Laundry Detox

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Why stop at laundry balls? We also use safe, natural products in our washing machine.

I was using a recipe that required grating Fels Naptha soap and used Borax. Grating is a pain and the jury’s out on how “safe and natural” Fels Naptha and Borax are. I did a little research and came up with this recipe that we used at a make and take last weekend.

Borax-free Laundry Soap Recipe  

(recipe updated on 10/24/17)

What you’ll need:

1/2 cup washing soda

1/2 cup baking soda

1 cup dōTERRA On Guard® Laundry Detergent 

1 cup liquid castile soap or 1 bar castile soap, finely grated*

*Using liquid soap is much more convenient. Using bar soap creates a thicker textured soap.

What to do:

1. Add enough water to the washing soda and baking soda in a saucepan to dissolve them. Heat on low/medium until all solids are completely dissolved. Stir occasionally. Be patient. This step can take about 30 minutes.

2. Remove from heat and add detergent and castile soap to the pot and stir gently.

3. Funnel the cooled mixture into a gallon jug and top off with water.

How to use:

1. Shake well. Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of soap to detergent dispenser of washing machine for each load.

Laundry Tips:

• Pretreat stains with this awesome roller bottle.
• Use white vinegar with 3 drops of lemon, On Guard, or Purify essential oils in the fabric softener dispenser to eliminate odors and decrease static cling.
• Boost cleaning power with Oxi Clean or other oxygen bleach. (Spot test for color fastness before using on colored clothes.)
• Washing away dinginess with a tablespoon of citric acid.
• Whiten white loads by washing with hot water and a couple drops of bluing.
• Add 4 to 6 weighted, wool laundry balls to the dryer.

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