Tea Tree Oil

Tea Tree essential oil has remarkable antifungal and anti-bacterial properties - add several drops to water and use to wipe down bathroom surfaces, shower curtains and wooden items prone to mould or fungi.

Moth off Cloth!

Natural moth repellents can be made by adding Cedar Wood shavings or dried herbs such as Wormwood , Meadowsweet, Sweet Woodruff, Lavender or Rosemary to linen cubpoards, wardrobes and clothes drawers or added to a fabric pouch and hung in appropriate places.

Horsetails have uses

An effective natural metal cleaner is naturaly available by making a  strong infusion of Horsetail - leave to steep overnight then boil for about 15 mins. Cool, strain and bottle. Use a cloth soaked in the horsetail solution to rub over metal items; really good for pewter - leave to dry, then polish with a soft dry cloth.

Sort it with salt

Remove red wine stains from carpets and fabrics by immediately applying salt - allow the salt to soak up the wine and brush off. Apply more salt as necessary but remember not to rub.