The minus of store detergents is that they can not always be used, since they are often the cause of allergies. In this case, the most ordinary laundry soap will come to the rescue, which does not harm the environment, does not damage the structure of tissues and does not cause allergic reactions, moreover, the powder made from it can be used for washing in an automatic washing machine.
A do-it-yourself, self-cleaning detergent launders things no worse than popular store powders. In addition, it saves the family budget.
Liquid soap detergent
To prepare the powder, you will need the following ingredients:
- 200 g of laundry soap;
- 0.5 tbsp. Boers
- 0.5 tbsp soda ash;
- 4 tbsp. water.
Rub the soap into chips and dilute it with hot water. To make soap chips better dissolve, add it to the water in small batches. As a result, you should get a thick soapy solution.
Now you need to dilute the solution in 10 liters of water. If you want to make washing powder more concentrated, use less liquid.
Add soda to the diluted solution and mix thoroughly the resulting mixture, then pour borax into it. She will give things extra purity and fresh aroma. In addition, it perfectly disinfects. If you could not find the borax, you can do without it.
If you have to wash in very hard water, add baking powder (baking powder) to the mixture, which you can prepare yourself. To do this, mix baking soda with citric acid in equal proportions. For the whole batch of homemade detergent, 1 tablespoon baking powder is enough.
The liquid powder is ready. Pour it in bottles or jars, then let it cool for 12 hours. If the gel is very thick, dilute it with a little water before use.
For one load of laundry, it is enough to use one measuring spoon of liquid powder from soap, if you diluted it in 10 liters of water. If you made the solution more concentrated, you will need to reduce the dose. To remove heavily contaminated items, the amount of gel can be doubled.
Dry washing powder
To prepare a dry powder, you will need the following ingredients:
- 2 pieces of laundry soap;
- 1 tbsp. crystalline soda;
- 1 tbsp. baking soda;
- 2 tablespoons of white vinegar.
Mix baking soda and crystalline soda with laundry soap, which you previously grate on a coarse grater, so that you get small granules. Large granules may remain on the fabric after rinsing. Add white vinegar to the resulting powder, after which you can use it to wash the laundry.
Two to three tablespoons of homemade powder are enough for one load of linen. You can use air conditioning to give things a fresh scent.
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