Natural Cleaning and Laundry Products You Can't Live Without (or shouldn't)

1. Vinegar - Hate the smell, love the results. Vinegar can be used to clean glass, as a disinfectant, throw some in a bottle with some water and you've got all purpose cleaner. My favorite use? Throw a cup in during the rinse cycle with your towels and it will get rid of any of that musty smell they tend to develop. Bonus: It's ridiculously cheap.

2. Baking Soda - Helps to remove stains and odors. Throw a little in an old spice jar and keep it by the diaper pail to sprinkle on those really icky diapers.

3. Essential Oil - Pick up one good bottle of essential oil at your local natural foods store. You can use it to sent homemade cleaning products, to add to personal care items, or in with your laundry. Want a natural air freshener? Place a few drops of essential oil on a cotton ball and place it in your vacuum. The scent will blow out with your filter!

4. Clothesline - Seriously, do you really want to spend 2 hours drying your microfiber inserts after the wash? You can buy a retractable clothesline at Target and install it outside or in your laundry room for extra drying time and space.

5. Oxi-Clean - much safer and more effective than Bleach. Oxi-Clean degrades easily and is a preferred by cloth diapering moms to help get rid of those nastier stains.

6. Tea Tree Oil - A natural disinfectant, tea tree oil can be diluted and used in skincare and dental care products. I use a few drops of it in my hanging pail to keep odor at bay.