Citrusy Fresh Laundry Wash

 

 I've been completely in LoVe with the whole homemade detergent

{HOMEMADE, hoOkers!}

for a few years now.

When I don't have time to make a whole batch of it,

I will just shave off a thin slice using a cheese grater thingy,
and toss that in the wash.

But thanks to a fellow Betty Blogger, I'm going alll the way this time.

 The biggie ~ she added a bar of Dr. Bronner's to her mix.

Talk about Potions and Notions.

What a great idea.

I chose the Citrus, well, because, the cover is Yellow
and I love the scent of Citrus.
Actually, I was thinking, besides the great scent,
the Citrus might even help brighten a little more.
I'm no chemist {I prefer Mixologist, if you please}, just guessing.

Let's get to Mixologing:

Ingredients:
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Box of Borax
Box of Baking Soda
Zote soap
Dr. Bronner's Citrus soap
Moderate sized Container
Food Processor with Grater attachment
Cheese grater
Big Bowl
Great Outdoors

Using the Slice side of my Cheese Grater, I grated both bars of soap.

Then put them in the Food Processor to finely grate.

Then add half a box of Baking Soda to the food processor.
Maybe add the whole box later.

{I want to make sure it doesn't leave a film on my clothes first}

Dump this into your big mixing bowl, add box of Borax.

Then run the complete mixture through the food processor 

till completely mixed and a fine texture.
I used a small bowl to scoop it out and put in the processor.

Place in container and voila!

You have Citrusy Fresh Laundry Wash

Most recommendations average 2 TBL of Laundry Wash to the washing.

I add a spoonful extra to my towels.

I love this kind of stuff.

My grandma would be proud!

Here's My Bit of Earth's version:

http://www.mybitofearth.net/2011/06/laundry-soap.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mybitofearth%2FNffc+%28My+Bit+of+Earth%29

Zote Soap

I found this soap at my local grocery store. 

First, the package had that vintage look which immediately drew me to it. 

Second, the price, like, a Dollar.

but Mostly,
it was Pink~

The bonus was that it was for Delicates.

And having a newly acquired wardrobe of delicate clothing, I am verra interested in keeping them as nice as new. So when the Sugar Plum Girl grows up, they really will be Vintage, and perhaps,
She will want to dress in them.

The soap is a bright pink, and smells really Lovely!

All Clean, and Sharp.

I washed a delicate sweater to see how Zote worked, and, well,

because the sweater needed to be.

I didn't have all the ingredients, just the soap, so I grated a couple of tablespoons and just added it to the wash.

Here's the sweater that I washed:

I couldn't get the right exposure to show the
Soft Peach coloring.
The sweater was nice and clean.
Simple.


At the very least, it did the same as the boxed detergent.
It did seem to be a tad bit brighter, like a touch of those sparkles they put in commercials, and it dried softly scented and soft to the touch.
I'll have to try out a few more outfits to test the CoLoR theory.....
I do recommend trying it, at least one bar.

Zote.

This is a recipe I found from someone who uses it as a detergent.
I've seen mostly good reviews.

http://www.mybitofearth.net/2009/09/zote-soap.html

http://reviews.ebay.com/Zote-Soap-is-Great-for-Cleaning-and-Fishing-too_W0QQugidZ10000000003252259

http://www.zote.com.mx/english/about.htm