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Free, Natural Laundry Detergent
I’ll admit was very skeptical about this one…laundry detergent made from ivy leaves?! But thought I would give it a go before I dismissed it completely and I’m sold.
Got the recipe from Nancy Birtwhistle during an attempt to rid the house from as many chemicals as we could.
You basically pick a big bunch of ivy which we have growing everywhere! Bigger leaves with lots of veins are best. Rinse them, cut into strips and put in a pot of water and boil then simmer for twenty minutes. Let it cool and that’s it! The leaves are full of saponins which make the suds.
Cool and bottle then put two tablespoons in a cup in the drum of your washing machine. Add two tablespoons of washing soda to the drawer to soften the water and run on a long, cool cycle (uses less electricity too).
Clothes come out smelling fresh. You can add essential oils if you want a fragrance.
(Ignore the poison label on the bottle, it was a leftover Halloween decoration 😂)
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Free, Natural Laundry Detergent
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