How to make safe dishwashing detergent

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

A couple of simple steps, and you will have the most natural dishwashing detergent in your kitchen, which perfectly removes dirt and does not leave unpleasant marks.

Why do you need a homemade dishwashing detergent

According to the National Association for Genetic Safety, many synthetic dishwashing liquids can not only dry hands, but also cause allergies, asthma and other health problems.

To avoid trouble, you can make a cleanser with safe ingredients with your own hands.

What is good about this recipe

Most of the recipes on the internet turn out to be bullshit. Detergents prepared using them often do not wash, have a strange structure and leave a nasty film on the dishes. Of course, many factors affect the result, for example the hardness of the water. But the composition is still decisive.

Often the reason for failure is because you are being asked to mix mutually exclusive ingredients. For example, vinegar and olive oil soap. By themselves, these ingredients have a wonderful effect: vinegar helps to get rid of limescale, and soap is great for cleaning dishes.

But vinegar is acid, and soap is a mixture of alkali and fats. They react, and you end up with an oily and patchy whitish something that leaves a nasty coating on anything you try to wash with it.

But this dishwashing liquid will not make you suffer either during cooking or after using it. On the contrary, you get a good alternative to synthetic detergents.

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cup boiling water;
• ¼ glasses of crushed solid olive soap;
• 1 tablespoon soda ash
• ¼ glasses of liquid olive soap;
• 10-30 drops of essential oils optional.

The original recipe suggested using Castile soap. If you can't find one, get a natural olive oil-based soap, or even baby or household soap.

To choose a truly natural soap, follow these tips:

• Check the composition … Ingredient names must be in Russian. Saponified oils are indicated first, and then the rest of the components. Make sure the soap is free of preservatives and sodium lauryl sulfate.
• Evaluate the appearance of the soap … It shouldn't be bright or transparent. Its shape is often quite unsightly.
• Don't trust the smell … The presence of essential oils or fragrances that mimic natural products does not indicate the quality of the soap.

You can buy soda ash at hardware stores. However, you can try to replace it with regular food.

Of the essential oils, tea tree oil is best used as it has an antibacterial effect. But you can try any combination of oils that you find pleasant.

Preparation

Pour boiling water over the solid soap crushed on a fine grater and stir.

When the soap has dissolved, add the baking soda and stir again.

Then pour in liquid soap and mix the resulting composition again.

When the liquid has cooled, add the essential oils.

Transfer the liquid to an empty bottle or any convenient container.

The finished substance will look like a real dishwashing detergent and have the same effect. It foams well, perfectly removes dirt from dishes and rinses off perfectly without leaving a nasty film or sediment behind. And she also has a great scent!

It will be very runny at first, but gradually it will thicken. If it seems too thick to you, shake it well: it will return to its gel-like state. As a last resort, dilute the product with a little water.

The consistency of the product may vary due to the hardness of the water you are using and other factors. Experiment with the amount of baking soda until you find one that works for you.

Important! The sponge containing the detergent must be free from excess moisture. It washes very well on its own, but when water is added it loses its soapiness.