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vlclean - Feature on making and using DIY cleaning products from natural ingredients. Ms Mo Shuyi makes her own eco-enzyme using ingredients like fermented orange peels and brown sugar, which she uses to clean her home and distributes free.

Ms Mo Shuyi makes her own eco-enzyme using ingredients like fermented orange peels and brown sugar, which she uses to clean her home and distributes free.

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SINGAPORE – Some Singaporeans have been using natural ingredients, instead of commercial household products, to clean their homes as part of a sea change in their lives.

Using ingredients such as vinegar, baking soda and fermented citrus peels in their homemade, dirt-removing products is their way of pursuing greater sustainability and using fewer resources. Some of them have overhauled their lifestyles for the sake of their family, and launched eco-friendly businesses and charity projects along the way.

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