Nesting With Grace

by Brooke Christen

Laundry Hacks and Why we like Plant Based Cleaning (New Stripes Wallpaper!)

March 14, 2024

Laundry is actually a REALLY good place to start when examining the toxins in your life. Clothing, sheets, and towels that you wash at home come in direct and constant contact with your skin which is the largest organ in your body. The chemicals found in conventional detergents pass right through your skin and into your bloodstream without any filter! Sharing why “cleaning up” my laundry was the first thing I did and how I did it!

PS- we just added this stripe wallpaper to our laundry pool room and LOVE the happy change!!!

Laundry Detergents contain hormone-disrupting fragrance and fragrance binders (to make that scent last and last) that wreak havoc on your body and confuse your endocrine system. Now I use Thieves Laundry Soap! Thieves is probably the cleanest liquid laundry soap out there, and also has less environmental waste for the same amount of loads! It is 6x’s concentrated and free of toxic chemicals.

Keep reading for my favorite laundry hacks from DIY fabric scent booster, and more!

Healthy Home Kit-

Thieves Laundry Soap is free from optical brighteners because you don’t want your clothes to just  look  clean, you want them to actually be clean! It is a plant-based formula uses pure essential oils and natural cleansing enzymes to wash your clothes and keep them fresh. Thieves blend to provide a refreshing scent without any hidden synthetic fragrances!

Other reasons we love Thieves Laundry Soap:

One 32-ounce bottle of our ultra-concentrated detergent formula can clean 64 loads of laundry.
This soap is compatible with high-efficiency washing machines and is safe for colors, whites, and delicates.
Thieves Laundry Soap is safe and gentle enough to be poured directly onto clothing as a pre-treatment.

Easy button to transform your home into a harsh chemical-free haven! The Healthy Home Kit with all of our most popular Thieves cleaning products- Thieves Household Cleaner Concentrate, Thieves Laundry Soap, Kitchen and Bath Scrub, Thieves Dish Soap, an amber glass spray bottle, also with Lemon and Thieves essential oils. Order Healthy Home Kit (HERE). New customers- Use code SHAREYL for 15% off and a free bottle of dish soap! You can also just order Thieves Laundry Soap alone, HERE! But if you spend 100 PV you get wholesale and a cards from me!

Avoid Fragrance-

Fabric Softener and Dryer Balls-

Did you know that most dryer sheets sold today contain Chloroform? It is on the EPA’s Hazardous Waste list as a Neurotoxic and carcinogenic!!! As an alternative and honestly more cost effective, I use wool dryer balls and drop one or two drops of essential oil on the ball. My laundry smells fresh, has no static and no toxins. I personally love to use lemongrass, purification, and lavender- to name a few!

A great natural fabric softener is white vinegar. A half-cup of white vinegar when added to the final rinse will soften fabrics and leave no residue at all. I have been adding vinegar to my towels when I wash them and it works great!

For white clothes I like to boost my laundry with Molly Sud’s Oxygen Whitener. I still add my Thieves Laundry Soap too. I keep my Scent Boost, Molly Sud’s and Epsom Salt in THESE Jars.

If you are looking for a scent booster, skip the store bought scent booster, with all the ingredients of words we can’t pronounce. Easily make your own natural scent booster at home! You only need 3 things. Epsom Salt, Baking Soda and Essential Oils. Epsom salt will completely dissolve in water and is just the ‘vehicle’ to get the scent into your laundry – it may also add a little softening as well. The baking soda is a natural deodorizer and helps keep your laundry bright! This is a MUCH cheaper option for boosting that scent.

Laundry Scent Boost Recipe-

Epsom Salt or Sea Salt- 1 1/2 C
Baking Soda- 1/2 C
Essential Oils – 20-30 drops
Combine all the ingredients well. Let sit to air dry a bit and then transfer into a glass jar with lid. THAT’S IT!!! Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup into your wash. Right into the drum with the clothes.

Plant-Based Doesn’t mean weak-

The power or plants or natural ingredients is nothing to take lightly. They pack a punch! Check out my chairs for example! I tried my spot cleaner and also had them professionally cleaned. Decided to take off the covers and throw in the washing machine with Thieves.
PS- links to this photo HERE.

Before pic, one chair is clean (furthest way) and one closest in the photo, needs a wash. To wash, I put the covers in the washing machine and added 2 scoops Laundry Boost and 1 capful Thieves Laundry Soap.

So clean!! They look brand new!

Stay Organized-

We have tall cupboards above my washer and dryer in our Primary Bedroom. My favorite organizing item in them is this acrylic lazy susan! It’s tall so it can hold a lot but I can just spin to find what I need. Like dryer balls and lint rollers. Different compartments to keep items in place. We also have these see-through bins so I can clearly see what’s inside (forces us to stay organized, ha!) and then just easy to pull down. I have these glass jars for Molly Suds Whitener and for my DIY Scent Booster. Find all my favorite cleaning products HERE!

As the gatekeepers of our home we have such a great opportunity to bring in healthy products for ourselves and families! Join me as we detox our homes and switch out conventional products for cleaner, greener and better options! Make simple swaps that can make a big difference, don’t let it get overwhelming, just do better with each purchase.

Laundry Dilution Hack-

I can use and stick to the suggested amount on the Thieves Laundry Soap directions, and it’s a small amount! But my girls are a little heavy handed. Sharing how you can double your Thieves Laundry soap to last longer!

DOUBLE YOUR LAUNDRY HACK

1 bottle Thieves Laundry Soap
1 empty bottle Thieves Laundry Soap filled with water
6 capfuls Thieves Cleaner Concentrate
20-30 drops Lemon Essential Oil
Add all ingredients to a drink dispenser and stir (I doubled this recipe to fill this dispenser)

Keep your Machines Clean-

Knowing how to clean a washing machine is one of those cleaning hacks you may not think about doing until a smell comes from the laundry room! To get rid of smells from a front-loading machine, use soapy water or your Thieves all-purpose cleaner to thoroughly clean out the residue from the rubber seal around the door.

Then, pour 2 cups of vinegar into your drum, 1/2 cup of baking soda and 1 cap of Thieves cleaner. Scrub the drum well then start the wash on the hottest cycle. You can also put 1 cup vinegar into your detergent dispenser and run your washer on the hottest cycle. In an ideal world, you should be cleaning your washing machine about once a month.

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March 16, 2024 at 6:00 pm

[…] Laundry is actually a REALLY good place to start when examining the toxins in your life. Clothing, sheets, and towels that you wash at home come in direct and constant contact with your skin which is the largest organ in your body. Sharing why “cleaning up” my laundry was the first thing I did and how I did it HERE and my favorite DIY Scent Booster! […]

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