RE: Pros And Cons Of Homemade Laundry Detergent
If I have a load of extra dirty clothes, I just soak them a while before I finish the load. It seems to cut through all the dirt and grease, and the clothes come out nice and clean. The amount you use will depend on your water type. Original laundry soap bars were simply soap with borax added to them, so this is not a new idea. Also, since it doesn't suds, it works great with the newer front load or low water usage machines.
Posted on 08/10/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Pros And Cons Of Homemade Laundry Detergent
Thank you all for your help! I will be trying this recipe when my gigantic container of laundry detergent runs out. Since posting this I have found out a little bit on if this is eco friendly. The green guide posted a similar recipe(liquid castille soap or plain soap flakes with either borax or washing soda)as an alternative to the super expensive eco friendly detergent brands on the market. Once again thank you for all of the advice!
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RE: Pros And Cons Of Homemade Laundry Detergent
is this recipe safe to use with bleach ?
Editor's note: This should be fine to use with bleach. Bleach reacts with vinegar and also with ammonia but none of those are in this recipe.
Posted on 08/07/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Pros And Cons Of Homemade Laundry Detergent
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By Lila arroyo (Guest Post)
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I use this recipe also, but as I have a large load washer I use a 1/4 cup in a load. I have even gone farther and made my own soap, so I have eliminated the Fels Naptha. I am happy with the results and you do not have to use fabric softner in the wash. Saves on a lot of additives
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By Leigh Ann (Guest Post)
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This is the exact recipe I have used nearly exclusively for a number of years. I have recently used Lever 2000 soap for the fragrance difference. I have 8 and 10 year old boys and a husband with a somewhat dirty job some days. I have had no problems. I usually keep a high quality, higher priced laundry product on hand for my best clothes, but for everyday use we are happy with it. I can't begin to think of going back to $pending so much on laundry. I use my blender to pulverize the bar soap to a powder form. I don't think you'll be disappointed if you like the Fels Naptha fragrance.
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Make a half of batch and try it.
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Fels Naptha soap is not for a person's skin or body. It is for laundry use only. And great for stains I may add. Don't know about this formula, but I have grated it in my laundry before and it works well.
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By Carol in PA (Guest Post)
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I would like to point out that your recipe is for laundry soap and not laundry detergent. Fels Naptha is soap. The only other product that is for washing clothes that I'm aware of that is soap is Ivory Snow and perhaps Dreft. All other clothes washing products are detergents. I dont think soap does as good a job on really dirty clothing. Its intended to be used on a person's skin or body. Also, I do not think it rinses out off as well as detergent. But this is only my opinion.
Best of luck.
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RE: Pros And Cons Of Homemade Laundry Detergent
I have used that recipe and was pretty happy with it, but I used a bit more like 3T. One thing is to dissolve it before I put it in the laundry. Just put some in a jar of warm water and shake it up. The Fels Naptha was not grated as finely as it should gave been because I just used a hand grater, not a food processor like some people do. It seems to work better than some of the cheaper boughten detergents.
Posted on 08/03/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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