Green Laundry Care with Dr. Bronner’s

My laundry regimen is simple. For clothing, I use about 2-3 Tbsp. (30-45 mL) of Sal Suds or 1/3-1/2 c. (80-120 mL) of Pure-Castile Liquid soap for each large load in my regular washer. Halve these amounts in an HE washer.

When I’m washing something grubbier, like towels, I might throw in a ½ c. (120 mL) of baking soda and with the Castile, because I have hard water, I’ll add 1 cup (240 mL) of vinegar to the rinse water via the fabric softener compartment. Again, for an HE washing machine, halve these amounts. Both the Sal Suds and Castile Soap biodegrade readily and are safe for septic and greywater systems.

For the inevitable ketchup/grass/last night’s dinner on clothing, I pre-treat the stain by dabbing a small amount of Sal Suds directly on to it before washing. For broader stains, like ring-around-the-collar, I spray them with my Sal Suds All-Purpose Spray.

Then comes the drying. Drying our clothes is probably the single harshest thing we do to them, or at least it is once we’re old enough to find that sliding on our knees on asphalt is no longer fun. The dryer shortens the life-span of our clothes, not to mention takes a tremendous amount of energy. Air-drying clothes is best for the clothes, best for your energy bills, and best for the environment.

My laundry cabinet has both Sal Suds and Castile Soap, but for laundry I reach for Sal Suds more often because it’s a bit tougher on stains and more effective in my hard water. I got started using Sal Suds on my clothes not because my dad invented it (sorry, Pop), but because as I learned about problematic ingredients in cleaning products, I realized that any of them left on fabrics in the wash were going to spend a whole lot of time in contact with my skin, and my family’s skin. That adds up to a lot of exposure. In the video, I go into greater detail about these ingredients, but the end result was my wanting “clean” laundry cleaners, which the Pure-Castile soap and Sal Suds are.

Sal Suds cleaner shows greater than 60% biodegradation after 28 days per ISO 14593.

[ladyrob]

Dr Bronner soap and baking soda is all you need in your laundry.

[arcticspirals]

The tea tree one changed my life! At forty my skin is baby soft and no more lotions! No more acne soaps, everything but toothpaste is cleaned by your soaps. We switched to a high efficiency washer for a green approach to water conservation. Thanks for the correct amount of soap.

[alexiscarter]

Thank you for this! I have been using this product for over 15 years. Started using this as a college student. We are becoming more conscious of what we put in and on our bodies.

[annaraime]

I've been using dr. Bronner's Castile soap for years along with baking soda and vinegar I will now have to try sal suds - and I am blessed to have a laundry line in my backyard I dry everything in the hot sun. Thank you for sharing your knowledge have a blessed beautiful day 🌼

[Nan-]

I just LOVE this laundry video!!! I used to use Peppermint Castile Soap, but now that I know about SAL SUDS, we’re trying THAT!!! THANKS!!!

[luvlybrii]

I have been looking everywhere for the amounts for a HE washer. I should’ve just came straight to the source right away. Thank you!

[ClaireCelticMystic]

Lisa, THANK YOU for this. What a lovely, clear, helpful video. I knew all this, but I am grateful for others to learn how best to care for their health and the clarity of our waters and ecosystem. Bless you all, Claire

[millyyygomezzz]

Doctor bronner has changed my life. i use it for everything !! even my skincare to wash my face.

[paprika]

Thanks, Lisa! I really like your goal in mind to keep everything as environmentally friendly as possible. I will take your products over commercial-brand chemical cleaners any day of the week!

[RitaCarter-iq]

I always wash everything in cold water and use wool balls in the dryer instead of dryer sheets or liquid softener

[lisamarieclark]

It smells clean and sun dried.
Baking soda and tea tree oil gives a boost to each load. The baby soup is very nice indeed.

[suen]

I use Dr. Bronner's with a laundry ball I bought from H2O at Home. I only use about 20 ml, 30 if the clothing is especially dirty, and sometimes add some baking soda, and find this works great. I think 1/3 cup would be way too much. My skin and my nose are so sensitive and most other laundry products are irritating and I love knowing I'm not using unnecessary chemicals. I do most household and body washing with Dr. Bronner's also. Great product!

[eyeonart]

I got a gallon of sal suds with 25 % off from frontier co-op for $42.00 total with tax free shipping.
1 Tbsp per load of wash
1/2 tsp for dishes

[Ryder-pm]

I have been using your products for years...thank you for creating not only great products but now these videos!

[patwagner]

My way of going green is not using a dryer. I haven't even owned one for 26 years . Dryers shorten the life of elastic & fabric.

[natalie]

Thank you for this video. I’m staying at my new boyfriends house, and I cannot find laundry detergent anywhere. All I see is that stuff called Fabuloso. Thank goodness I brought my own Dr. Bronner’s soap over yesterday. Watching this video now and will use that in replacement of regular laundry detergent! Thank you! Love your products!

[DnDen]

I love this video. Because I’m currently“going green” and she’s meeee rn 😂

[nila]

She has them in her cupboard! Lool. I know it's just used as an example but it's still funny
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[aerobill]

Dear Lisa. Greetings from the Netherlands. We just discovered dr. Bronner’s a few weeks ago and are fast fast loving it. So far only the baby and lavender scented Castile soap, but learning quickly. Please remain motivated to keep up your wonderful work and philosophy. Will keep watching the channel to keep discovering new applications. Kindest regards, William and Marissa

[nikolaihall]

I just got started on Sal suds. I love it. I just cleaned my whole kitchen and now I plan on getting the Castile soap