I’m ex-Amish & our special cleaning ingredient makes dishes shine and works on laundry, just use it with the right water
AN ex-Amish woman has revealed the DIY product she integrates into her modern lifestyle that keeps her dishes sparkling and laundry fresh.
But for the helpful cleaning hack to work, Naomi Swartzentruber told The U.S. Sun that you need to use the right water for maximum effect.
Naomi Swartzentruber, 43, ran away from the Swartzentruber Amish community in Michigan when she was 17.
She went on a winding journey of ups and downs that included a 20-year career as a professional stripper.
Now, she lives in Arizona with her partner and baby girl, but still utilizes a few lessons she learned from her upbringing.
Although she turned away from that strict religious way of life 27 years ago, she shared a few cleaning hacks that she still uses to this day.
She admitted to The U.S. Sun that she doesn't use chemicals and prefers natural cleaning solutions, especially because she has a young daughter.
BAR METHOD
"The only thing I use that is Amish is bar soap," she said.
She admitted that was unsure where to buy it where she lives and normally gets it from her brother when she goes back to visit Michigan.
If you're interested in trying out the natural cleaning item, a bag of five Amish Farms Original Recipe All Natural Soap Bars, $18.49, can be purchased on Amazon.
She added that most Amish women make it out of goat milk and add other ingredients.
The new mother washes her body and hair with the DIY solution and admitted that her "hair grows really fast."
Swartzentruber also uses it for many different purposes around her home.
Amish women also make homemade bar soap to clean their clothes.
"I don't know all the products, but I know there was lye in it," Swartzentruber said.
"Lye has been used for thousands of years to make many important products like soap, food, and paper," according to wellness blog The Healthy Porcupine.
"It's also a key ingredient in producing many other things, such as glass cleaner and fertilizer. You can't make real soap without lye."
Swartzentruber revealed in a TikTok video that sometimes her family used laundry detergent from the dollar store if they had extra funds.
There was another sustainable detail that made a huge impact on the cleanliness quality.
It was like the greatest thing, even on stainless steel dishes. It made them shine.
Naomi Swartzentruber
"We would use rainwater to wash the dishes as well," she added.
Swartzentruber explained that her childhood home had a tank in the basement that collected all the rainwater.
Harvesting reduces contamination and allows you to reuse water that would otherwise go to waste.
"We use the rainwater to wash our clothes, and it works," she said.
Homemade laundry soap was usually their go-to for everything and was also used to wash dishes.
Swartzentruber claimed that "it worked really well."
ATTENTION TO DETAIL
"It was like the greatest thing, even on stainless steel dishes. It made them shine," she said.
There were dishwashing items and a specific method they had in her household that everyone followed.
I don't know why but the rainwater and that homemade laundry detergent worked together really well.
Naomi Swartzentruber
"We had a sink that was made out of wood varnish, a rack for drying, a rinsing bowl," she explained.
Lastly, they gave another "pre-rinse" in a bowl before they washed the dishes in the soap and rainwater mixture.
"I don't know why but the rainwater and that homemade laundry detergent worked together really well," she added.
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The ex-Amish woman probably isn't hoarding heaps of rainwater anymore, but she still prioritizes a holistic way of life that keeps her healthy and youthful.
Swartzentruber also recently released her memoir The Amazing Adventures of an Amish Stripper: An Erotic Memoir, $17.19, on Amazon.
