Right...I have soda crystals...now what?

[Jessajam]

How do I make environmentally-friendlier, less chemically, cheaper than ecover gloop for washing machine?

and can I use on everything or should I avoid it on some fabrics/wool etc

Love the title of the thread, jessajam - I have had a sack of soda crystals sitting under my sink for about 6 months now. Still unopened . It's a bit like my buying quinoa and then realising months later I should really eat some in order to reap the health benefits.

I will watch this thread with interest!

Not sure what to do with clothes but its great for unblocking sinks/drains of grease and for cleaning tiles (on floors, walls etc)

To clean out your washing machine, chuck a cup of crystals in your machine and run the hottest temp cycle you can.

Put it in the drum.

Next, run a cycle on the hottest temp you can, but throw a cup of white vinegar in the drum.

I have had a sack of them under my sink since september when I used them in a wash to get some stains out of ds's clothes. it didn't work and then ds got a very mysterious rash all over his face which blistered really badly. Don't know if it was the soad crystals but haven't used them again.

oops meant soda

I bought some soda crystals a week or so ago and used them to clean all my plug holes and hubby used the remaining on the outside drains.

I saw you could wash with them.

I am also watching with interest

I was hoping someone would tell me if you sprinkled them on decking they would magically get rid of the green slimy stuff with no scrubbing

Don't forget though that soda crystals / washing soda is still a chemical. Check the pack & see if it says Irritant or has a black X on an orange background
Also always be careful not to mix different types of cleaning porduct together