How to Turn Baking Soda Into Washing Soda with One Ingredient and One Hour - Clean Mama

Have you heard of washing soda or super washing soda? It’s a common ingredient in DIY cleaners and sold under the Arm & Hammer brand name. It’s a laundry and detergent booster, odor and stain remover. Washing soda is great ingredient to have in your repertoire.

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Super Washing Soda

All it is composed of is sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and water – that’s it! PLEASE NOTE:  You DO NOT need water for this recipe, the baking soda already has the ‘ingredients’ necessary for the recipe – it just needs to be heated to change into washing soda. If you can’t find washing soda (it’s readily available in the US but not worldwide) or just want to try a little science experiment in your home, keep reading!

Gather Your Supplies - Clean Mama

Here’s what you need to make your own washing soda:

  • rimmed baking sheet or baking dish
  • oven pre-heated to 425 degrees
  • 2-3 cups of baking soda

Put Baking Soda in Dish - Clean Mama

Place the baking soda on your baking sheet or dish and then in a 425 degree oven. Stir 3-4 times in the hour. At the one hour mark, check the consistency of the baking/washing soda. If the consistency hasn’t changed, continue baking and check every 5 minutes until it shows a change in the consistency.

Place in 425 degree oven for 1 hour - Clean Mama

Once it has been transformed, it will have a different texture, look, and feel. When you see that that has happened, you have washing soda!

The Difference Between Baking and Washing Soda - Clean Mama

Have you ever made your own washing soda? You can use washing soda in homemade laundry soap, as an additive with your favorite detergent (use 1/4-1/2 cup per load to boost performance and up to 1 cup for heavily soiled laundry), and in a soft cleaning paste to name a few cleaning ideas.

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