I grabbed some soapwort growing in the ditch across the road and gave them a quick rinse.
I filled up a big pot with water.
Tore the leaves, stems and roots into smaller bits and tossed them in the pot.
I brought the whole she-bang to a boil...
Then boiled it some more.
After about 10 minutes I took out some of the liquid.
Not very bubbly. Wonder what would happen if I gave it a shake...
Lovely foamy bubbles!
I strained the liquid into a bucket and added some water.
Just look at that!
At this point I added some essential oils to my floor wash (grapefruit, gerainium, sage and a drop or two of ylang ylang to encourage a happy household)...
which made all of the bubbles disappear but smelled an absolute treat.
Next time I will add herbs to the pot instead of using oils and hopefully keep that fantastic foam for just a little longer. The few minutes it took to prepare the wash was a nice way to focus on the magic at hand so I just might add this to my cleansing routine. If you want to give this a try, keep in mind that this is a very gentle cleanser, as a magical wash I think it will work very well, but for dirt and grime it's not exactly the bees knees.
FYI soapwort roots and stems can be dried for later use.
This sounds awesome! I love how foamy it turned out. I'll have to give this a whirl. ^-^
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