Detergents contain a host of chemicals harmful to both body and environment. Luckily, there are many options out there to make the green transition easier on consumers. Non-toxic, biodegradable soaps are definitely important to cleaning up the environment. Green, forward-looking companies, are seeking to develop products that do just that--cleaning up the environment, while they clean our houses and clothes....
I did a test load on a couple of loads of heavily-soiled items like dirty cloth diapers and teenager’s athletic socks. The soap nuts worked great to remove the bad and musty smells. To disinfect and whiten I found that adding ½ cup of borax worked better. I was amazed after starting to launder my granddaughter’s dirty diapers with...
To Make Soap nuts Liquid:
Boil approximately 12-15 whole soap nuts with 6 cups of water for 30 minutes. When it is boiled down, you will have about 4c. of liquid left. Add extra water, if needed, to keep it at that amount. When cooled, remove the soap nuts, and pour it into an airtight plastic or glass jar. It...
The photo above is what hunting gear looks like when you turn off all of the lights and shine a UV flashlight on it. Notice the "glow"! This garment had been previously washed in a detergent that contained Optical Brighteners! Want to know how we removed them so the entire garment looked dark afterward? Well, here's what happened:
I have...
