Green Laundry Detergent?

Kris Otuafi: Here is one:http://tammysrecipes.com/node/2158This is the only one I found that works with your description. I have a question for you though: Can you find a bar soap you can grate that is green? I think there is green bar soaps out there. You could use the recipe you found but instead of using Ivory, use the Green soap! This is an idea, would this still be considered green? I hope I've helped!! :)...Show more

Branden Roddick: How does adding soap make it not green? they arent talking about laundry soap...

Stevie Kizziar: Adding soap isn't green, because a lot of the recipes I found said to add Ivory soap...you can get this at wal-mart...and it contains chemicals that are just as bad as store brand laundry detergents. I think I'll just try the borax and washing powder, since that's the recipe in the book.

Coleman Petropoulos: Using it with just borax and washing still works fine, but if you have heavily soiled clothing then you will need to! add a bar of soap to the mixture.You can buy some old fahioned "lye" soap which of course is natural. Your local hardware store should sell it. Most campers use it. Also you can buy a bar of zote which is like a citronella based bar soap used for hand scrubbing by a body of water, so it's no toxic. You local dollar store carries this. You can also buy a bottle of either powdered or liquid "green" laundry detergent and stretch it out for a year buy adding equal parts of the detergent into the batches of laundry soap you plan on making. I'm aware you can make about 20 gallons of liquid soap with just using 1 box of borax and washing soda. Your first batch might turn out a little lumpy but over time it will get a little easier. good luck...Show more