How to Make Homemade Washing Soda

21 February 2023
Est. Reading: 2 minutes
What's in This Guide?
Cleaning Items You'll Need.
An oven
Baking Soda
Shallow Ovenproof Baking Dish

Washing soda is frequently used in household cleaners, laundry, or it can be used on its own. It is an excellent natural all-purpose cleaner. Its high-alkaline cleaning properties make it essential for all household chores.

What is the Difference Between Baking Soda and Washing Soda?

Most people already know that baking soda is good at cleaning and deodorizing. However, you will see how to chemically change baking soda into washing soda, turbocharging its cleaning power.

Baking soda (sodium carbonate) has a PH of 8.5 and washing soda (soda ash / sodium carbonate) has a PH of 11.5. The high alkalinity of washing soda makes it much more effective at removing grease and stains. Making it a better cleaning option, with the added benefit of being non-toxic.

Important...!!
Do not drink or swallow washing soda, as the corrosive effect is harmful to your body.

Be More Environmentally Friendly with Your Cleaning Products

Do you want to ditch harmful chemicals in your home? Be environmentally friendly with your cleaning products? Yet still effective in your cleaning. Then this article is for you.

Continue reading to find out how to convert baking soda into washing soda. Insanely cheap to make, anyone can do it.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Simple instructions on how you can transform baking soda into washing soda at home.

Step One: Preheat Your Oven
Turn your oven on to 210 degrees Celsius (410 degrees Fahrenheit).

Step Two: Put Baking Soda in Oven
Pour some baking soda into an ovenproof dish and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.

Step Three: Remove The Washing Soda
Remove the ovenproof dish. We now have washing soda, which costs a lot less to make. Once it has cooled, store it in an airtight container.

Ways to Use Washing Soda Around Your Home

Now that you have made your homemade washing soda, here's a brief list to give you idea on how you can use it around the home.

  • Use a tablespoon of washing soda on glass and ceramic hobs.
  • Cleaning burnt residue from pots and pans.
  • Unblock your sink, along with keeping it clean and fresh.
  • An excellent degreaser in household laundry, carpets and upholstery.
  • Breaking down grease in cookware, extractors and oven grills without scrubbing.
  • As an additive to your laundry to remove spots and stains. Additionally softening water, which makes your detergent go further. Saving you money.
  • To clean out your washing machine.

Conclusion

Washing soda is a universal product for cleaning your home. It is so good at cleaning, that we have replaced nearly every under-sink cleaning product with it.

We have made and experimented with different cleaning mixes for different applications. All have worked exceptionally well. With added secret ingredients that are still environmentally friendly and eco-friendly. Plus, the added benefit of reducing household expenses.

Discover more in our other articles to see how we use it to clean glass stove tops, as well as a natural bathroom cleaner.

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