The Repurposing Life

Homemade Powder Laundry Soap

Homemade powder laundry soap: how to make and use. I’ve never been able to make use of scented laundry, or cleaning products. Below is a recipe and instructions for making your own.

Instead, I’ve usually been left with no other choice but to make my own. So my entire adult life I’ve spent endless hours conducting research on natural alternatives to commercial products. It’s taken a lot of trial and error since I use only natural, organic ingredient compounds and as such, these can vary in potency, efficacy, results, etc.

If you are looking for easy ways to reduce your waste as well as harmful chemicals, this is a pretty basic laundry detergent recipe you can try.

Here I’m sharing a homemade powder 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.

Sources and Image Credits:
DIY Powder Laundry Soap
The Sustainable Collective
https://www.sustainablecollective.org/
Evelyn Raquel Hidalgo
https://www.fromevelynsheart.com/