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    Making your own shampoo??

    I use a cucumber and lemon. I put the peeled cucumber and peeled lemon in the blender and pureed it. I pour some on my head in the shower and use like regular shampoo and rinse good. I don't need conditioner and I color my hair. She may need to fully blow dry her hair because sometime the...
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    Homemade Deodorant

    I used 1/4 cup baking soda, 1/4 cup of cornstarch, 6 tablespoons of coconut oil (it is solid at room temp) essential oil of choice +1 drop at a time til it smelled good. I melted the coconut oil and mixed in the rest. I let it solidify and used an old, washed deoderant container and mashed it...
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    Go "Green" and just hang it up!

    I have an indoor line that I use. I did have one of the umbrella ones and it broke and I exchanged it. The second one broke too, so I gave up. I just strung a line from one side of the room to the other and it works great! I have learned how to hang laundry creatively. In the summer I have...
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    I need someone to explain elctricity to me.

    Thank you for the wonderful information. It really does help. I would have to be Lance Armstrong on crack to power anything large! I am not THAT motivated. If I ride 5 days a week all year long at a moderately intense pace I am under the impression the energy from that could be stored in the...
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    I need someone to explain elctricity to me.

    I really appreciate everyone who has contributed. Thank you! I am not talking about heating the whole house toasty warm. I keep the housse at 60 degrees normally in the winter. Menopause will do that to you! LOL! But what about storing they generated energy in a battery and then using an...
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    I need someone to explain elctricity to me.

    I am new to all of this, but is it or would it be possible to hook up a stationary bike to a bayyery that powers a heater. I am not looking for more than a couple of hours to run the heater, but I want it ti be power I can generate & get my workout in at the same time. I will try the library too...
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    window covers

    I saw this post and my brain started working overtime. I have a split level house and the lower level is half underground. Even in the hottest summers I have to wear a sweater because its so cold. I also have a lot of tree cover. I decided to try this window quilt thing to see if it can...
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    Alzheimers and coconut oil

    That is good to know. Also, read up on pomegranate for Alzheimers. I have been doing loads of research on this and it is supposed to break down the beta amyloid deposits in the brain. It also does loads of other great things for the body as well. For everyone you know in the general...
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    Run your clothes dryer on free energy

    I have a clothes line outside in summer and I have one inside in winter. I use both extensively. I don't even have to turn on the dryer.
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