Comments on: 2 Minute Homemade Laundry Detergent Recipe

By: Tracy Scarberry

Tracy Scarberry — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 20:59:50 +0000

In reply to Rosemary Pizzullo. It undergoes a chemical change when you bake it,, it goes from a bicarbonate to a carbonate. so the end result is a different compound entirely.

By: jamie

jamie — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 05:31:52 +0000

In reply to Sandra Lambert. I'm really not sure. Since the rest of the ingredients are dry, I'm not sure if they would mix well with a liquid soap.

By: Sandra Lambert

Sandra Lambert — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 14:53:07 +0000

I have a bottle of Liquid Pure Castile Soap. How much would I use in the above formula to replace the bar soap?

By: nancy u

nancy u — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 03:56:22 +0000

Ive been making mine about 3 years, never had a problem. Grate 1 lg bar of pink zote. Let it sit on a newspaper or paper plate a few days. It will get dry and crumbly. Add 2 cup each borax and washing soda. Take small amounts at a time and put into a food processor, blender, or for mine, mymagic bullet. It pulverizes it into a very fine powder. Be careful opening it because the powder will puff out. Dont breathe it. Let it settle first. I do mine outside. I use 2 tab, or 4 tab for extra dirty stinky loads. I use white vinegar in a downy ball, and clean the washer once a month with affresh tablets. I love the clean citrisy smell of pink zote. Ive put this into pretty containers with a 2 tab coffee scoop, ribbon or bow on top, and given it for Christmas gifts. Its wonderful. Very good stuff, very cheap too. I wont go back to bought detergents again.

By: Linda Corbin

Linda Corbin — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 23:32:38 +0000

Adding epsom salt softens water and you use less soap….white vinegar is great in rinse water ( w/o any smell) I have found washing soda and borax to be hard on clothes…the epsom salt eliminates both

By: deannie

deannie — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 01:46:04 +0000

In reply to Rosemary Pizzullo. Yes it is available in Canada. superstore and home hardware have it here.

By: Trudy

Trudy — Sun, 17 May 2015 20:24:47 +0000

In reply to Jacquie Quam.

I live in South Africa and would like to know if you would share your recipe for a year ingredients

Thank you
Trudy

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 15:21:39 +0000

In reply to perennial-mommy. Same here perennial-mommy. When I run the soap through the food processor it usually grinds real fine but the last time it rolled into little balls. I thought maybe my kitchen was too warm.

By: Jamie larrison

Jamie larrison — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 23:20:07 +0000

If you use the Bronner’s soap this is waaaaay better for you than Dreft. This detergent recipe above uses only essential oils for scent, which come straight from plants.

Dreft rates an F for safety (the lowest rating there is) because of developmental and reproductive toxicity, among other things. See the link for a breakdown on the ingredients
http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners/2943-DreftUltraLiquidLaundryDetergentforBabies018months

By: Carol

Carol — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 16:13:36 +0000

Is this laundry soap as free from perfumes and other additives that make a lot of detergents itchy, allergic?
I have to start using Dreft and was wondering if this could be as good or better?