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Naural cleaning recipes

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JennyPenny
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Re: Naural cleaning recipes

Postby JennyPenny » Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:46 am

gayleygoo wrote:laundry gloop - put in the drum instead of washing powder

4 litres of water
1 bar soap (get 4 bars for £1 in cheapie shops!)
1/2 cup washing soda crystals
10-20 drops essential oil

bring water to boil in a large saucepan, grate soap and dissovle in the water. add washing soda and essential oil and stir until dissovled. store in a large tub. use 1/2 cupful each wash.

i accidentally used 1.5 litres of water instead of 4 and ended up with a cool jelly blob! cut it into squares! a 1inch cube just goes straight in the machine! vinegar in the drawer is also a great softener xx


Do you know how long this keeps for? Sounds good and I am tempted to have a go! Does it work well on nappies? And sicky baby clothes? I actually have all the ingredients in too!

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ChristinePlush
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Re: Naural cleaning recipes

Postby ChristinePlush » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:09 am

I use soapnuts mostly for laundry, never been tempted to make gloop, the kids make enough mess without me adding to it lol :)

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lazylexis
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Re: Naural cleaning recipes

Postby lazylexis » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:26 am

trogette wrote:citric acid is the best thing for cleaning porcelain, not so easy to get hold of unfortunately but fab fab stuff.

We got a large bag from our local indian shop and use it for descaling steriliser and kettle etc.

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