Posted in Home, Home Archive, Home Recipes | Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Here’s one that will save you tons of money and it’s better for you, your home, the environment, your clothes AND your washing machine. (Even if it’s one of those new fangled HE ones).
Directions:
1. Grate the soap. I use the medium grade side.You can use the smallest grade if you want, but it takes longer. (I usually do this while watching TV or simmering dinner or even on the phone.)
I found this FAB grater at IKEA. It’s basically a container with grater top. Perfect for containing the grated soap!
2. Pour all dry ingredients into an airtight container and add 3 drops of essential oil (I like lavender) shake vigorously to mix. This makes about 3.5 cups of detergent, BUT you don’t need to use as much as you would if you were using conventional detergent. You could always double or triple this recipe if you want.
How to use:
Even though I have a front load washer, I like to let a little water in the washer first, then add the powder and then the clothes. For particularly large dirty loads,stop the washer and let the clothes soak for a little while, and then continue the cycle. This soap powder does NOT gets very sudsy because there’s no sulfates in it. Don’t worry, your clothes are getting clean.NOTE: Even though these ingredients are better for you and the environment than traditional detergents, THEY ARE STILL CLEANING PRODUCTS. Please use the same “common-sense” precautions you would as with other cleaning products. (In other words, don’t eat it, ok?)
@elizabeth I’m sorry you’re having trouble. You can always get it from here, if you still can’t find it.
[...] Ology is Walgreen’s new line of green products. The line sports conditioner, baby lotion, toilet paper, CFL light bulbs, glass cleaner, fabric softener and more. I’m always a bit skeptical when a big company starts putting out a line of green products, honestly, so it wasn’t until a display coupon for $2.00 that I decided to try the laundry detergent. (I rarely buy laundry detergent since I like to make my own). [...]
Savvy,
Is your detergent recipe safe for septic tanks?
@Sandi yes! In fact the ingredients are safer for your septic tank than most off the shelf detergent. Thanks for commenting!
Tip from my wife: freeze the soap before grating. Makes it a lot easier, according to her!