A few years ago I read Barbara Kingsolver's book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. I learned a lot from the book, but mostly it inspired me to question where things come from, how they get to me, and what impact my use of them has on the rest of the world. I truly believe these are stewardship issues. This time between jobs is a great opportunity for me to take small steps to build this connection. So far my experimentation has mostly been food-related, but I'm excited to expand that to other areas.
I was a bit intimidated by Jaime's detergent recipe, but watching her make it gave me confidence that I can make my own soap too. The ingredients are a soap bar, (Jaime uses plain old Ivory), washing soda, borax (both purchased in your local grocery store's laundry aisle), water, tea tree and lavendar oils (found at a natural food store). Here's some pics...
Thank you, Jaime! I'm excited to try it out myself. :)
4 comments:
Looks like a fun experiment! I love "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" Since then I have read a number of other books from the same genre. I have started using baking soda and drops of tee tree and lavender oil to do almost all of our wash. Pretty simple. A 12 pound bag at Costco costs me less than $5.00 and lasts quite awhile, considering I do other cleaning with it too!
P.S. I will have to try that hot cocoa recipe! Anything with dark chocolate is great in my book!
This is awesome! I'm excited to try it!
So we all need to join the same nerdy club because I suddenly want to make my own soap too! :)
So will this be compatible with my HE washer?
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