Homemade Laundry Detergent
| Category: Urban Homesteading, Zero Waste | 0 Comments
I stumbled into No Impact Man via TreeHugger today and became inspired to try something new. I love what 7th Generation and other eco cleaning product suppliers are doing doing vs conventional products but the bottom line is that they are all pricy, come in a petroleum based plastic bottle, must be trucked and then IF facilities exist, recycled. I am aware that some detergents come in a cardboard box but the eco ones I have tried haven’t performed as well as the liquid detergents.
In an effort to reduce my waste toward zero, I am going to experiment with making my own laundry detergent. After a little googlin around, there appears to be a tried and true process using common inexpensive ingredients which is supposed to work very well. Most of the recipies I found are almost the same or slight variations. Cost can apparently be as low as $0.01 per load. I’ll post again with the results soon!
References
http://www.thefrugalshopper.com/articles/FAQs.shtml
http://www.thefrugalshopper.com/articles/detergent.shtml
More recipies (scroll way down)
[tags]Zero Waste, Homemade Laundry Detergent, Urban Homesteading[/tags]
