Making your own laundry bombs

There are vitamin bombs for health, and bath bombs to relieve fatigue. Laundry bombs clean clothes carefully and without harm to health. This detergent is popular among housewives who have had to deal with allergies to washing powders. Everyone knows how hard they are to wash from fabric. As a result, the body itches, flakes and becomes covered with spots. With laundry bombs you don't have to worry about this.

What are laundry bombs?

Laundry bombs are homemade laundry detergents. It is made from gentle ingredients - soda, peroxide, soap. The mass is thick and easily formed into tablets. The bombs are very convenient to use. One bomb - one wash. You can throw it in a basin with laundry, or you can put it in the washing machine compartment.

Bombs can be used for automatic washing of colored and white linen, children's clothing, items with old stains (any fabrics except silk and wool).

They dissolve well in warm water. You can also make washing gel from them. To do this, pour 50 ml of hot water into the tablet, wait a couple of minutes, and stir. The gel is added to a bowl of water or poured into a special compartment of the washing machine. Or you can apply it pointwise to spots. Grease, sweat, coffee, traces of grass and fruit - the gel can handle all of this without much difficulty. Rub it into the fabric with a soft brush, wait 10 minutes, and then wash the laundry as usual.

How to make laundry bombs with your own hands?

Making washing bombs doesn't take long. You can make 20-25 tablets in 30 minutes. The supply is enough for about a month of washing without worries and hassle. Steps for making bombs with your own hands:

Grate the soap on a fine grater. It should be washing soap, laundry soap or other. To make the work easier, the block can be heated in the microwave (5-10 seconds) or left on the radiator for a couple of hours. After this, the soap will be easily grated.
Mix soap shavings with baking soda.
Slowly introduce hydrogen peroxide. It needs to be poured in in a thin stream, constantly stirring the base.
Add flavoring (essential oils, fragrances). You can skip this point.
Pour vinegar into the mixture and mix thoroughly again. The result is a mass with grains, reminiscent of slightly damp sand.
Line a counter with parchment paper and use a measuring spoon to form bombs.
Leave them for 2 hours.
Mix vinegar and water in equal proportions and brush the bombs with a soft brush.
Leave overnight. During this time, they will be completely dry and ready for storage and use.

Recipes

There are many recipes for washing bombs. Some ingredients can be changed. But at the same time, it is important to maintain the proportions so that they do not crumble and perform their task well.

Washing soap. Brown laundry soap cleans clothes best. But it doesn't smell very nice. Therefore, many housewives prefer green or beige soap without a pronounced aroma.
Soda. Baking soda gently washes things, while baking soda is effective. When working with the latter you need to use gloves. You can add any soda, or you can mix them.
Vinegar. Vinegar 6 or 9% is suitable.It acts as a conditioner and softens the fabric. Vinegar also helps fight lime deposits in the washing machine.
Hydrogen peroxide. Works as an oxygen stain remover. Peroxide helps loosen dirt from fabric fibers.
Epsom salt. Conditions, removes static electricity.
Edible and sea salt. Helps remove some types of stains.
Essential oils. Only audible on wet laundry. After drying, the aroma disappears. The best scents for washing are citrus, pine, lemongrass and lavandin.

"Triple Power"

Bombs according to this recipe are very effective. They wash bed linen, towels, work clothes and things with stubborn stains well.

grated laundry soap – 0.5 tbsp;
soda ash or Borax - 1.5 tbsp;
magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt) – 2 tbsp. spoons;
hydrogen peroxide 3% – 4 tbsp. spoons;
table vinegar 6-9% – 5 tbsp. spoon;
essential oil (optional) – 10 drops.

"Universal"

Traditional laundry bombs. They cope well with fresh stains and are suitable for linen and clothes (including children's). Recipe:

baking soda - 1 tbsp.;
soda ash - 0.5 tbsp;
white washing soap (shavings) – 0.5 tbsp.;
table rock salt – 2 tbsp. spoons;
hydrogen peroxide 3% – 3 tbsp. spoons;
vinegar 6% – 4 tbsp. spoons;
water – 1 tbsp. spoon.

Attention! It is not recommended to use bombs with essential oils for washing newborn clothes.

"Gentle Cleansing"

The following bombs will help refresh things and give them a pleasant aroma.

baking soda – 1.5 tbsp;
grated soap (any that can remove stains) – 0.5 tbsp.;
hydrogen peroxide – 30 ml;
vinegar 6% – 50 ml;
essential oil – 15 drops.

Questions and answers

Question: What are the disadvantages of bath bombs?

Answer: Making bombs takes some time. They can also negatively affect the technical condition of the washing machine. To avoid problems with automatic washing, it is recommended to alternate bombs with regular washing powder.

Question: How to properly store detergent?

Answer: In a hermetically sealed container in a cool, dark place (pantry, bathroom). Bombs can be stored in this form for 3 months.

Now you know everything about laundry bombs and can easily prepare them at home. We recommend trying several recipes to find “yours.” Many housewives prepare 3 types of detergent at once: for everyday washing, for refreshing, for removing difficult stains. Washing bombs are convenient. Things always wash well, smell nice, and don’t cause discomfort or irritation.