, she may enjoy a body oil that leaves her body feeling amazing and treats her dry skin or stretch marks.

This recipe takes into account your mom’s specific needs, and you can tailor it accordingly. For example, if she has dry skin, use apricot kernel oil, rice bran, avocado and sesame oils, and calendula-infused oil.

Get The Recipes: How To Make DIY Body Oil At Home

28. Give The Gift Of Silky Glowing Skin With Body Scrub

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Body oil works great as a gift, but your mother’s skin first needs exfoliation to best take advantage of the penetrating power of that body oil. Body scrubs are best for removing dead cells and helping the skin renew itself.

Our recipes use several ingredients that are perfect for exfoliating the skin, but you can make a scrub with as few as two ingredients: oil and an exfoliant like coffee grounds, salt, or sugar.

Get The Recipes: How To Make A Homemade Body Scrub For Glowing Skin

29. DIY Lotion Bar With Beeswax & Shea Butter

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After scrubbing her body, your mom will need a moisturizing lotion to help her renewed skin stay smooth and healthy. Lotions are great for hydration — but have you ever considered a lotion bar?

Not many people have heard of them, but they’re so easy to make. You only need beeswax, shea butter, and a healthy oil to give your mom a bar she can take with her when she’s traveling because it can go in her carry-on. No more dry hands for her!

How To Make: Simple DIY Lotion Bar Recipes With Beeswax

30. How About A Nourishing Hand Cream For Dry Skin

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Speaking of dry hands, here’s a great hand cream to help your mother if she has to wash her hands often. It’s easy to apply and doesn’t feel greasy, so her hands can stay protected without an offputting oily film.

This restorative cream uses cocoa and shea butter to pack a punch of moisture that can help dry, cracked skin. It’s also an awesome Mother’s Day gift because it shows you’re paying attention to your mom’s most pressing needs.

Get The Recipe: DIY Hand Cream For Cracked & Dry Skin

31. Make Aloe Vera Body Lotion

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This aloe vera body lotion is unisex and uses scents that men will find pleasing. You can repurpose it for Father’s Day or double the recipe to give one container to each of your parents for Mother’s Day.

With a combination of sandalwood, bergamot, and cedarwood, this lotion has a pleasant smell and skin-enhancing properties. Of course, the essential oil blend you pick depends on your mom’s taste, so feel free to adapt the recipe to suit her.

Get The Recipe: Make Aloe Vera Lotion With SavvyHomemade

32. DIY Makeup Gifts Always Get A Lovely Reaction, Try This Lip Gloss

Your lip gloss doesn't need a preservative, and should stay good for up to a year (approx)
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You can replicate mom’s favorite lip gloss down to the color if you’re so inclined. With the right ingredients, it can act as both a lip gloss and a nourishing lip balm. Mom’s lips will stay soft and hydrated.

Our recipe uses castor and coconut oils, beeswax, red oxide, and mica powders. The latter will give your pigment some sparkle and look great on your mother’s lips.

How To Make: Lip Gloss At Home That Looks & Feels Great

33. How To Make Liquid Foundation At Home

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Foundation is very important for mature skin, and your mom probably pays top dollar for her favorite product. Rather than buying it for her, how about making her this full-coverage liquid foundation that treats her skin?

Our foundation formula includes argan oil, rose hydrosol, and evening primrose oil. They are great for the skin and, when combined with the right pigments, they’ll match Mom’s skin tone perfectly.

How To Make: Liquid Foundation From Scratch

34. Create A Personalized Eyeshadow Palette

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Don’t be intimidated by the idea of making makeup from scratch. We promise it’s easier than you think if you first do a practice run. Plus, imagine the joy your mom will feel when she sees the effort you’ve made for her special day.

You can create your mom’s favorite shades using micas and oxides as pigments. The addition of Kaolin clay to this palette ensures that your mother’s sensitive eye area receives an infusion of minerals whenever she wears the eyeshadow.

