In the past, housewives had a number of cleaning agents at their disposal that were inexpensive, easy to use and, from today's perspective, environmentally friendly. Fine sand, soap and soda were part of every housewife's basic equipment, for example to make a scouring agent. Soap, white spirit and baking soda were also used for cleaning, as well as chalk and citric acid. Here we produce a cleaning stone in a simple way, which we still use today to gently clean everything from saucepans, taps, washbasins and sinks to ovens and ceramic hobs and give the treated surfaces a shine.
40 grams Castile soap, grated
145 grams water
100 grams of coconut oil
60 grams washing soda
30 grams plant oil
70 grams of slurry chalk powder
20 drops lavender, orange or lemon essential oil
1 preserving jar, 500 millilitre capacity
1. Weigh out all the ingredients.
2. Place a pan on the hob and dissolve the grated soap together with the water over a low heat, stirring constantly.
3. Add the coconut oil in pieces and also melt in the pan.
4. Gradually stir in the washing soda, vegetable oil and chalk powder.
5. Remove the pan from the heat and add a few drops of essential oil, for example lavender, orange or lemon, if required.
6. Pour into a 1/2 litre jar with a wide neck and leave to dry overnight.
7. To use, moisten a sponge, brush over the cleaning stone and use it to clean the desired surfaces.
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