One of the purposes of this blog is to have a quick reference for recipes the I use regularly but have not committed to memory...and hopefully for others to use to.
This recipe is for homemade laundry detergent that is way less toxic of harmful to the environment that what I usually use from the supermarket.
The recipe came from Wendyl Nissen's most recent book. I'm experimenting with making a variety of household cleaners in an effort to reduce the toxic chemicals we use on a daily basis. The hardest part was finding the 'feel good' soap base. By feel good I mean fair-trade, natural, organic...Dr Bromner's castile soap.
Laundry Detergent
1/2 bar or 60 grams of castile or vege based or sunlight soap, grated (I used sunlight soap since I had brought it ages ago with this in mind)
1.5 litres of water
1/2 cup washing soda (supermarket in washing section)
1/4 cup borax (found at a bulk bin place on dominion Road)
1 litre of hot water
5 litres of hot water
Place soap and first quantity of water in saucepan and heat on low till soap dissolves.
Stir in washing soda and borax. Stir for a few minutes till thickened and remove from heat. (If using castile or vege based soap it won't thicken...but will over night)
Add 1 litre of hot water to a bucket, add soap mixture an stir well.
Add the other 5 litres of hot water and stir well.
When cold add 20 drops of lavender oil.
Pour into bottles.
Use about half a cup per load of washing.
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