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With the knowledge about big “trusted” baby care companies using toxins in their products, many parents are justifiably worried about finding safe products for their children. When it comes to skin, less is more and this simple recipe will leave baby clean without the worry of synthetic foaming agents, hormone disrupting fragrances or any other toxins.
Nourishing Baby Wash Recipe
- Melt the coconut oil if needed.
- Stir all ingredients well in a cup and pour into your foaming pump.
- Before using, give it a gentle shake. That’s it!
This recipe works great in a foaming pump. Since it does not contain synthetic foaming agents you might find that it doesn’t ‘sud’ as much as you are use to with other washes. That’s okay! Suds don’t really do the cleaning, no matter what advertising would like you think. If you find that you’d like more sudsing, simply add a bit more of the Castile soap to your mixture.
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Our moving date is rapidly approaching and I wanted to be sure to have a little fun before we ship off. I hope to leave you with little to no downtime here on the blog but you never know how these things will play out.
This week we are running a quick giveaway for TWO Rock-a-Bums cloth diapers! Entries will be open until Friday evening and I will have these packed up and ready to go out to the winner asap!
What are Rock-a-Bums?
These diapers were created to be versatile and easy to use. They feature five ways to use them in a snap adjustable rise that will fit most babies. They feature a cool grey fleece interior – I don’t always love fleece interiors but I do love that they chose grey. It’s different and won’t show staining the same way that a white interior will. Lastly, every diaper set includes a “Bomb Shell” Diaper Cover + 2 washable inserts for $16.95 (but you can enter to win TWO below!)
Thank you for being a reader and good luck!
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This recipe is great for clothes and cloth diapers and does not contain borax! I am personally a-okay with borax in my detergent but many readers have asked for another solution and this is it. In addition, it uses Eco Nuts Soap Nuts, not manufactured soaps, making it even more natural, earth & skin friendly. I hope you enjoy it!
You can find my original Laundry Detergent Recipe & Cloth Diaper Detergent Recipe here. If you would like a liquid soap nuts recipe you can find it here.
Large Batch Recipe
Reminder: Soap Nuts are not actually nuts, they are a dried berry shell that looks a bit like a nut. They are completely safe for those with nut allergies. Learn more in my post, Cleaning With Fruit: Let’s Talk Soap Berries.
You will also need:
A blender or food processor with a good seal (grinding the berries can be dusty!), a hand towel (to help contain the dust) and a trash bag or large bucket with lid.
Make it!
- You will need to first grind up all of your berries. Do so by adding half of the berries with half of the baking soda. Pulse until finely and evenly ground. Repeat with the second half of the berries and baking soda. Holding a hand towel on the top of the blender will help keep the dust to a minimum. Wait for the dust to settle before opening the lid.
- Pour all of the ingredients into a trash bag or bucket with lid and shake/toss/massage until well blended.
- Pour into a bucket for storage & scoop out a jar full to keep by your washing machine!
This detergent will dissolve best in warm water. To help, you can swirl a tablespoon or two in a cup (I like to use a jar) of warm water before tossing it into your washing machine.
Small Batch Recipe
How to Use:
Use 2 tablespoons per standard load and just 1 tablespoon per HE load, you can add more depending on soil level. As with any detergent, be sure to pretreat any tough spots. Be sure to check out my DIY Pretreater Recipe for that.
Remember that this detergent will dissolve best in warm water. Swirl your tablespoon or two in cup (I like to use a jar) of hot water before tossing it into your washing machine or simply use warm water (though cold will save electricity!)
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