Make detergents yourself – it's that easy!

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Make detergents yourself
With just 5 ingredients for a DIY detergent

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Making detergents yourself is not a fine art! You only need a few ingredients and a little time. We'll show you how to do it step by step.

You need these ingredients:

  • 20 grams of curd soap
  • 20 grams of gall soap
  • 4 tbsp washing soda (also known as "pure soda")
  • 4 tbsp citric acid
  • 3 liters of water
  • as desired: 5 drops of essential oil

You also need:

  • Glass bottle or an alternative detergent container
  • Big bowl
  • Whisk
  • Kitchen grater

Make detergent yourself – preparation:

  1. The curd soap and the gall soap with one Grate the kitchen grater and mix with the soda in a bowl.
  2. Add 1 liter of water and add the boiling water to the mixture.
  3. Stir vigorously until the soap has dissolved.
  4. Let cool down.
  5. The crowd should now have one pudding-like consistency to have. Now add a second liter of boiling water and stir vigorously again.
  6. After cooling down the add third liter and stir again vigorously this time.
  7. Slowly add the four tablespoons of citric acid and, if you like, essential oil.
  8. Again to let it cool down and pour into your empty container.

Tips for making

The production of the detergent is therefore very simple. And you can do it like any other in yours Washing machine use. Sometimes it is recommended to add vinegar to the laundry as a rinse aid. Be careful with this, however, as the vinegar may damage the seals on your washing machine. So: never add undiluted to the machine. Citric acid is particularly advisable for very hard water. However, it also has a slightly bleaching effect, so it is particularly suitable for white laundry. Lemon, jasmine or lavender have proven themselves as oil fragrances – or whatever you like.

Make detergents yourself in powder form

If you'd rather with Washing powder instead of liquid detergent you can easily modify the recipe:

  • 100 grams of curd soap
  • 150 grams of soda
  • 150 grams of baking soda
  • approx. 100 grams of citric acid (powder)
  • as desired: essential oils

This is how fast washing powder can be made:

  1. Finely grate curd soap.
  2. Mix the ingredients together.
  3. Put the powder in an airtight container.

If you can't decide between liquid detergent and powder, or are wondering what the differences are, read the following article: Detergent: Which one should I use?

In addition to detergents, you can also make other household products yourself, such as B. Make rinse aid yourself and make dishwasher tabs yourself. By the way: Some ingredients are real all-rounders: You can also wash and care for baking soda for curtains or use it to clean the oven. Curd soap and citric acid can remove sweat odor from clothing! So that you don't break a sweat in the first place, you can also make your own deodorant.

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