with Vinegar.. this I have heard about before just never thought to doing that. So I started doing some research on Green Cleaning.. so much information regarding so much useful hints,
tips and tricks for cleaning the entire house with no harsh chemicals..
So I thought I would start off with one thing at a time. When the cleaning products I have start
to get low I will convert into green.. so last night I started with making my own laundry detergent. I found a great “recipe” online that I thought I would try…
http://whynotsew.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-to-make-homemade-laundry-detergent.html
Basically one bar of soap, one cup of Borax and one cup of Washing soda. Mixed with Water.. I kinda of admit I felt like a mad scientist cooking this on my stove.. I even was making silly voices while doing this.. (never thought I would have so much fun making laundry
detergent)
So here are some photos I took..
ingredients (Borox and washing soda) and stirring until dissolved.. I think brought to a boil, took it off the heat and added a second bottle of water and stirred
Once cooled down, but still luke warm i transferred into the two bottles i had.. and PRESTO.. home made laundry detergent..
I haven’t had a chance to try it out yet in the washing machine but if all goes well this will work just as well as store bought stuff.. except less harsher chemicals, better for the environment and me and saving me heaps of money.. this batch I worked out to be about $2.00 for the
4L. That works out to be about 50-80 a year in savings (for us two).. so the savings and health/enviro benefits are great..
Ill keep you updated on how it turns out.. next on the list. I also took a go at making homemade dishwashing tablets.. but ill post that in another post tomorrow..
UPDATE:.. the BF tried it out last night while I was out. He said it was one of the best clean he has seen in a while. The clothes turned out great. The test was his work shirts.. in his words “best I have seen then since I got them”.. so I think its save to say it works just as well (or in the eye of my BF much better) then store bought and much cheaper.. ill certainly keep using this..