Tiny Hand Guide for Cleaning with Ash Water
Cleaning materials pollute water, soil, our health, our only home, nature and the planet. With a little effort, we can reverse this trend.
Yok No litter in nature! The output of one loop is the input of another loop. Life is driven by exchange and inter-entity exchange. 'Ecology' is the science that studies this. These movements have supported the development of human life by balancing each other for tens of thousands of years. In the last century, human beings started to produce garbage and consume resources that cannot be disposed of in the name of cleanliness, in the name of welfare. These garbage and depleted resources are now clearly threatening the future of human existence on earth. ”
Victor Ananias, 2011
When cleaning, we often think that we clean our laundry, our dishes or the place we live in. However, the cleaning materials we use in a place we do not see at that moment, pollute water, soil and indirectly pollute our health, nature and planet, which is our only home. With a little effort, it is possible to reverse this trend.
The Miracle of Nature Ash!
Ash formed by the combustion of wood is a serious cleaning material. Traditionally, the peasants used to obtain soaps by mixing oil and ashy water at a certain temperature. Ashy water has been used as a basic cleaning material for centuries. It is still in use.
The ash can be used for direct cleaning by scrubbing dry as well as effectively cleaning with water as ashy water.
How is ash water prepared?
Ashy water can be obtained from the ash of each wood, primarily oak and olive. The materials we need for this are:
· Ash
· Sieve or wire strainer
· Copper cauldron, large glass jar or earthen jar (do not use aluminum pot as aluminum interacts with ash water)
You can install this tool set next to your washing machine and use it continuously. Sift ash from any source to a pan with a sieve and add cold water. The ratio of the amount of ash to the amount of water should be 1/4. In other words, one-fifth of the cauldron will be filled with ash and 4/5 with water. To make ashy water in the village, the ashy water boiler is boiled in a wood fire, but under normal circumstances you can use cold water as there is no continuous fire in the city. Failure to use the heat will prolong the ripening time of the ashy water.
NOTE: Make sure that the ash you use is not ash or wood or chipboard, formica etc. ash dipped in chemical or diesel ...
Maturation of Ash Water
Cover the sifted ash with water and leave this mixture to rest. During a certain period of time (about 15 days with cold water) the ash particles settle to the bottom, leaving the basic compounds they contain in water, leaving a yellowish clear body of water at the top. When you control this water with your hand, it is ripe if it is slippery just like detergent water. Carefully collect the matured ashy water from its surface without lifting (blurring) its bottom and transfer it to another container.
Ash Water Cycle
After separating the matured ash and transferring it to another container, you must sift new ash onto the ash slurry (the ash slurry can be taken into another container) and add cold water again. Thus, you can produce large quantities of ash by continuously adding water with ash and transferring the ashes to another container. You will see that you will be able to produce much more ash water than your usage amount. Give your friends as much ashes as a gift so that they can join them.
Uses of Ash Water
You can safely use the ash water that we transfer in washing and dishwashing machines and other cleaning works.
· Use in the washing machine: Take a cup of ash water and pour it into the detergent section of your washing machine. You can also grate olive oil soap in a jar or mix it with Arab soap.
In this case, make sure that the soap is completely dissolved in the ash water. To do so, it is sufficient to rinse in a jar with lid and dissolve the soap in ash water.
· Use in the dishwasher: You can start the dishwasher by adding the amount of ash water to fill the detergent section of the dishwasher.
· Grape vinegar is a safe cleaning material that can be used both for softening of your laundry and for the shine of your dishes.
· You can also add rose water or a few drops of essential oil to the rinse water of your washing machine to smell your laundry.
· Ash slime at the bottom of the ash water boiler is a very suitable cleaning material for scrubbing tiles and ceramic surfaces.
· Ash water can irritate the skin in handwashes due to the high PH degree. It is recommended to use gloves for hand washing.
Wheat Association's Ash Water Project
There are many pita and bread ovens in our cities. These ovens usually burn oak wood and discard the ashes from there. Ask the pita oven in your neighborhood to collect their ashes. By converting these ashes to ashy water easily with the simple ashy water system you will install in your house, you will not only pollute the environment, you will also prevent the pita bread ovens from adding ash to the trash, and you will provide a significant saving in your budget for cleaning materials.
If you do not have the time or desire to deal with the supply of ash, it is possible to obtain it from the Wheat stand at Şişli 100% Ecological Market, which is established by the Wheat Association every Saturday in Şişli Feriköy. The donations to be made by the ashy water users to the Wheat Association will be used for the reproduction of oak forests.
The Wheat Association uses the ashes from the pita bread oven of Datlımaya Restaurant.
Clean human, clean world wishes.
Please send an e-mail to yasasintemizlik@bugday.org to share your inquiries about the use of ashy water and your experience in cleaning.
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