Liquid detergent with Soapnuts/Reeta
Our new focus - soapnuts. Husband and I have been trying out natural replacements to things at home. We tried out the compost pit last year, but the city-bred in me couldn't tolerate the sudden burst of crawly bugs population around the pit. So, that has been stopped until a more manageable solution is discovered. Plastic-reduction is an ever running theme. Next phase - reduce(and if possible eliminate) the chemicals being used around the home. We have slowly started replacing the detergents, and cleaning liquids to home-made, natural alternatives. Soap nuts introduced! We, specifically husband, ventured to buy the environment-friendly alternative to the chemical detergents. There are many brands now available which claim to use the natural ingredients (mainly made of soap-nuts). Back home(maternal), my grandmother commented, rather reminisced, on how Reetha was used in the good old days by them to wash clothes (Soak-boil-use). Soapnuts/Reetha (Hrishtah in Sanskrit) - t...