Basil Essential Oil Laundry Soap Recipe
Doing laundry is not only time–consuming, but depending on the size of your family it can also become expensive. And if you’re anything like me and are allergic to almost everything and have all manner of chemical sensitivities, doing laundry using commercial laundry detergents can also be a health hazard.
There are almost no commercially–manufactured household, health and beauty products sold in the U.S. that do not contain petrochemicals, toxic chemicals, added fillers, artificial dyes or perfumes. I cannot get through the cleaning products isle at the grocery store without my sinuses reacting and breaking out into a fit of sneezing. This has been a lifetime problem for me, which became even worse when I became pregnant and even after the twins’ birth.
As you may already know, I am a big fan of the DIY. So, instead of buying laundry soap, try making your own with the following laundry soap recipe made with basil essential oil. This basil essential oil laundry soap recipe is cost–effective, antibacterial, and deodorizing. It also only takes five minutes to make, and is good for 12 to 15 loads of laundry.
How to Make Laundry Soap With Basil Essential Oil
Ingredients
- 1 bar of grated Castile soap bar
- 2 cups of Borax
- 2 cups of washing soda
- 1 cup of baking soda
- 10 drops of basil essential oil
- 5 drops of lavender essential oil
- 15 drops of peppermint essential oil
Directions
- Combine all dry ingredients.
- To the dry ingredients, add the essential oils and mix well.
- Store mixture in an airtight container.
Here I’m sharing a homemade laundry soap recipe that is sustainable, zero waste, plastic free, and cost saving. As always, due to its very nature, different people may react to it differently. So my advice, as usual, is to first test the finished recipe on a small patch of skin on the outside of you arm, and wait a good 12-24 hours to ensure no allergic reaction.
I share this freely and encourage people to use it because as I see it; if given a choice why would anyone use harsh chemicals around their home which are bad for your health as well as the environment.
Start with the Basics
Cleaning products are so cheap to make once you have a few basic ingredients that can be combined in many different ways to achieve different results.
I prefer to store this in a reusable large glass jar. But, rather than ditching all the plastic detergent containers and tubs you already have (they’ll end up in the ocean, rivers, beaches, and lakes).
Why not just wait until the product in them is used up, then clean and refill with your own DIY. Continue reusing them until you can’t anymore, then replace them with reusable glass ones.
Source:
10 Benefits of Basil Essential Oil including Recipes
https://www.doctorshealthpress.com/food-and-nutrition-articles/alternative-remedies-food-and-nutrition-articles/10-benefits-of-basil-essential-oil/
By Jon Yaneff, CNP – March 17, 2017