It has been a few years since I last wrote a post about natural cleaning. A good friend sent me an email that prompted me to revisit the topic. Here is what she wrote.
“OK, so I made myself a batch of homemade laundry soap on Friday and I am quite impressed. I am also switching to vinegar for fabric softner. I have to say I miss the smell of the store bought so do you have any suggestions about that? Also I read your dishwasher detergent recipe and where do I buy liquid castile soap and the tea tree oil?”
Here was my response: “Yay! Did you make the liquid recipe of laundry soap? I am glad it is working for you. As far as the smell I think it will just take some time to get used to. I haven’t used anything scented in my laundry for so long that I can’t stand it when I get something someone has washed with scented detergent. :) You can add some essential oil to the liquid, but I probably wouldn’t. However, you can take a sponge or washcloth and dip it in a half water half fabric softener solution. Wring it out and then put it in the dryer with your clothes. It will make a bottle of softener last a long time which is very frugal. Just a thought.”
Often these items can be purchased locally at health food stores or even at Kroger’s. I usually like to purchase things from Amazon using my Amazon Mom free prime shipping. Dr. Bronner’s
Here are the links to my previous natural cleaning posts. Do you make any homemade cleaning products?
Natural Cleaning Kit (with printable cleaning recipe card s- pictured above)
