Re: Laundry advise, Please!
I don't know if this interests you:
For many years now I have been making my own Laundry liquid out of safe ingredients which works very well and is safe to put on plants etc - I used to put the water out of the washing machine on my garden during the millennium drought.
What you need:
• 100 grams pure soap = 1 cake purest soap
• 1 cup washing soda
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 3 teaspoons eucalypt or tea tree oil
• A few drops of lemon or lavender essential oil for perfume
• 10 litres of cold water
• 9 litres of hot water.
What to do:
1. Grate the soap or slice strips off with a vegie peeler and place into a large saucepan and cover with 2 litres of cold water.
2. Bring to boil & add washing soda crystals, and stir until melted.
3. Stir in eucalyptus oil, vinegar and essential oil.
4. Pour into a bucket and add 9 litres of hot water and then stir in 8 litres of cold water.
5. Leave to cool and when cool transfer to smaller containers and label.
Good when used for:
• Laundry detergent for front and top loading machines and hand washing. 2-3 cups depending on load size
• Pre-soaker for heavily soiled items
• Washing-up liquid 10-20 ml/10 litres of water.
Store it in 1 and 2 litre plastic fruit juice containers.
Stay clean and green
I forget where I got that from but it was a very long time ago. I don't always bother with the 8 litres of cold water but just let it cool and it sets as a gel which is still OK to pour. Just use less per wash
Doesn't use anything poisonous like borax