A product : 18 ways to use it
Wash your hands, face, clean the house and even your doggie! Here are 18 ways to use Dr. Bronnner Pure Castile Liquid Soap. 100% biodegradable, it is made with organic oils and contains no detergents or foaming agents.
- Face: 2-3 drops on wet hands, applied to wet face
- Body: one small squirt on a wet washcloth, applied to a wet body
- Hair: ½ Tbsp. in your hand, worked into wet hair, or dilute ½ Tbsp. in ½ a cup of water and work that into wet hair
- Bath: Completely depends upon water amount, but roughly 2 Tbsp. soap in an average sized tub. (Doesn’t bubble, but still cleans)
- Shaving: Face – 10 drops; Underarms – 3 drops; Legs – ½ tsp; Work to a lather in wet hands and then apply to area.
- Teeth: 1 drop on a toothbrush (yes, it tastes like soap)⠀
- Foot Bath: 1½ tsp. in a small tub of hot water
- Clearing Congestion: 1 Tbsp. in a bowl of steamy hot water. Breathe in mist with a towel draped over the head.
- Dishes (handwashing): Pre-dilute 1:10 with water. Squirt on a scrub brush and scrub dishes.
- Laundry: 1/3—1/2 c. of soap for a large load in a normal washer. Add ½ c. vinegar to the rinse cycle. Use half of these amounts for HE.
- Mopping: ½ c. of soap in 3 gallons of hot water
- All-purpose cleaning: ¼ c. soap in a quart of water in a spray bottle. Add ¼ tsp. tea tree essential oil if desired.
- Windows: 1 Tbsp. soap in a quart of water in a spray bottle. Follow up with pure club soda, or half vinegar/half water.
- Toilet: Predilute 1:4 with water in a squirt bottle. Add ¼ tsp. tea tree oil. Empty toilet, squirt bowl thoroughly, sprinkle baking soda on the brush, scrub bowl, let sit 10 minutes, turn water on, flush.
- Fruit and Veggie Rinse: 1 dash (approx.. ¼ tsp.) in a bowl of water. Dunk produce and swish. Rinse in clear water.
- Dog washing: Amount varies widely depending on size, hair type & length, and overall dirtiness. Wet dog thoroughly, then start to work in castile soap up & down their body until you have a good lather. Really massage it in down to the skin. Your dog will thank you for it. Rinse.
- Plant spray for bugs: 1 tbsp. in a quart of water. Optional: add ½ tsp. cayenne pepper or cinnamon.
- Ant spray (not on plants): ¼ c. tea tree soap in a quart of water (this concentration will burn plants)⠀
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