The composition of this home remedy is quite simple, but it acts in three directions at once: cleaning the laundry from dirt, removing stains and softening. Moreover, its cost in comparison with industrial analogues is simply insignificant. In addition, there are no funds at all with such a triple effect on sale. Conditioners, detergents and bleaches flaunt on the shelves of hardware stores as separate preparations that must be added together during washing. Domestic laundry bombs are quite compact and efficient. Literally two pieces will be enough for washing. You just need to put them in the drum of the washing machine before loading the laundry.
Necessary components:
• soda ash - 140 g;
• laundry soap, crushed into shavings - 50 g;
• hydrogen peroxide - 30 ml;
• table vinegar - 10 ml;
• magnesium sulfate - 10 g;
• Eucalyptus essential oil - 10 drops.
The process of making bombs took me only 15 minutes, but it still took about 8 hours to dry them.
Preparation method:
Putting loose components (soap chips, soda and magnesium sulfate) into a small bowl, I put on medical gloves and mix them thoroughly.
Then pour in hydrogen peroxide and grind. It turns out a warm loose mass.
In 70 ml. I dilute cold water with table vinegar and, pouring it into a bowl with the main mixture, mix everything thoroughly. The mass is getting hotter.
If you perform all these actions with your bare hands, then even the most insignificant scratch will seem like a huge painful wound - it’s creepy. Lastly, add the essential oil to the mixture, mix again. It turns out something like wet sand.
Now with the help of measuring spoons I form bombs, carefully tamping the moist mass, and carefully lay them out on parchment for further drying.
I did this “chemistry” in the evening, so I left it to dry overnight. And in the morning my laundry bombs were already dry and dense.
For storage, I folded them in a plastic jar with a tightly screwed lid.
Moisture inside the bomb container is undesirable. Now a little about the components and what effect they have on the laundry:
• Laundry soap has long been considered the best and most harmless product for both washing hands and washing clothes. It very high quality eliminates even the most severe pollution.
• Soda ash also perfectly removes dirt and greasy stains (including from sweat), acting simultaneously as a water softener.
• Hydrogen peroxide bleaches linen and refreshes colored fabrics.
• Magnesium sulfate gives softness to linen.
• Table vinegar softens the fabric and helps eliminate stains.
