Making cleaning agents from chestnuts

Now we see horse chestnuts lying around on the street - they are often collected to decorate the home in autumn. But chestnuts can also be used to make wonderful, inexpensive and purely organic cleaning agents for washing up, cleaning and washing. Here's how!

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via Tanja Seiffert
10/23/2018, 15:36
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Not just for decoration or eating: Chestnuts can be used to make completely natural cleaning agents

Making detergent for washing up and cleaning from chestnuts

Making this natural cleaning agent is really quite simple. Not only is it cheap or practically free. You also no longer inhale toxic fumes when cleaning! Here's how it works:

  1. Clean and quarter approx. 10 chestnuts
  2. Put the chestnuts in a sturdy bag and crush them with a hammer
  3. Place the crumbs and small pieces in a large container and pour one to two liters of boiling water over them. Leave to stand for 12 to 24 hours so that the plant substances can be released from the chestnuts.
  4. Stir or shake from time to time.
  5. Then pour the washing-up liquid through a sieve into small jars or bottles. It can be used as a cleaning agent for floors, surfaces and dishes and will keep for several weeks.

Making detergent from chestnuts

Detergent for lightly soiled laundry can also be made in a similar way. To do this, add approx. 10 chestnuts to approx. 500 ml of water. Add baking soda to heavily soiled laundry or laundry at 60 degrees and above. Pre-treat individual stains with gall soap, for example. Add the chestnut detergent to the detergent compartment as usual.