It’s no secret that these days we do a LOT of washing. It's also no secret that manufacturers of laundry products spend a great deal of money to convince you that their products contain “magical” ingredients that can solve your laundry problem. However, typical laundry detergents are leaving more on your clothes than a “fresh” scent, which is not the case with a homemade laundry detergent.
Have you ever wondered why common laundry detergent brands don’t disclose questionable ingredients on the product labels? Or, why such products often bear warning labels like “danger”, “caution”, “corrosive”, “extremely flammable”, “strong sensitizer”, or even “poison”? That’s because their cleaning powers are stemming from strong allergens such as linear alkyl sodium sulfonates (LAS), sodium hypochlorite, EDTA (ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetate), phenols, carcinogenic petrochemical solvent such as 1,4-dioxane, optical brighteners of unknown origin and artificial fragrances linked to various toxic effects on marine life, as well as allergic reactions in humans.
You might think that in the modern age we live in, it seems a bit obsolete to be talking about homemade laundry detergent. However, healthy laundry practices are imperative when you have children and pregnant women in the house or family members suffering from allergies, respiratory problems, endocrine problems or cancer.
Here's a homemade laundry soap recipe.
It’s actually pretty easy and inexpensive to whip up a homemade laundry detergent, and doing so not only keeps toxic chemicals out of your home, but also helps you reduce the amount of plastic trash you generate and minimize waste water contamination. They don’t have any magical ingredients that you can’t pronounce. Instead, the cleaning power of these soaps comes from combining clean and pure ingredients that are long known to be safe, such as:
NoKa'Oi soap, baking soda, laundry soda, borax, and essential oils.
Recipe;
Borax
Washing Soda (not baking soda)
NoKa'Oi Bar Soap
Cheese Grader
bucket
First thing, you’re gonna take your bar of NoKa'Oi soap & your cheese grader & just grade it down. Use the side you would as if grading cheese to make a pie. When you’re done grading, this is what you get.
Next, it's time to add equal parts baking soda, washing soda and borax. Include a few drops of your favourite essential oil, mix well and store in suitable container. The end result looks like this
It’s recommended to use just 1 cup per load,
it makes NO SUDS but washes clean and cleans super!
and best of all it's made with natural ingredients and best for sensitive skin.
Now, we’re ready to do some laundry! Have a happy, sexy laundry day!
Was looking through some olden family heirloom and found this Wash Day instruction and thought I'd share it as it gave a great perspective on what the homemaker in the early 1900’s had to go through just to do a load of laundry! Now I understand the meaning of “Wash Day”. It took the whole day!
ADVICE TO A 1912 BRIDE
A grandmother gave a bride the following recipe for washing clothes (misspelled words and all) :
Bild fire in back yard to heet kettle of rainwater.
Set tubs so smoke won’t blow in eyes if wind is pert.
Shave one hole cake lie soap in boilin water.
Sort things, make three piles. 1 pile white. 1 pile cullord. 1 pile work britches and rags.
To make starch stur flour in cold water to smooth then thin down with boilin water.
Rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, then boil. Rub cullord but don’t boil — just rench and starch.
Take white things out of kettle with broom stick handle then rench, blew and starch.
Spred tee towels on grass.
Hang old rags on fence.
Pour rench water in flower bed.
Scrub porch with hot soapy water.
Turn tubs upside down.
Go put on cleen dress, smooth hair with side combs, brew cup of tee — set and rest a spell and count your blessins.
Do you think you could imagine your self doing all this today?
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