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How do you clean your house with clay?

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Spring often means cleaning! The time for renewal has come. It’s an opportunity to clean your house from top to bottom and clean it every nook and cranund. So when it comes to purifying everything, it’s best to use natural and healthy ingredients. While clay is known for its benefits on the skin, body and hair, it also has undeniable advantages in the maintenance of the home and is used in a thousand and one ways to take care of your interior.

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Clay is a natural 100 rock with multiple proven properties. Ultra absorbent, disinfectant, deodorant, it is also very economical and environmentally friendly. That is why she is a considerable ally for the maintenance of her home.

If clay exists in different colors (green, red, pink, yellow, white…), green clay and white clay are the most commonly used to clean, shine and sanitize your home. Thanks to its absorption powers, is very effective against moisture, grease stains and bad odors. The softer white clay has an exceptional whitening power and allows to maintain the sanitary facilities (WC, bathroom) in a snap.

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Green clay is known for its absorbent capabilities and tackles grease stains on all surfaces. On the fabric, green clay eliminates all kinds of oily traces such as make-up, food or drink stains on clothes, linens and even carpets or sofas.

To remove fat stains on fabrics, it’s simple:

  • Heat up the task with a hairdryer
  • Apply a layer of powdered clay to the stain
  • Let it sit for a whole day, then rinse or vacuum the clay

Thanks to its gentle abrasive power, green clay is also an excellent maintenance agent for cooking plates, hoods and kitchen utensils (pans, pans…) on which the oil tends to encrust. For this, you can use ready-to-use clay paste or mix clay powder with a little water and rub with a soft sponge.

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Whether it’s to destarate your shower, make your joints whiter, clean a wall or give shine to your faucet, white clay is the perfect ally.

To make a white clay scouring paste, mix these three ingredients using this recipe:

  • 1/3 white clay
  • 1/3 sodium bicarbonate
  • 1/3 salt
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Gently rub the different surfaces and leave for a few minutes before rinsing with clear water. Your water parts will be back to a new youth!

You can also buy our Argiletz clay stone, ready to use, it comes with a small sponge to unincrurate all surfaces and make them shine.

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The absorption power of green clay is formidable against bad odors. Whether it’s to deodorize a room or your refrigerator, you can place a clay cup in every room of the house. Clay also works wonders in closets and wardrobes, including shoe cabinets. For this, you can put some clay in a cloth bag. It will dry out the air and eliminate any unpleasant odors, for a fresh cloth longer.

You’ll also find our absorbent odor-absorbing cups with citrus or lavender essential oils. All you have to do is put them on a surface to take advantage of their absorbent and odour-neutralizing effect!

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Who hasn’t dreamed of cleaning their windows and mirrors easily and without leaving a trace? With clay stone, it’s possible! We forget the glass washer with a dubious composition and opt for natural and effective ingredients. Argiletz clay stone respects your skin and surfaces. It consists of clay, water, a little soap and vegetable fat with a touch of lemon fragrance.

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  • Take some clay stone with a damp sponge
  • Gently rub the surface
  • Wipe the glass and rinse it with a damp cloth
  • Shine the glass with a clean cloth (microfiber) or paper towel

The clay stone has the advantage of leaving a thin protective layer on the glass that prevents the microparticles from sticking to it and allows rainwater to bead without leaving a trace. So your windows will stay clean and sparkling for longer!

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  • 50g white clay
  • 50g baking soda
  • 25g liquid or liquid Marseille soap
  • 30 drops of lemon or eucalyptus essential oil (depending on your taste)

Mix the clay and bicarbonate with a wooden spatula and add the dishwashing liquid and essential oil until smooth. Then place the dough in a box and let it dry in the open air for one to 2 weeks. After each use, remember to allow the clay stone to dry before closing the box.

Plus: Argiletz clay stone is a real multi-function product, you can use it to clean multiple plastic, glass, synthetic, metal surfaces… Argiletz clay stone is formidable especially on oven windows, silverware, brass, vehicle bodywork, shoes… For a smooth, scratch-free cleaning!

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Recipe of green clay purifying mask

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Among the timeless treatments that can easily fit into a beauty routine and this, all year round, the purifying face mask is definitely the one you should choose! Ideal regardless of the season, it aims to thoroughly cleanse the skin and sanitize it, so that the grain is smoother and sharper. Made with100% natural and healthy ingredients for your skin, our home-made purifying mask recipe is easy to make for a result that will appeal to you for sure.

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As you know, we attach great importance to having your skin (this also applies to your hair and body!) to be nourished with ingredients that wish you well. That’s why this recipe consists of natural ingredients that are easy to find. It only takes a few minutes to prepare this mask and you will need only a few materials: an earth or glass bowl, a wooden spatula and you’re done.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons green clay
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon liquid honey Mineral water
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Mix all the ingredients in the bowl until the dough is smooth, homogeneous and liquid enough to be applied to your face with your fingers. If you don’t havepowdered green clay,you can replace it with ready-to-use clay. In this case, the proportion of mineral water added to the different ingredients will have to be reduced.

Once the preparation is complete, spread a thin layer of dough over your entire face, except around the eyes, and let the mask work for 10 to 15 minutes. Be careful not to let the mask dry,at the risk that the clay will lose some of its benefits. To do this, bring a mist or a wet sponge that you can keep handy.

Finally, when the time is up, rinse your skin thoroughly with clear water and admire the result!

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Illite green clay is a natural rock known around the world for its benefits on the skin. It absorbs excess sebum,removes impurities and remineralizes the epidermis. It also acts on the complexion, which it standardizes and helps tighten dilated pores.

Lemon juice has purifyingproperties. Its acidity helps regulate the production of sebum and fights against blackheads.

Honey is known for its purifying and moisturizingaction. Rich in minerals and vitamins, its nickname “nectar of the gods” speaks volumes about the various benefits for the skin.

We advise you to make this mask once a week and to associate it with our pink clay day cream.

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Green clay purifying mask

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Naturally rich in minerals, green clay works wonders on all types of skin, but particularly on oily skins.

Used regularly, it has a tremendous re-balancing effect.It absorbs excess sebum, delicately cleanses, naturally stimulates and renews the complexion.

YOU NEED:

  • Green clay powder
  • A lime
  • Tea tree essential oil

In a glass or ceramic bowl, combine green clay powder, 3 drops of tea tree essential oil and the juice of a lime. You will obtain a smooth paste. Apply the mask to your face, taking care to avoid areas around the eyes and mouth. Leave the mask on for 20 minutes and rinse with water.

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  • Do not use metal utensils: glass, ceramic or wooden utensils are a better choice.
  • Do not use more than 2 masks (maximum) per week.
  • Do not apply the mask near the eye area.
  • Do not allow the clay to dry.
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