3. Biokleen's citrus seed oil, all purpose cleaner.

For oil based stains, petroleum and even fragrances, a tablespoon of this removes them. (there are other safer degreasers you can use, too) 4.hydrogen peroxide or Oxyclean FREE. Make sure it's the fragrance free one. Fragrances, no matter what they are in contain addictive neurotoxins, pesticide, endocrine system disrupting chemicals and carcinogens! 5. If all else fails, I add an eighth of a cup of isopropyl alcohol. I have been using Hydrogen Peroxide when I do my whites instead of bleach and have been very pleased with the results. _____________________ I have an HE and use about cup. _________________ I have been making my own laundry soap for about a year. It is similar to yours except I use: 1 qt. boiling water (put into stainless steel pan and put on lowest setting once the water boils), add 1 bar of grated bath soap (your choice). In the 5 gallon bucket I add 4 gallons of warm water. To this I stir in 1 cup of washing soda and 1 cup of twenty mule team borax. Then stir in the thoroughly dissolved quart of water with the bar of soap in it. Then finish filling up the bucket until it's about 3" from the top. It turns kind of jelly like so I keep a long handled spoon in the bucket and give it a stir before I use it. I hope this recipe is useful. ______________________

Additional comments that I found very worthwhile: I have used borax and washing soda for years, but not with bar soap added. If anyone ever reads Dr Hulda Clark`s books, they will find this information. I also used borax in a bottle of water.....about 1 tbsp to a pint or more of water.....shake it up and use the water to wash your hair. It does not foam up, but will get your hair squeaky clean. ______________________ Use vinegar (any type will do) to rinse your hair after shampooing. It will cut any shampoo residue (same applies to laundry), will treat dandruff like a charm, and is good for your scalp. _______________________ I originally went here: http:// articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/ 2011/12/21/are-you-slowly-killing-yourfamily-with-hidden-dioxane-in-your-laundrydetergent.aspx? e_cid=20111225_SNL_MV_1 and then followed this link: http:// planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/ make-your-own-laundry-soap.html Lets face it, most manufacturers of most anything will use the cheapest of the cheap in order to extract every cent they can. If we want better products it sometimes is very effective to just make them ourselves. This is called voting with our feet / wallets. We are awash in chemicals, poisons, toxins, endocrine disruptors, and anything we can do to reduce our exposure is a good thing.

MAKE YOUR OWN LAUNDRY DETERGENTS

YOU CAN DO IT!
The average family washes approximately 80 pounds of laundry per weekor 35 billion loads of laundry per year! This means that 17.5 billion cups of laundry detergent are being used every year in the U.S. alone. Not only can you come in contact with caustic chemicals via your clothing, from having been laundered in them, but you can breathe them into your lungs once they become airborne in the process of doing your laundry. The detergent you're using may contain a cocktail of potent cancer-causing chemicals, some of which the manufacturer doesn't even have to list on the label. This loophole reduces the odds that you'll ever discover what's in there. Four of the worst offenders are: Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)/sodium laureth sulfate (SLES) 1,4-dioxane NPE (nonylphenol ethoxylate) Phosphates These chemicals can harm you AND the environment. There are 16,000 studies that document the hazards of SLS. Two thirds of laundry detergents contain 1,4 dioxane.

SLS, SLES: in most shampoos and of course, laundry detergent skin & eye irritation organ toxicity developmental / reproductive toxicity neurotoxicity, endocrine disruption, ecotoxicology, & biochemical or cellular changes possible mutations & cancer NPE (Nonylphenol Ethoxylate)the gender bender inexpensive nonionic surfactant exposure causes kidney & liver damage, decreased testicular growth & sperm count, disrupted growth & metabolism, increased mortality. Phosphates are known to cause nausea, diarrhea & skin irritations; this is in addition to their effect on algae which proliferate and release toxins that deplete the waterways of oxygen. 1,4 Dioxane NOT dioxin byproduct of SLS cancer-causing very potent, more so than many pesticides major groundwater contaminant look for myreth, oleth, laureth, ceteareth.any other eth look for PEG look for polyethylene, polyethylene glycol, or polyoxyethylene also look for oxynol

Other typical chemicals added: linear alkyl sodium sulfonates petroleum distillates phenols optical brighteners sodium hypochlorite EDTA artificial fragrances polysorbate 80 and 60 are often contaminated with 1,4 dioxane OK, so what are those recipes anyway?

You may have to thin it more b/c it is like jelly. Over time, the jelly can clog. This is a problem with concentrated detergents (& softeners) b/c of the dispensing system of the HE machines. You are not just pouring it directly into the washer. Of course, another option if your machine allows, and if you don't feel your clothes are clean because of thinning, is to stop the washer after a minute or so and directly add. You must start the washer first b/c it will "drain" to clear out any leftover water in the lines. Once it starts to fill, you can add the detergent. Same thing if you have very hard water and need to clean your dishwasher. Always start it first (hottest the items inside can safely tolerate). Once it starts filling, stop and add a gallon of vinegar. Do this monthly or so to keep the jets from build-up.

Liquid Detergent
1 quart water (boiling) 2 cups bar soap (grated-cheese grater).I suggest Cal Ben (http:// www.calbenpuresoap.com) 2 cups borax 2 cups washing soda 1. Add finely grated bar soap to the boiling water and stir until soap is melted. You can keep on low heat until soap is melted. 2. Pour the soap water into a large, clean pail and add the borax and washing soda. Stir well until all is dissolved. 3. Add 2 gallons of water, stir until well mixed. 4. Cover pail and use 1/4 cup for each load of laundry. Once it's cool, add 5 - 7 drops of your favorite essential oil per gallon if you wish. Stir the soap each time you use it (it will gel). _________________________ Comments from people who read the article follow:

Powdered Detergent
2 cups finely grated soap 1 cup washing soda 1 cup borax 1. Mix well and store in an airtight plastic container. 2. Use 2 tablespoons per full load. Comments as before: 1. Sometimes you will have to use hot water - but not all the time. Using a lower temp when you can, saves you money. So warm is cheaper than hot. Etc. 2. Safer boosters, like borax. Borax softens clothes, and absorbs oils and attracts dirt. You won't need other fabric softeners or dryer sheets, both have toxic chemicals and side effects worthy of reports of their own.

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