Tips and recipes with soda percarbonate
What is Sodium Percarbonate?
Sodium Percarbonate (or sodium percarbonate) is a white, odorless powder composed of sodium carbonate (or soda crystals) and hydrogen peroxide.
- Soda crystals are a surface agent (or surfactant) that allows the cleaning of surfaces.
- Hydrogen peroxide (or active oxygen) is a bleaching agent.
It is a multi-purpose cleaner that degreases, whitens and purifies laundry, dishes or tile joints in the kitchen, bathroom or terraces.
Sodium Percarbonate is also environmentally friendly! Its use is safe for the environment as it does not contain any additives that are often present in household products.
- For laundry washing: add 1 to 2 tablespoons of Sodium Percarbonate to the drum of the washing machine.
- To remove stains from white and light-colored laundry: before washing, moisten the area with hot or lukewarm water (cold for blood stains), apply a little sodium percarbonate and leave for 30 minutes before washing.
- To purify and remove stains from very dirty textiles: before washing, soak the textiles in hot water with 1 to 2 tablespoons of Sodium Percarbonate per liter. Rub the stains, leave to soak for 30 minutes and then machine wash.
The DIY (Do It Yourself) recipe for your ecological powder laundry detergent:
- 200g of Marseille Soap flakes,
- 200g of Baking Soda,
- 180g of Soda Crystals,
- 80g of Sodium Percarbonate
Mix the shavings then mix all the ingredients to obtain a fairly fine powder. Store in a tightly sealed jar away from heat.
The DIY recipe for your homemade liquid laundry detergent – 4 to 5 kg of laundry:
- 20g of Marseille Soap flakes,
- 20g of Baking Soda,
- 8g of Soda Crystals,
- 1L of hot water,
- 1 tablespoon of Sodium Percarbonate
In a container, mix the shavings, baking soda, and soda crystals. Boil 1L of hot water. Pour the hot water into the mixture. Stir to dissolve. Pour 75ml of laundry detergent into the dispenser drawer and add a tablespoon of Sodium Percarbonate into the drum for a load of white laundry, or 2 tablespoons for a load of stained laundry.
- To scrub burnt dishes and saucepan bottoms: place 3 tablespoons of Sodium Percarbonate, cover with boiling water, leave to stand overnight and then clean.
The DIY recipe for scrubbing burnt dishes and pan bottoms:
- 3 tablespoons of Sodium Percarbonate,
- 1 glass of boiling water
Place the Sodium Percarbonate at the bottom of the dish or pan and cover with boiling water. Leave it overnight, then clean.
The DIY recipe for your homemade anti-streak dishwasher tablets:
- 100g of Baking Soda,
- 100g of Washing Soda Crystals,
- 100g of Citric Acid,
- 100g of coarse salt,
- 100g of Sodium Percarbonate
Mix the different ingredients together in a container, then add a few drops of water to bind the mixture. Place the mixture in a soap dish, pressing the paste down firmly, and let it dry for 48 hours before removing from the mold.
- To clean shower, bathtub and tile joints: pour 2 tablespoons of Sodium Percarbonate into 100 ml of hot water.
- To unclog toilets: pour 3 tablespoons of Sodium Percarbonate into 1 liter of boiling water.
- For cleaning floors and surfaces (except linoleum and waxed floors, aluminum, lacquered, painted or waxed surfaces): dissolve Sodium Percarbonate (1 to 2 tablespoons per liter) in a bucket of very hot water. If necessary, add household black soap (1 tablespoon per liter). Use for cleaning, then rinse.
- To clean the terrace: pour 1-2 tablespoons of Sodium Percarbonate per liter of hot water. Scrub the terrace with this preparation using a broom. This solution is very effective at removing black or green stains and cleaning joints. Rinse well after use, especially on limestone.
