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- Becky Striepe
- March 13, 2012
- 5:05 pm
- 131 comments
DIY Laundry Detergent Options
Instead of potentially toxic conventional detergents, you can whip yourself up a batch of homemade laundry soap instead! Homemade detergents can be just as effective as the store-bought variety, and they’re often much less expensive to boot.
Soap Nuts
Soap nuts are one of the simplest DIY detergent options, because they only contain one ingredient: soapberries. When you agitate soap nuts in the washing machine, they release saponin, which helps the water dissolve dirt and stains from your clothes. You can toss them into the machine whole, grind them up, or make soap nut liquid detergent by boiling them in water. If you need more deets on how to use soap nuts, there are some great recipes here.
The coolest thing about soap nuts? When you’re done using them, you can compost them right in the garden. How cool is that?
Homemade Laundry Detergent
It’s easy as pie to whip up a batch of DIY laundry detergent. Here’s how!
1. Grate 1 bar of castille soap, like Dr. Bronner’s.
2. Add 1 cup of borax and 1 cup of washing soda
3. To wash your clothes, use 1-2 tablespoons (depending on how dirty the laundry is and how hard your water is), just like you would store bought detergent.
Next>> Replace those dryer sheets with a DIY laundry sachet.
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Becky Striepe
Becky Striepe is a freelance writer and vegan crafter living in Atlanta, Georgia. Her life’s mission is to make green crafting and vegan food accessible to everyone! Like this article? You can follow Becky on Twitter or find her on Facebook!
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+ add your ownalso please don't use wool.
http://www.veganpeace.com/animal_cruelty/wool.htm
Laura,
Arm and Hammer does vivisection on other animals.
Can you find an alternative? They're out there...
I bought 6 dryer balls from http://www.dominopads.com/store.php?crn=249&rn=593&action=show_detail and it cut my drying time in half, which is great since it's summer.
good ideas, thank you.
If you want to get dryer balls that are all natural go to this web site. http://www.dominopads.com/store.php?crn=249&rn=593&action=show_detail
Thanks for the detergent ingredients. Will definately try. I have used vinegar as a fabric softener.
Some great ideas thank you, I'm going to try to get hold of the soap nuts, I've seen them for sale somewhere, now all I need to do is to remember where!!
Interesting article!
I use a "washer ball" from Gaiam!
im going to start changing my laundry habits
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