Meliora – Laundry Powder Detergent 32oz

Meliora use only what you need to clean your clothes: a simple formula of baking soda, washing soda, and vegetable soap made with organic coconut oil. Our scented varieties are made with organic essential oils—no mysterious “fragrance” blends that contain undisclosed ingredients. For a full load of laundry, we recommend using up to half a tablespoon in a high-efficiency (HE) washer and up to one tablespoon of Laundry Powder in a standard washer. For large or extra dirty loads of laundry, double the amount of Laundry Powder. This Laundry Powder does not contain enzymes, so it is safe to use for washing natural protein-based fibers like wool and silk. It is also safe to use with all water temperatures and gentle enough for baby clothes and people with sensitive skin. Many washing machines are designed for liquid detergent rather than powder detergent. We suggest adding laundry powder directly to the drum before adding the dirty clothes to the machine. This ensures the powder dissolves adequately. Less is more. For loads that are less than full, you can decrease the amount of detergent you use. Though it may seem counterintuitive, too much detergent can make clothes feel unclean. Excess detergent can get caught in clothes and washing machines, resulting in build-up and causing unwanted odors and dinginess. All of our ingredients are MADE SAFE® Certified, Leaping Bunny certified cruelty-free, and vegan.Meliora’s Laundry Powder is a people- and planet-friendly laundry detergent made with safer ingredients and eco-friendly packaging. This powder detergent is just as effective as liquid detergent but is ultra concentrated, plastic-free, and preservative-free. Sodium Bicarbonate, also known as baking soda, is an odor neutralizer. Sodium Carbonate, also known as washing soda or soda ash, is a pH adjuster. It raises the pH of the washing water, which results in more effective cleaning. For this reason, it’s often referred to as a laundry ‘booster’. Meliora’s vegan, plant-based Vegetable Soap is made from organic coconut oil that is processed into soap, resulting in the following ingredients: Sodium Cocoate is the chemical name of organic coconut oil that is saponified, or ‘made into soap’. It’s the chemical that grabs onto both dirt and water to do the cleaning. Glycerin is chemically a type of alcohol and is naturally created when the oil is converted into soap. We do not add any additional glycerin to our soap. 100% of the glycerin present is a byproduct of the soapmaking process and is vegan and cruelty-free. Organic Cocos Nucifera, or organic coconut oil, is left in the soap after conversion to sodium cocoate. This is because we use sodium hydroxide, or lye, in the conversion process, and leaving excess oil ensures there is no remaining lye in the finished product. Our coconut soap has only a very small amount of excess oil, so it is designed to get tough jobs done without leaving oil behind on your clothes or in your washer. Water is used in the soapmaking process to dissolve the lye and help evenly mix the oils and lye together for a complete saponification reaction. After saponification is complete, the water evaporates. There is only about 5% water in the finished soap, making it more shelf stable than a liquid soap that would require a preservative due to the high percentage (about 60%) of water.