In commercial store-bought laundry liquids, you are likely to find SLS’s, fragrances, artificial colours and all sorts of other nasty chemicals that pollute our waterways and wreak havoc on our marine life.  They are also damaging to your health, especially your endocrine system, as we absorb chemicals through our skin.

That’s even if the bottle lists the ingredients at all.  Sometimes, you may be able to find the active ingredients, but not the full list, or you may not even find an ingredients list at all.  This is because, in Australia, companies aren’t required to list the full ingredients.  Pretty dodgy huh?!

Oh, and did we mention it’s also heaps cheaper to make it this way too? ? ?

Why Add Eucalyptus?

Eucalyptus essential oil is great for laundry because it’s:

  • Naturally antibacterial and antifungal — helps freshen and sanitise fabrics.

  • Deodorising — neutralises odours, leaving clothes smelling clean and fresh.

  • Grease and stain cutting — its natural solvent properties help break down oils and grime.

  • Safe and low-tox — avoids synthetic fragrances and harsh chemicals.

Handy Tip: Add some of the diluted mixture to a spray bottle and use as a DIY stain remover.

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Ingredients

  • 1 bottle doTERRA On Guard laundry liquid
  • doTERRA Eucalyptus essential oil
  • filtered or cooled boiled water
  • 4 empty On Guard laundry liquid bottles (or any 750ml bottles that are clean and washed out)

Instructions

  1. Using the full bottle and the 4 empty ones, divide all the liquid evenly between the 5 bottles. You should have around an inch of liquid in each bottle
  2. Add 30 drops Eucalyptus essential oil to each bottle (read above for reasons why)
  3. Fill the remainder of each bottle with filtered water.
  4. For light loads - use half a lid of liquid per load of washing. For heavier loads use a full lid per load.