1. Shampoo: Use castile soap as a stand-in for a
harsh detergent-based shampoo. Give your head a break! Just mix castile
soap with water at a ratio of 1:3.
2. Laundry Detergent: You can make your own laundry detergent with simple, common ingredients. Save tons money and do the environment a friendly favor. It’s a win-win!
3. Tub Scrub: Make a tile or toilet “soft scrub” out
of baking soda and castile soap. Simply fill a spray bottle with a
dilution of 1:3 castile to water. Sprinkling the area you wish to clean
with a liberal dusting of baking soda, then spray the castile solution
over the top. Scour with a sponge or scrub brush and watch the stains
disappear. This also works great on crusty stovetops!
4. Mopping Solution: Use 2 or 3 tablespoons of castile soap in a full bucket of water, and mop mop mop your floors to a sparkly new luster.
5. Dish Soap: Make a dishwashing soap (for hand
washing) or a liquid hand soap (for washing hands) by simply mixing a
1:1 ratio of castile to water.
6. Dishwasher Detergent: Make a fancier DIY liquid dishwasher detergent that’s inexpensive and eco-friendly.
7. Soap Dispenser Refill: You can refill your foaming hand soap dispenser with 1 part castile soap to 4 parts water.
8. Body Wash: You can use castile soap as a gentle
yet efficient bath soap/body wash. They actually sell castile bar soap,
but if you want to use the liquid just dilute it in a 2:1 ratio of
castile to water.
9. Dog Shampoo: What’s good enough for you is even better for your pet! Use the same ratio listed above for an awesome DIY doggie shampoo.
10. Toothpaste: You can actually use castile soap in
place of your toothpaste, and pure soap is much better for your teeth
than the nasty chemicals they put in most commercial pastes. Just add a
few drops directly to your wet brush. It works wonders, although the
flavor can take some getting used to!
11. Veggie Wash: Make a simple veggie wash
for cleansing all your produce. Add 1 tablespoon castile soap to 2 cups
of water, and keep the mixture in a squirt bottle near the kitchen
sink.
12. Carpet Cleaner: Finally, you can make an
effective carpet cleaner by mixing 1/4 cup castile into 1 cup water.
Place the solution in the blender and let it fly until it forms a stiff
foam. Apply as you would any other carpet cleaning product.
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