> Here is the homemade laundry detergent recipe.
> 1 Bar of Ivory soap (4.5oz) (You can use other soap too, as long as it's
> white)
> 1 Cup WASHING Soda (not baking Soda)
> Fill a large bucket or container with hot tap water. (I personally use 3
> gallons of water). Set aside. Grate bar of soap into a sauce pan (and
> then ONLY use that pan for making soap). Add water just to cover. Heat,
> (NOT HIGH HEAT) stirring constantly, until the soap is dissolved. Add
> soap/water mixture to the hot water in the bucket.
> Stir to combine. Then add 1 cup washing soda and stir. As this cools, it
> will turn into a bucket full of white gelatinous soap. It takes a long time
> for the stuff to turn all jelly.
> To Use: Put 1/2 cup into a full load of laundry. The dirtier the laundry
> the more you put in. My baby's diapers look brand new, barring a few of
> them that did get stained from my personal neglect. :) I also used a bit
> of vinegar (maybe 1/4 cup) in the softener dispenser, and NO, my clothes
> don't smell like vinegar this morning. (But with this laundry soap I have
> never used fabric softener)
> Washing Soda can be found next to the Borax. Borax will also work in stead
> of the Washing soda. DO NO USE AKING SODA....THEY ARE NOT THE SAME
> THING----made by the same company (Arm & Hammer, but not the same product.
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> (fs = fabric sofetner)
> Depending on what type of fs you use, you may have to adjust the amount of
> fs you put into the water. It has been my experience that the
> cheaper/generic brands contain more water than my favorite, Snuggle. I
> decided that because I can make a 64 oz container last for about 9,600
> loads, I could afford to buy the "good stuff".
> 1/4 cup = 2oz
> 64oz / 2oz = 32, 2oz measures
> (that will make 32 gallons of the mixture)
> 300 loads per gallon = 9,600 loads
> 9,600 loads / 30 loads per month = 320 months or 26
> 1/2 years!
Fabric softener:
Mix 1/4 cup fs
> with 1 gallon of water. Put into a container (w/lid) with an opening large
> enough to get your fist into. I use a sponge as the dryer sheet. Just dip
> the sponge into the mixture and squeeze out the excess. Toss it into the
> dryer with your clothes. I have had no problems with spotting or anything
> else for that matter. I buy the 64oz Snuggle refill (in the "milk" carton).
> My current mixture has lasted me approximately 140 loads and is not even
> half gone! I recommend this highly!!
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> If you don't do much laundry, why not do 1 tablespoon per quart.
> 1/4 cup equals 4 tablespoons; 1 gallon equals four quarts.
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> Here is a dishwasher soap! GREAT and it soooo much cheaper!
> AUTOMATIC DISHWASHER DETERGENT
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> Equal parts of baking soda (yes the cooking kind) and borax.
> Mix together and use ONLY 1 Tblsp per load. Add vinegar as a rinse aid
> as will as you would add Jet Dry!
> The laundry soap comes out to about 55 cents to under a dollar, all
> depending on the price of the washing soda and soap. Colored soap will
> sometimes stain your clothing, so any white soap will do, it's just that
> hardly no one is allergic to ivory.
2007-03-22 02:14:07
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answered by Anonymous
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