Homemade Cleaning Products

[laraemily]

moredetails expressed interest learning more about  my homemade cleaning products. Here's what I do:

Some of you expressed an interest in the homemade cleaning supplies I use. Here are my current recipes. I got these from the book Green Up Your Clean Up by Jill Potvin Schoff. I really like using microfiber cloths for scrubbing and wiping things. If you have

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[singersdd]

The homemade laundry soap I made the other day was definitely cheaper than a comparable amount of commercial detergent would have been.

I'll have to investigate castile soap further and try vinegar as fabric softener again... it would definitely be cheaper!

[moredetails]

Good to know about the laundry soap!

[gloriamarilyn]

Ooh, I should start doing the vinegar fabric softening again!

I've found that baking soda and lemon juice work really well for bathtub grime. I sprinkle the soda, and squirt the lemon juice over it- it fizzes delightfully, and the grime comes off so easily. (I use a Norwex cloth to wipe it with)

Natural cleaning products ROCK!

[jennymae]

Hey Lara, thanks for posting publicly--I appreciate it. :-)

[thatloopyqueen]

This is old, but I've saved it for future reference. :) Do you still stand by all of these natural products? Have you discontinued use of any of these, in light of something better?

[laraemily]

Yup! They are still my preference. The only thing that has changed is a new laundry soap recipe because my liquid castile soap increased in price and took away from the economy of using it. I can share the new recipe if you like.

[thatloopyqueen]

Yes, please do share! :) I am going to try to get going on all these natural products soon.

[laraemily]

It's a little work to make, but I feel like the savings is worth it. Plus, I just do the prep work while watching a movie.

Powdered Laundry Soap

2 cups soap flakes (1 bar Kirk’s soap, grated)
2 cups washing soda

I use Kirk's Natural Fragrance Free Castile Bar Soap: http://www.vitacost.com/Kirks-Natural-Fragrance-Free-Castile-Soap

People say you can use any type of bar soap, but I wanted a plain bar soap without any extra ingredients. Kirk's Fragrance Free fit the bill - plus it is a good price.