I am in a quest to make all my own cleaning products. If you have read my blog you know that I clean my house with only vinegar, baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, Dr. Bronner's soaps and lemon juice. After I started making my own laundry detergent, which I LOVE, I felt the need to conquer more. Conquer the whole house!
My first endeavor was to try to make dish washing detergent, which went well. It cleans really good, although it does get sticky in the container. Still going to try to work that out.
I decided liquid dish soap was next.
I was shocked at how easy it was to make, how bubbly it got and how well it cut grease!
I put 1/2 cup of Dr. Bronner's unscented baby mild liquid castile soap, 1 tablespoon of grated Dr. Bronner's unscented baby mild bar soap, 1 tablespoon distilled vinegar, 1 tablespoon of Arm and Hammer's Washing Soda to thicken it, and about 10 or so drops of tea tree oil.
I mixed all the ingredients together and then added about 1 to 1 1/2 cup of hot water from the teapot.
Make sure to keep stirring until the bar soap melts. Let it cool. Stir it occasionally as it cools.
If it gets too thick add more hot water and mix. If it is too liquidy for you you can more grated soap or a little more washing soda. Mine is more liquidy that the one I used to buy, but it works just as good!
The other part of making this is that it is super cheap. I use the rest of the grated bar soap to make my laundry detergent and the rest of the ingredients I already had to clean my house anyway. Win, Win!
Next I will tackle hand soap! I feel like a mad scientist.
Till Next Blog.....
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