Some of the simple tricks to start using natural products.
DETERGENT add baking soda with detergent half half
- 1 bar (or 4.5 ounces) shaved bar soap (a homemade laundry bar, Dr. Bronner’s, Kirk’s Castile Saop, Ivory, ZOTE, or Fels-Naptha)
- 1 cup borax
- 1 cup washing soda
You’ll need a few ingredients to make this one happen, but each of the ingredients serves a different purpose, from cleaning your clothes to fighting stains to softening the fabric. Grab a mixing bowl, a grater, a cookie sheet or other flat sheet pan, some parchment paper, and some measuring spoons. From there, you’ll need some washing soda (about 1 1/2 cup), some Fels-Napthaor any other bar-style laundry soap (1/2 cup), some epsom salts (2 tbsp), hydrogen peroxide (3 tbsp), vinegar (1/4 cup), and a little essential oil (15-20 drops), just to add a little fragrance.
Dry team first. You’ll grate the bar soap into the mixing bowl, then add the washing soda and epsom salts. Then add the peroxide and stir the mixture up. Add the vinegar next, and then a few drops of essential oil. Once everything is mixed up and incorporated nicely, you should have a mixture the consistency of wet sand. Scoop it out onto the cookie sheet into dollops, and spritz it with a little water and vinegar. Then let it dry overnight. Once they’re completely dry, you can store them in a jar, plastic baggie, or a small box-then pop one in the wash whenever it’s time to do the laundry.
Try to air dry rather than use drying machine
FABRIC SOFTENER 1litre vinegar + 10 drops essential oils
BLEACH hydrogen peroxide