CONSCIOUS LIVING

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Spring Toilet Tissue and paper napkins, an ECCE product, made from 100% recycled

paper. Sold at Mam’s, Whitchurch.

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Recycled office paper and business card stock is often available at Jays, Astaphans and other places on island.

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Coal Pot Soaps of Grandbay are biodegradable, handmade, herbal soaps made locally 

from all natural vegetarian ingredients.

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Carib Basket ware. A truly local recyclable, natural material, storage container or shopping basket. 

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Bay Oil Products. Dominica is one of the world's largest exporters of bay oil. Bay oil has

antiseptic, tonic, expectorant and analgesic properties. See Green Cleaning and

Natural Remedies for uses. 

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Insect Control; Ants? Cockroaches? Both ants and cockroaches can be controlled with
Boric Acid. Boric acid (borax and boron-containing salts) is a low-toxicity mineral with
insecticidal, fungicidal, and herbicidal properties. It does not evaporate or volatilize into the

air or pose the considerable health concerns associated with synthetic pesticides; however

it can still pose health hazards and should be used with care. As with any pesticide, keep

boric acid pesticide products out of reach of children and only use it in locations where it

will not come in contact with people or animals, such as in cracks and crevices, behind

counters, and in baseboards. While boric acid is somewhat slower acting than the synthetic

pesticides, like chlorpyrifos, diazinon, or pyrethrins, it is highly effective over a long period

of time. In Dominica Roach Tablets, and Ant Killer Liquid are available in many stores,

their active ingredient is boric acid and they work very well. It does not  kill them dead but

over time will definitely lower populations. For more information:

http://www.beyondpesticides.org

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About Organic Mosquito Repellents – how to make
http://www.journeytoforever.org/edu_homer.html

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Eve’s Choice Sand Flea/Mosquito Oil

Phone: Email:

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Make a great all-purpose window cleaner by combining 1/4 cup vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon

liquid soap or detergent, and 2 cups of water in a spray bottle. Shake to blend.

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Pour heavily salted water into a large aluminum container. Place the silver or silver plated piece into the water and voila! The tarnish is gone.

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Cleans, deodorizes, kills bacteria and helps to repel insects. Especially suited to wood surfaces, works good on tile as well, good for floors, walls, cupboards and closets. May stain certain surfaces; try it out in a small area first. Place a few drops of the oil in a pail of water along with liquid dish soap the soap emulsifies the oils throughout the water.

Mulch

Covering garden soil with mulch blocks weeds. Use two or three inches of shredded

bark, wood chips, straw, cocoa bean hulls, gravel or rocks. The mulches will also

keep moisture in the soil so you'll have to water less frequently.

Boiling Water

Weeds will burn if exposed to boiling water. This method also kills weed seeds.

Soap

Mix 5 tablespoons of liquid soap (such as dishwashing liquid) in one quart (4 cups) of

water in a spray bottle. Coat the weeds with the soapy water. Works best on hot days.

Vinegar

Pour household vinegar into a spray bottle and evenly coat weeds with it. Vinegar is

five percent acetic acid in water, and it burns the plant, especially on sunny days. For

extra strength weed killer, look for pickling vinegar, which is nine percent acetic acid.

Alcohol

Mix one to five tablespoons of alcohol with one quart (4 cups) of water in a spray

bottle. Shower weeds with the spray.

Bay Oil

Use it as a warming oil for muscle aches and pains and respiratory ailments. This oil always has to be diluted in a carrier oil before applying it to your skin, 3% bay oil, 97% olive oil or coconut oil.

Green Papaya

Slit green papaya around the sides and collect white liquid. Administer to goats, cats or dogs as a vermifuge or dewormer.