Each of us has long been registered in the list of household purchases with detergent. Is it possible to replace it with something? Try making your own laundry detergent. You may need it if you have run out of a purchased product or have an allergy to “chemistry”.
Next, we consider the advantages and disadvantages of homemade powders and offer the simplest and most effective recipes.
Homemade Powder: Good or Bad
Before you make detergent, find out how beneficial it is. So, the pros:
- There are no harmful chemical components in the composition.
- No pungent odor.
- Not allergenic, suitable for washing children's things.
- There is a wide selection of powder recipes even for automatic machines.
- Washes complex stains.
- Affordable ingredients at an affordable price.
Less cons, but they are worth talking about:
- Homemade powder takes time to make.
- Powder made at home is prone to leaving streaks.
- Washing according to recipes that include soda ash in the composition requires protecting your hands with gloves.
There are much fewer minuses, therefore, if there is a desire and good reason, you can safely make the powder with your own hands. You just have to choose a suitable recipe.
What will be needed for cooking
Most recipes use soap as the main ingredient. So stock them up for the future. And also prepare the containers and devices that you need for work:
- a pan that would not be a pity;
- wooden spoon;
- containers (bottles).
For all classic homemade powders you need to take:
- soap (make sure that there are no fragrances in the composition);
- soda ash or baking soda;
- citric acid;
- lavender essential oil (or another for your taste, for example, mandarin or eucalyptus);
- borax;
- edible rock salt;
- water.
Useful properties of the listed ingredients:
- Borax (Na Teraborate) is a mineral that has detergent properties due to its alkaline composition. Included in fabric softeners. Fights fungi and bacteria.
- Soda perfectly neutralizes pH if alkali or acid is in excess. Also, soda makes the fabric softer and has a disinfecting effect on it.
- Soap is a common means for washing by hand, but, correctly applied in recipes, you can use it in SMA.
- Oils give the product a pleasant smell.
- Salt and citric acid additionally clean the fabric from stains.
- Water is needed to give consistency.
Important! If this is your debut in making homemade powder, adopt a few recipes and make “probes” to choose the right option.
How to make washing powder: recipes from soap
If you are going to prepare powder from laundry soap and other ingredients, use proven recipes - do not “chemical” yourself, so as not to damage things and the machine.
Recipe for Linen and Cotton
To wash such fabrics, you need to prepare an alkaline agent. You will need:
- 50 g of laundry soap;
- 200 g of baking soda;
- 100 g of soda ash;
- a tablespoon of salt.
Manufacture:
- Take a grater and rub the soap.
- Add the rest of the ingredients.
- Stir with a spoon or blender.
- Use as directed.
Gentle Fabric Recipe
For woolen and silk items, components must be carefully selected so as not to spoil the fabric. Soda can not be used, but the "lemon" is suitable. For colored fabrics, soda is replaced with salt. So take:
- 100 g of soap;
- 400 g of salt or soda;
- 2 tablespoons of citric acid.
How to cook:
- Grate the soap.
- Add salt.
- Pour in acid.
- Mix the components and pour into a container.
Synthetic Recipe
For fabrics of artificial origin, you need to use baking soda instead of calcined or take them in unequal proportions. Washing (both manually and in SM) is no more than 40 degrees. Take the substances in this proportion:
- 50 g of soap;
- 250 g of baking soda;
- 75 g of soda ash.
Preparation method:
- Rub the soap.
- Mix with soda.
- Use to wash synthetics in cool water.
Baby powder recipe
In this case, softening and disinfection is required, therefore, the composition of the product will be as follows:
- 100 g of soap;
- 400 g of baking soda;
- 150 g of borax.
Next, to make the powder, proceed as follows:
- Rub the soap.
- Mix with other substances.
- Mix well.
- Use for washing.
Recipe: Liquid Remedy
Due to the fluid consistency, the consumption of the product is reduced. It can be used for all fabrics except delicate. Take:
- 100 grams of laundry soap;
- 400 grams of baking soda;
- 200 grams of borax;
- 5 liters of water;
- 15 milliliters of any essential oil with a pleasant smell.
Preparation of liquid powder:
- Pour a fifth of the water into the pan.
- Pour grated soap.
- Cook over low heat until the soap dissolves.
- Boil the rest of the water.
- Add everything except oil.
- Stir.
- Pour in the oil.
- Bottle after cooling.
Important! Keep all products in a dark and cool place. Shake or shake well before use.
How can I replace washing powder in an automatic machine
You think what to replace the powder with if you have an automatic washer? You can use any of these tools without hesitation. If the pieces of soap come out too large, and you are afraid that the powder tray will clog, put the product directly in the drum. The consumption will be approximately as follows (for 5 kg of dry laundry):
- Dry type mixtures: 150-200 grams.
- Liquid products: 100 grams.
Replacing the powder with a mixture made with your own hands is justified. There is a lot of harm from "chemistry":
- Surfactants (surfactants) and phosphates are the main components of modern powders. They are poorly washed out of the tissue and penetrate the body. Often in phosphate-free products, no less harmful “chemistry” is used, so do not take the word for advertising tricks - study the composition.
- Surfactants can cause allergies.
- The toxicity of phosphates has been repeatedly proven: through the skin they enter the bloodstream and adversely affect the functioning of such internal organs as the liver and kidneys.
- The bleaching components, sodium silicate and others negatively affect the immune system, provoke dermatoses, allergic reactions, and cause a feeling of dry skin.
In any case, it is up to you to decide which powder to use: purchased or homemade. If there is time, desire and a little extra soap, soda and salt, make a safe remedy. You will quickly get used to it, forget about allergies and the persistent smell of chemistry after washing.