Strangely enough I’ve found that gardening infiltrates itself into nearly all aspects of my life.
My job is gardening, one of my many interests is gardening, some of my food comes from the garden, many of my outfits and shoes are gardening friendly, even my morning relax time with a coffee gets extended sometimes with weed pulling and tomato gathering.
So it's no surprise my laundry and home cleaning is garden orientated.
Laundry, Cleaning... Garden? How does this even happen.
It all started with the water restrictions years ago, 2007. I had a baby in cloth nappies, a yard that needed watering and severe skin reactions to the main product on market that was used to soak cloth nappies.
So the hunt began for a product that could:
Keep my nappies white and clothes clean
Be used in a front loader with cold water
Not lead to skin reactions
Cost effective
Wouldn’t damage my washing machine and
Most importantly the water from the washing machine could be used in my garden, grey water
Finally after much confusion, have you seen the laundry powder aisle in the grocery store? Research, or as I fondly refer to it, trial and error.
I found a solution and a lot of information.
What I discovered was that not all laundry powders dissolve totally in the water. Go on go and get your laundry powder, mix it in cold water, leave it for twenty mins and see what the water looks like. I bet there is undissolved particles in it, well there was for me with most of the detergents I tried. These undissolved particles are called fillers. These fillers can not only affect your washing, they can corrode your machine and even affect our health. These fillers can also affect your septic tanks and cause problems with your grey water.
Chelsea using Euca in her laundry
Many laundry detergents also contain salt (sodium sulphate) that can cause major environmental problems in our gardens and waterways.
For me I found that most laundry detergents contained chlorine and synthetic perfumes that are used to sanitise and make our clothes smell pretty. The ones that didn’t contain them didn’t get my clothes clean and didn’t smell as nice. Unfortunately it was the chlorine and synthetic perfumes that were causing my skin problems. For some the chlorine and synthetic perfumes can even trigger bronchial sensitivities.
Finally I found a product that exceeded all my expectations. I fell in love with it so much Trevallan Lifestyle Centre now stocks it and their range of cleaning products.
The product I discovered is the Euca Laundry Detergent Range. The range has a laundry powder, laundry liquid, a prewash stain remover and a fabric conditioner.
The range is based entirely on Australian Eucalyptus oil. The Eucalyptus oil helps deodorise and sanitise without the need for harsh chemicals, so no more skin or bronchial sensitivities.
Euca has no fillers and on average 35 times less sodium sulphate (salt) than other brands of laundry powder. So the waterways, gardens and septic systems are safe.
It can be used in front and top loaders with warm or cold water, it’s cost effective and most importantly my clothes are clean, look clean and smell clean.
It's not just us that think Euca is special, Euca Laundry Powder won People's Choice Award Best Laundry Detergents on Product Review.com
As Euca laundry powder is great for removing soap scum and general grime, I use Euca to clean my shower and mop the floors so all my dirty water can be reused out in my garden.
Never again can I complain about the washing as it’s all going to a good cause – My Garden!
Trevallan stocks a great range of Euca Products, all are septic safe.
Euca Laundry Range
Euca Dishwashing powder for Dishwashers
Euca Dishwashing Liquid —- Click here for my quick Review
Euca Smell Expell – 4 in One Air Freshener, Disinfectant, Deodoriser & Cleaner —- Click here for my quick Review
Euca Multi Concentrate – Super Strong Multipurpose Cleaner
Euca Toilet Cleaner