Homemade Laundry Powder – Update

I’ve been using the laundry powder I made from borax, washing soda and Fels Naptha for about a week now and I really like it.  I found several recipes online and chose this one: 

1 bar Fels Naptha grated
1 cup borax
1 cup washing soda

The Fels Naptha and washing soda were a little hard to find.  Actually, [...]

Castile Soap Update

I used the castile liquid soap in the dishwasher for a second time last night.  This morning there was a slight film on the two pans with non-stick coating.  That was it.  My stainless steel pans, mixer bowl, and all my glass and silver ware came out beautifully  just like the first time.  So – [...]

Dr. Bronner’s Castile Soap

I finally found the time to run by Super Target and pick up some Dr. Bronner’s Pure Castile Soap.  I bought a small bottle of the liquid and a bar.  I used the liquid for handwashing dishes and it worked well.  It is a little different in that you don’t get a lot of suds, but [...]

Green Home Cleaners – Part 2

I would like to quickly pass along a link to a post on the Green Living Tips site.
http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/221/1/Castile-soap.html
I’ve been eager to try castile soap.  The only place I’ve found it locally is at Target and its a little pricey, but I might just bite the bullet and go for it.   I’m particularly interested in the [...]