![]() ![]() The goal of the water softener is to… you guessed it! Soften the water. Most homemade laundry ‘detergents’ are made up of water softeners like baking soda and washing soda, plus borax and a cleaning agent, which is typically a grated bar of soap. My goal of this heading isn’t to give you an exact recipe but to break down the common ingredients in DIY laundry soaps. ![]() ![]() homemade laundry soap doesn’t use the right ingredients You can read more about this in an article I found in the Kids Britannica. These typically include more than one surfactant, making them more water soluble (better) than soap. Soap is made from natural fats and oils as well as a neutralizing alkali most commonly sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or lye.ĭetergents DON’T use fats and oils (very important!) - instead, they’re manufactured in chemical plants using long chains of molecules. ![]() The main difference between detergent and soap is the chemical composition. When a surfactant is added, the surface tension is reduced which makes it easier to get rid of dirt and grime. According to the American Cleaning Institute, surfactants change how water behaves. Now, both detergent and soap contain surfactants. What you’re making is homemade laundry SOAP. You can’t actually make homemade laundry detergent. Here are all the reasons to steer clear of DIY laundry detergent. 5 reasons why homemade laundry soap is badĪside from my own experience, I’m sharing 5 reasons why homemade laundry soap is bad! Between it damaging your clothes and your washing machine, it also isn’t effective because it doesn’t use the right ingredients, and modern technology does not work well with homemade soap. I’m grateful that was all I ruined because it can also ruin your washing machine. I ruined several pieces of clothing and a set of sheets. Then, I had to start the process of trying to undo what I’d done. I racked my brain trying to figure out what was going on… when it hit me. Sleeping on an oily pillowcase did my skin zero favors. Then around month 7, I started noticing my clothing felt oily, but worst of all, the towels and sheets were oily too. Detergent is in quotations for a reason, and I’ll get to it in a minute.įor the first few months, things seemed to be going fine, but towards the end around month 6, I noticed that my white clothing was yellow and dingy. I had a brush with homemade laundry ‘detergent’ for about 8 months. I started making my own cleaning products for both financial and health reasons before I started going zero waste. my past experiences with homemade detergent I didn’t want to be a Negative Nancy or rifle any feathers, so I’ve kept this information to myself…īut, now, it’s time to come out and say it… I do not endorse homemade laundry detergent. However, you might have noticed there’s a giant hole in that content - no DIY laundry detergent… and there’s a reason.Ī reason I have yet to share because a lot of my friends use and make homemade laundry detergent. If you’ve visited GZW before, you know that I have a fairly extensive list of effective and easy homemade cleaning recipes - and even more featured in my book 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste. I don’t endorse homemade laundry detergent
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