home made dishwashing detergant/washing powder recipe??

[squidipa]

Anyone hubbie saw a thing on it in nz while there a few weeks back and is desperate to find out how to make it and make washing powder too any tips advice recipes anyone??

and do u know where to buy the ingredients cheaply in qld?

[Pandora]

Not sure on ingredients, but there a book 'spotless' maybe your library has it?
It has info on that sort of thing.
A lot of home made cleaners use cheap everyday ingredients, vinegar, borax, that sort of thing.

[~Kim~]

- Low Allergy Laundry Powder -
Measure by volume, not by weight,

one part - Bi Carbonate Soda,

one part - Washing Soda (the powder form - not the crystal form)
and

one part - pure Soap Flakes, (either Lux, grated Sunlight soap, or your grated home made soap).
These three ingredients mixed together will get your clothes clean, without the chemicals that are destroying our environment and harming many people at the same time.

[Fleur]

Washing powder
- 1/2 cup washing soda crystals
- 1 cup soap flakes
- 1/2 cup salt
- 1/2 cup borax
- 1/2 cup bicarb
Crush washing soad crystals, mix all ingredients together. Use 1 tbsp for a small load, 1 1/2 for medium load, 2 tbsp for large load
- the original recipe says to place the soda crystals in a bag & crush with a rolling pin but I found using an old blender much easier. I also used an old measuring scoop out of an OMO box instead of a tablespoon.
I wash in cold water - you need to dissolve the powder in hot water before adding to the machine if you wash in cold.
All ingredients cheap & easy to find at Coles.

Also for fabric softener I use white vinegar with a blend of essential oils, usually citrus like lemon & bergamot, with a dash of lavender.

Dishwashing liquid
- 1 1/2 cup soap flakes
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups washing soda
- 1 1/2 cups white vinegar
- lemon essential oil
Bring soap and water to the boil, reduce heat and stir until smooth. Remove, stir in soda until blended. Add vinegar and a few sdrops of oil. Store in a sealed bottle.
I did make this once but TBH I wasn't impressed. Now I stick to the Earth Choice brand, it does a great job & is cheap and (apparently) environmentally friendly.

HTH

[*charmalea*]

yeah i did make it once too ... made a HEAP of the liquid , i found i was usuing heaps , there for going through it quicker . and it wasnt the best in removing the stains ..most of the time on the kids clothes i wash in half BI carb and half washing liqud ..

another wasy to cut the costs , and make the powder last longer is , buy a big bag of cheaper powder and a good quality one on special , and use half and half ... it will do a good job

and Jasp the fabirc softener - does it work ? what are your ratios ? i dont want my clothes to smell like vinegar or get oil stains .. kwim ... i have also seen a recipe where you can use conditioner as a main ingerident ... will have to find it again ..

[Tish]

i dont want my clothes to smell like vinegar

Vinegar has no odour once it's dried

We have been using a vinegar/bicarb/water mix for fabric softener, and you really do notice a difference. I use it on nappies mostly.

[mrsmac]

- Low Allergy Laundry Powder -
Measure by volume, not by weight,

one part - Bi Carbonate Soda,

one part - Washing Soda (the powder form - not the crystal form)
and

one part - pure Soap Flakes, (either Lux, grated Sunlight soap, or your grated home made soap).
These three ingredients mixed together will get your clothes clean, without the chemicals that are destroying our environment and harming many people at the same time.

That sounds easy to make and use, thanks Kim. Does it wash well???

[squidipa]

thanks,, is it actually cheaper mind u i buy the cheaper brands anyhow? anyone know what the savings are? anyone have some good feedback on these recipies?

[Lulu]

i don't mix anything up for the dishwasher, just plain Bi-carb, vinegar in the rinse aid. I can't quite believe it but it works! I do however dump everything in the sink hot water before it goes in.

I just look for good quality phosphate free wash powder, use half the amount stated and back fill with bicarb.

I couldn't be arsed mixing anything up - lucky for me it works well!

Saved a PACKET though xoxoxoxo