3. Diluted castile soap PROS: It's effective, simple and smells good. CONS: It's expensive. We recently listed seven household cleaners made with castile soap.

“Simply add two teaspoons of liquid Castile soap to a small bucket of hot water, then sit back and unwind as you soak your feet for up to 20 minutes,” he says.

3/4 cup water 10 to 15 drops essential oil of your choice (or skip the essential oils by using a scented liquid castile soap) Combine all the ingredients in a plastic container or squirt bottle.

– It costs less than $20 to purchase the ingredients, which make multiple batches of homemade detergent and clean many loads of laundry. Castile soap is incredibly useful for other things.

Plain Castile Soap: Made up of plant-based oils like coconut, jojoba, and olive oil, liquid castile soap acts as a mild yet very effective cleaning agent in our foaming hand soap.

3. Fragrant bubble bath Super speedy: add a little liquid Castile soap, along with an essential oil like peppermint or lavender, into your running bath and enjoy a soothing soak.