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This powerful powder is made from natural ingredients such as baking soda, washing soda, and citric acid for a gentle yet effective clean.
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
Add hot tap water to just cover the washing soda, and stir well to dissolve.
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023
Add 1/2 cup of borax and 1/2 cup of washing soda to each jar.
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023
For a bathtub, add 1/4 cup borax, 1/4 cup washing soda and 1/2 cup laundry detergent.
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Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2022
The process itself is rather lengthy: Towels and sheets sit in a tub of hot water, borax, washing soda (sodium carbonate) and laundry detergent until the water has cooled completely, about four to five hours in total.
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Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2022
The laundry stripping recipe involves adding borax, washing soda (sodium carbonate — not baking soda) and laundry detergent in a 1:1:2 ratio.
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Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2022
The classic homemade recipe available online contains a combination of washing soda, borax and some sort of soap (such as Dr. Bronner’s).
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New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
Sachs says to fill a bathtub with hot water and add a quarter-cup of borax, a quarter-cup of washing soda (a.k.a. sodium carbonate) and a half-cup of detergent.
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Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1847, in the meaning defined above
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“Washing soda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/washing%20soda. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
washing soda
noun
: a transparent crystalline sodium carbonate combined chemically with water
Medical Definition
washing soda
noun
: a transparent crystalline hydrated sodium carbonate
called also sal soda
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