I am an ingredient HAWK. Anything I buy to eat or use, I read the ingredients. If I don’t know what they are, or know they are artificial, I won’t buy it.
Likewise, when looking up recipes for homemade laundry detergent, I was very particular as to what ingredients it called for. I knew I wanted Dr. Bronner’s liquid Castile soap, cuz I absolutely love the all-natural ingredients in it and it has peppermint essential oil in it, making for wonderful smelling soap. Not to mention that peppermint is refreshing and calming to the skin (bonus!). As I was researching recipes, I began to learn that Borax is not good for your skin. It is actually a harsh chemical that is commonly used as an herbicide and roach killer. It can be a skin irritant. Yikes! I then immediately began to look for recipes WITHOUT Borax. I came across this recipe with only 3 ingredients. It is super easy to make! I ended up making 3 gallons of it. I’ve washed multiple loads with it and absolutely LOVE it. The peppermint oil in it makes our clothes smell so good not to mention the washing machine and dryer as well!
1 cup liquid castile soap (Dr. Bronner’s ’cuz it’s organic and main ingredients are jojoba oil, coconut oil, olive oil, and peppermint)
2 cups water
1/3 cup salt
1 cup baking soda or washing soda
vinegar (throw in a Tablespoon per load for tough stains)
Hello friend – was so glad to see your post on this – and even tried making a batch… but I’m thinking I missed a step… the ingredients became one giant clump – and I put them in a jug and filled it with water – but it takes a lot of shaking to get it to pour out… what is your mixing secret?