How To Make: A DIY Cream Eyeshadow Palette

35. All Natural Shampoo For Frequent Use & Healthy Hair

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If you’re not ready to experiment with makeup, leave the previous gift idea for next year and make your mom some frequent-use shampoo instead. One word of caution, though: washing your hair too frequently can damage it.

If your mother needs to wash her hair often, the calming ingredients in this recipe will ensure her hair and scalp stay healthy and protected. The recipe also includes the best method to wash your hair with this shampoo, so check it out!

How To Make: All Natural Shampoo Recipe For Frequent Use & Healthy Hair

36. My Best DIY Clarifying Shampoo

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Clarifying shampoo is a must for oily hair or if your mom routinely uses a lot of products in her hair. This recipe uses the power of lemon and lime essential oils to get rid of product build-up and restore the vitality of your mother’s hair.

You can also check out other hair care products and treatments you can make for your mom for her specific needs.

How To Make: My Best DIY Clarifying Shampoo For Thick or Oily Hair

37. It’s Very Easy To Make A Reed Diffuser

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If you think making a reed diffuser for your mom is a great gift idea, check out this DIY project that makes a reed diffuser in ten minutes. All you need is a reed diffuser jar, alcohol, and your mother’s favorite scents!

Reed diffusers help with relaxation and reduce stress. Your mom will love to kick back in her living room or bedroom surrounded by her favorite fragrance and know it’s a gift from you.

How To Make: How To Make A DIY Reed Diffuser In 10 Minutes Or Less

38. How To Make Incense Sticks Long Lasting

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Your mom may love to meditate while a fragrant incense stick slowly burns away by her side. Burning incense is much more conducive to meditation and tranquility than using an air freshener.

Besides, the smell lasts longer, and burning incense has spiritual connotations for some. Check out this recipe to learn how to make powerful incense sticks for your mother.

How To Make: Incense Sticks That Are Powerful And Long Lasting

39. Gorgeous Homemade Coasters With Your Own Photos!

Homemade coasters using your own pictures!
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For this gift, you’ll want to locate and identify the best pictures of you and your mom. Why? You’re about to make her beautiful homemade coasters that will remind her of your best memories together every time she has a drink.

Homemade photo coasters are great for any occasion, but they’re particularly suitable for Mother’s Day. After all, how can we better celebrate the unique relationship between mother and child, and even grandchild?

How To Make: Gorgeous Homemade Coasters With Your Own Photos!

40. Homemade Jewelry Is An Excellent DIY Gift Idea

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How To Make: Easy Homemade Jewelry Is usually less expensive

Finally, homemade jewelry is a great gift, even for mothers who don’t like to wear jewelry. They’re precious reminders of the special bond with their children, especially when they’re using Mom’s favorite stones, metals, and colors.

While they’re relatively inexpensive, that’s not the point. Making jewelry for Mom shows her how much thought you put into your relationship and how much she means to you.

Hopefully, these homemade Mother’s Day gifts gave you a few new ideas for your mom this year. If this list inspires you to create something unique and different, be sure to let us know in the comments section below!

15 Everyday Things People Trash That Could Easily Be Upcycled

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Are you sentimental and find it challenging to get rid of things? Or do you love the idea of upcycling and creating less waste? Repurposing your household items that no longer serve you is a great way to kill two birds with one stone, or as I like to say, achieve two goals with one go. 
Here’s 15 Everyday Things People Trash That Could Easily Be Upcycled

18 Kitchen Ingredients You Can Use As DIY Cleaning Products

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Cleaning products occupy entire isles at the store. However, they are also full of harsh chemicals that can harm you and your kids or pets. If you’ve ever wondered what you could replace them with, we have put together a list of kitchen ingredients that can double as cleaning products.
Here’s 18 Kitchen Ingredients You Can Use As DIY Cleaning Products

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Angela is the founder and driving force behind Savvy Homemade. With over fifteen years experience in DIY home crafts, and a Diploma in skincare formulation, Angela brings a wealth of knowledge and dedication to every post she writes. She is fearlessly dedicated to creating tried, tested recipes & products that will work for everyone, and she infuses each DIY product with her passion and expertise.

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