OT- anyone make your own laundry detergent?
on 1/18/12 1:19 am
The only thing that I can tell different is that my whites are not as "bright white" as they use to be.
So I have started using a little bleach to all whites. I like the idea of adding an essential oil for fragrance but be careful, some fragrances can stain.
Other than that I love it. I saved several empty laundry bottles to put it in so I am not having to handle the large five gallon bucket all the time. I just keep refilling.
Kelly
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You chop up the bar of soap (which ought to count as exercise, that stuff is not so easy to cut up), boil a big pot of water, then put the soap pieces in it and simmer until the soap is all dissolved, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, you put the cup of borax and cup of washing soda in a five gallon bucket (cost me $4 at mennards). When the soap is all dissolved, you pour that in the bucket and stir until the powders are all dissolved. Then you add hot tap water and stir until your bucket is full.
I don't know about a front loader. Maybe someone else knows.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
thanks kelly, this is something new to think about
debby
The instructions I found said that the Fels-Naptha laundry soap works best but if you don't have that, you can use any bar of soap. I found the Fels-Naptha at my regular grocery store and it only cost $1 so I went ahead and got that.
I also added some eucalyptus oil to mine. Now I'm excited to try it. I have a couple loads worth of powdered detergent to use up first, though. I am doing laundry tomorrow!
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
