Use Probiotic Bar Soap to Make
Inexpensive Eco-Friendly Laundry Detergent!
-RECIPE-
(makes almost 2 gal.)
Ingredients:
- 1 cup washing soda (not "BAKING" soda!)
- 1 cup Borax
- 1 Bar of Probiotic soap
Shred the Bar of Probiotic soap into a dish. Pour 6 cups of water into a pot, and place over low heat. Add shredded soap to water, and stir occasionally until dissolved. Remove pot from heat, and add 1 cup borax and 1 cup washing soda. Stir until dissolved. Pour into large pail (at least 2 gal. capacity). Add 4 cups hot water. Add 22 cups cold water. Stir, and let set for 24 hours.
The detergent will thicken, and may clump near the surface. Shake well before using. Use 1/2 cup per load.
Cost Analysis:
- 1 cup washing soda $0.70*
- 1 cup borax $0.40*
- 1 bar probiotic soap $3.75
Total cost for 2 gallons: $4.85
Number of loads with 2 gallons: 64
Total cost per load: $0.076!!
*Actual cost may vary depending on location
Consider the many ways in which you are helping the environment, your family's health and the well-being of the Earth when you make your own Laundry soap using Home 'n Stead Probiotic Soap:
1) You won't be purchasing plastic containers for liquid laundry detergent or other household cleaners (since the laundry soap takes the place of most other cleaners).
2) You won't be putting harmful chemicals into your septic tank or the sewer system.
3) You WILL be putting beneficial bacteria into your septic tank or into the sewer system. (Learn more about the phototropic bacteria that are in EM's which consume toxins here).
4) You won't be supporting companies which produce products which are harmful to the environment, in ways that are harmful to the environment.
5) You WILL be supporting families who are striving to live lightly on the Earth.
6) Your family WILL NOT be absorbing toxic chemicals into their skin through their clothing.