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Posted a comment on Bronner's site

Lisa Bronner, Dr. Bronner's granddaughter, has a wonderful and insightful website and I highly recommend it. I subscribe to Dr. Bronner's emails and it always has useful information and special promotions. But that's not what I want to talk about. I posted a comment of her site in regards to the laundry detergent recipe I use.  http://www.lisabronner.com/sal-suds-in-the-laundry/ Laundry Detergent. I make my own. the recipe is: 1 bar of Dr. Bronner's tea tree soap 1 cup Borax 1 cup washing soda I finely grate the bar of soap ( don't recommend using any other soap than castile soap), then add Borax and washing soda. I mix it well then store in an airtight container. When using, I put 2-4 tablespoons of the detergent in the washing machine, then start adding water and then the clothes. Tip: I used to keep the open containers of Borax and washing soda in the laundry room. But I got tired of having to take a hammer to break them up when I needed to use the...