Soooo i think i have been turning into a nana! I started making my own laundry powder and liquid soap, and its sooooo easy, makes the house smell sooo good, saves $$$ and works well!
Laundry powder
1 cup washing soda
1 cup baking soda
60mls castile liquid soap ( i used dr bronners got it from the local health store. It can be brought online)
20 drops patcholli essential oil
I wizzed it up in the food processor. If you want to double or triple the recipe dont do it all at once. It is a pain. Trust me!! Do it in batches!!
Will be alittle clay like but is still good.
I use 1 heaped tablespoon per load, highly soiled clothes may need 2!
Liquid soap
1 bar soap grated
10 cups water
2 tablespoons glycerine
Optional ingredients
2 tablespoons castile soap
Few drops of essential oils
Add grated soap to water and heat until soap is melted. Dont try and whisk it just stir gently.
Add glycerine and optional ingredients and stir.take off the heat and leave for up to 24 hours. If it is too thick then warm again and add more water. If too watery add more grated soap
It is trial and error. So far i have used dove and needed to use 2 bars which was good. Then i tried eco soap (2 bars) and it came out soooo thick i had to water it down heaps! I also blended it which made it nice too.
Anyway hope you have a chance to give it a go sometime. Let me know how you get on!!
Nell xoxo
Thanks for the great recipe. I made three !! litres of liquid soap for less than $2.50!! Wahoo. I used 1.5 bars of ecostore lavender and goats milk, baby soap. It smells so lovely. The kidlets and the hubby love it too. Even better is the fact that it takes a bit of work to get rid of the suds. It will make Master 5 and Miss 3 wash their hands properly!
ReplyDeleteThanks Janell.
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