I dont really know where to post this so I decided here coz I need help..

 

Hi, i'm doing my investigative project at school. I have read that the Ancient Romans used urine to clean their clothes so I came up with this idea; to make a laundry detergent with urine as a main component. My problem is how would I make one?

 

I prefer having powdered detergent but liquid detergent might work too. But my problem is what would I mix with the urine to make a detergent..?

 

That's all.. Thank you for those who would help.

What is the definition of a detergent?

Bacterial dedgradation of urea (present in urine) will give ammonia.

Ammonia is alkaline enought to disolve fats so it can be used as a cleaning agent. After using this detergent you would need to rinse the cloth very thoroughly.

Peeing in the wash water? I agree with Cuthber- rinse the cloth very thoroughly! Very, very thoroughly!

It likely would clean it fine but there would be a nasty smell to it. Could you add some sort of perfume to the urine to make it better perhaps?

Since the ancient Romans didn't have soap but did have a warm climate I'm not sure they would have noticed the after effect of using spoiled urne as a detergent. Lots of perfume was probably a good idea.