How to make Sunlight Gel

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Sunlight gel is made from Sunlight bar soap and can be used to clean your laundry (including cloth nappies) as an alternative to store bought detergent. 

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Important:

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• If using sunlight gel it is important to add an extra rinse after your wash cycle to ensure all the soap is rinsed out of your nappies.

• To avoid potential soap build-up on your inlet pipe, add the gel directly to the drum instead of via the detergent tray.

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Ingredients:

1 250g bar sunlight laundry soap (any colour)

2 litres boiling water

2 tbsp lemon juice

optional: few drops essential oils for fragrance (lavender or tea tree are good options)

 

Method:

Grate the sunlight bar in a big enough container and pour over the boiling water, lemon juice and optional essential oils. Stir to dissolve the soap and leave for a few hours to set. 

 

When the mixture has solidified, squish it between your fingers/use a hand blender to break it up and form a gel-like texture. 

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Your gel is now ready to use. For regular laundry you can use 1/2 cup of gel, for nappies use 3/4 cup. This is based on a 7kg front loader machine. If your machine has a bigger capacity, use more gel. Top loaders typically also require you to use a little more detergent.