Aqua City Cleaners loves a good DIY project. As a house cleaning company in Victoria, BC, we do quite a bit of laundry for our clients. We're more than happy to use products we've created at home that can be easily found in your kitchen and pantry.
1) Natural Laundry Soap (Lavender)
What You’ll Need:
2 cups Washing Soda
1/2 cup Citric Acid
2-3 cups Cold Process Soap (finely shredded)
5-8 mL Lavender 40/42 Essential Oil (increase or decrease depending on preference)
Optional: 99% Isopropyl Alcohol
Small Cubes Mold & Package, Plastic
Full instructions available on Soap Queen
2) Homemade laundry detergent:
1 Box of Super Washing Soda 3 lb. 7 oz. ($3.24)
1 Box of Borax 4 lbs 12 oz. size ($3.38)
1 Box of Pure Baking Soda 4 lb. ($2.12)
3 bars of Fels-Naptha 5.5 oz. or you could also use Ivory soap ($0.97 x3)
1 container of Oxy-Clean 1.3 lb ($3.86)
*optional: Purex Crystals 28 oz. for scent (or you could use Downy unstoppables) ($5-$6)
Full instructions available on Home Money Saver
This one is so easy to make and the author says it cost her around $20 to purchase the ingredients. The ingredients are good for 18lbs (504 loads)
What are you waiting for? Make your laundry soap today :) Or get us to do it for you when you book a green cleaning appointment with Aqua City Cleaners: www.aquacityclean.com