That’s me in my newly laundered purple dress.  The dress is pretty fly, but even flyer is the fact that I washed it in my own laundry powder.  I’ve been wanting to give Tide and Purex the boot for a long time.  They’re such polar opposites but I chose either/or based on my capital flow at the time.  Then there were my Seventh Generation days, you know the brand that claims it’s all for the environment and super green…yeah that one.  But they all had one thing in common.  No ingredient list. Well they kinda put an ingredient list together with random percentages and sub-group headings, but nothing specific.  No they wouldn’t dare.  I have to ask questions when brands aren’t up front and specific.  What’s the harm in saying that you use Chemical X and Carcinogen Type II in your product…Cancer! That’s the problem or having babies with three eyes down the line.  Yeah, that’s a problem too.  And with BP reminding us that we’re one spill away from wiping out our water supply….(which by the way this isn’t new, those fiends have been spilling oil for years) but our freshly packaged Dasani bottles keep us in our “safety” nets believing that water is plentiful.

So yes, back to my freshly, laundered purple dress.  I wear it proudly, not only because I look good in it, but because I know that the waters that rinsed it, are waters that are renewable and I wouldn’t mind using that same recycled water that will ultimately flow back through my pipe in the next recipe that I concoct.  Talk about #peaceofmind, now I’m passing it on to you.

Laundry Detergent

• 8 cups of baking soda (or an entire 4 lb box, found in the laundry aisle)
• 6 cups Borax (also found in laundry aisle_
• 4 cups grated castille or glycerin soap (I used 2 bars of Dr. Bronners lavender, try unscented for sensitive skin)
• 3 TB of essential oil (I used a mix of rosemary, lavender, ylang ylang, and bergamot, simply because it smells like the Goddess that I am)

1. Grate soap either by hand or food processor attachement.  (I did it by hand because I love labor and intensity *giggle)
2. Combine first 3 ingredients in mixing bowl and whisk
3. Add essential oils and whisk again.
4. Store in an airtight container with lid.
5. Use 1/8 cup per load

*Double this recipe for family sized households.  According to Natural Home Magazine it makes enough to last for a year!