You think that making your own handmade laundry could be long and fastidious. No way!
This 4-ingredient recipe is simple and effective. Protect your skin and the environment with Bergamott liquid detergent.
You must have noticed in the shops that the composition of detergents is not really adapted to sensitive skin. It is clearly not ideal, as for the toughest, there is no reason to be careless.
Even if the chemicals effect don't show up on the skin, they are not without danger for the body. There are alternatives nowadays, hypoallergenic detergents in organic stores, washing nuts, grated Marseille soap or simply a spoonful of baking soda in the drum can be enough.
The disadvantage of the last three alternatives mentioned is that they dissolve less well at low temperatures. This is problematic below 86°F for washing delicate laundry.
The soap nuts are not effective enough at this temperature and you risk finding pieces of Marseille soap shavings on your wool sweaters for example. As for baking soda, it does not dissolve below 86°F either.
Our recipe can be complemented with a few drops of essential oils if you want to add a nice scent of lavender for example. But be careful, some people may be sensitive to it. Do not hesitate to test with a drop on your handle and see if you have a reaction.
Shall we dive in ?
Material
- a pan with a capacity of more than 135fl oz
- hand blender
- a container of your choice such as a large glass bottle
Ingredients
- 270fl oz of water
- 1,5oz of grated Marseille soap
- ½ cup baking soda
- ¼ cup of white vinegar
Optional - ½ cup soda crystals
- 20 to 30 drops of essential oils
A simple and efficient mix
Only four ingredients are needed to make your homemade liquid detergent.
As efficient as it is ecological!
How to
- In a saucepan pour 67,5fl oz of water to be heated
- then add the other ingredients except for the essential oils.
- Stir from time to time until the Marseille soap dissolves.
- Mix your mixture and let it cool down.
- In the container of your choice pour the 67,5fl oz of water at room temperature then add the contents of your pan.
- Let the mixture stand, it may thicken depending on the quality of your soap if this is the case remix a shot.
- However, if the texture remains too compact you will have to reduce the dose of soap for a next time but this does not alter the effectiveness of your homemade laundry.
Tips
In a concern of greater performance (very dirty laundry) we can add a fifth ingredient which remains completely optional the crystals of soda, just like adding essential oils.
Essential oils can be used for the smell of course (lavender for example) but also to reinforce the antibacterial effect with the all powerful tea tree oil.
At the end of step 5, you can add a few drops of essential oils if you want to perfume your laundry