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Washing Powder

Prep Time:

5 mins + 30 mins of baking

Cook Time:

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Serves:

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Level:

Beginner

About the Recipe

Make homemade washing powder that's fragrance free and boosts your laundry load. This stripper is to remove deep staining, sweat, and oils from sheets and athletic wear. Pre-wash the clothing and linens to remove major soil before stripping. Soak laundry 4-6 hours or overnight before washing again.

Ingredients

Baking soda to turn into washing powder.




Ingredients for Laundry Stripper:

1/2 C washing soda (from method below)

1/2 C borax

1/2 C Laundry detergent

Preparation

  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.

  2. Sprinkle baking soda on a baking sheet and bake for at least 30 mins. Baking soda is powdery and will clump up. Washing soda is more grainy and less clumpy. this change will occur after 30 mins of baking at 400 degrees F. Ready to use in Laundry stripper recipe


Combine laundry stripping ingredients and soak load for 4-6 hours or overnight. Wash load and rinse well.

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