The Preston household is making a commitment to "go green." We want to use more natural, organic, local, and earth-friendly products and food in our home. This is a huge commitment - it takes both time and money. However, in the long run, it makes us feel healthy and good about how we run our home. One of our first attempts at "going green" is laundry detergent. Now, if you are married to man like my husband, he'll go through three outfits a day. Plus, as a military man who works on a ship all day, he comes home covered in grease, oil, and dirt. Laundry time is ALL THE TIME. So, to cut down on our costs, waste, and putting chemicals back into the water, we decided to use an all-natural laundry detergent.
Here's the recipe.
You'll need:
Borax (about $4), Washing Soda (about $3), and Castille soap ($2.50 for 3 bars).
First, in a medium size bowl, add 1 cup Borax:
And 1 cup Washing Soda:
And 1 ENTIRE bar of Castille soap - grated.
It doesn't hurt to have a handsome husband help with the grating, either. He loves being involved!
Mix all 3 ingredients together and you're done!
Here's the end product. If you are like me, and all your appropriately sized tupperware is holding leftovers in your fridge, just grab a plastic bag.
Use about 1/4 cup per load. This recipe will do about 15-20 loads.
If you have a particularly oily or greasy load of laundry (like I do a few times a week!), just add a drizzle of your regular dishwashing detergent. It will pull out all the grease!
I washed our first load with this detergent and it worked perfectly. Enjoy!
