Author Topic: Home Made Washing Powder (Read 7036 times)

greenfingers · « **on:** January 12, 2009, 07:19:44 pm »

Hi there,
After reading Rosemary's frugality diary entry I have been thinking about making my own washing powder for a while now and after googling I found this link. It also includes fabric conditioner.

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Anthea Turner's (perfect housewife) recipe for washing-up liquid:

2 ltrs boiling water
2/3 drops tea tree oil
8 gm soap flakes
8 gm of soda crystals
tsp vinegar

Mix and put in soap dispenser

Haven't tried it but hope this helps!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey6nH6uovM4

www.makingyourown.co.uk/make-your-own-washing-powder-and-fabric-conditioner

I am going to give it a go,
If anyone else has done this could you let me know of your results and or recipes.

Elaine

Wellieboots · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2009, 09:51:32 am »

when I lived in Oz I took a leaf out of Les Higgins (the original "bush tucker man") book and used the soap plant for wasing meself when out camping...to this day I still can't remember the taxanomic name (as I could never pronounce it!) but was a dab hand at finding it. It did also make up a good enough lather to wash camp clothes in too!

morri2 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 05, 2011, 10:58:59 am »

Cheapest washing powder ever - and a lot less bother - grate one bar of Tesco Value soap (about 13p for three or four bars) and use two tablespoons in the dispenser - I find it works just as well as washing power. Each bar will give you about 3 or 4 washes.

egglady · « **Reply #3 on:** January 05, 2011, 12:08:40 pm »

Quote from: morri2 on January 05, 2011, 10:58:59 am

Cheapest washing powder ever - and a lot less bother - grate one bar of Tesco Value soap (about 13p for three or four bars) and use two tablespoons in the dispenser - I find it works just as well as washing power. Each bar will give you about 3 or 4 washes.

both my children have ezcema so i'm wondering if this would irritate their skins? currently we use non bio - anyone any thoughts?

morri2 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2011, 12:25:24 pm »

Not sure about that. OH has sensitive skin, very prone to rashes but it was OK for him. Best thing is to check the ingredients and see if there is anything in there which might be suspect. There's very little if anything in the way of perfume in it.

plumseverywhere · « **Reply #5 on:** January 07, 2011, 04:54:30 pm »

I wouldn't use the tesco value soap as its probably packed with nasties that will aggravate eczema. I might be biased as a goats milk soap person but 3 of my girls had terrible eczema and i would worry about the parabens and SLS etc in the cheapy soap.