laundry soap
one of the very first ways i started to "go granola" was to start making my own laundry detergent.
i had read a ton of blogs about the liquid kind and i just wasn't sold. i mean i don't have room (or patience) to make gallons of detergent.
but thanks to pinterest i found a dry recipe...and i have been sold!
3 ingredients....
zote: $0.96
washing soda: $2.50
borax: $3.50
recipe: 2 cups of grated zote (half of a large bar!)
1 cup of borax
1 cup of washing soda
so you can see that a box of borax and washing soda go a long way! you only need a tablespoon of detergent for a large load....seriously, that's it! i sometimes feel it's not enough but it really is.
you can also use fels naptha or ivory soap. i just love the smell and pink curls of the zote bar.
i haven't used any natural stain removers but at the blog of live renewed she rates natural stain removers. i'm going to make some of my own soon too!
i had read a ton of blogs about the liquid kind and i just wasn't sold. i mean i don't have room (or patience) to make gallons of detergent.
but thanks to pinterest i found a dry recipe...and i have been sold!
3 ingredients....
zote: $0.96
washing soda: $2.50
borax: $3.50
recipe: 2 cups of grated zote (half of a large bar!)
1 cup of borax
1 cup of washing soda
so you can see that a box of borax and washing soda go a long way! you only need a tablespoon of detergent for a large load....seriously, that's it! i sometimes feel it's not enough but it really is.
you can also use fels naptha or ivory soap. i just love the smell and pink curls of the zote bar.
i haven't used any natural stain removers but at the blog of live renewed she rates natural stain removers. i'm going to make some of my own soon too!