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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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 Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 07:34:32 AM
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Cathy- I just splash in vinegar into the downy ball- pull the loop thing to close it and toss it in! It opens just like it should- not sure how that works- and the vinegar helps everything rinse clean and softens the clothes- it's kind of like a rinse aid you might use in an automatic dishwasher!
PS I am SO glad you are enjoying the homemade soap! I read once that because of how much residue is left behind in commercial soaps- you should rinse wash your clothes at least once month if you wear them a lot. It said your clothes would have enough soap residue to clean them like normal and would help get rid of some but not all of the residue- ICK!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
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Edited by - Alee on Apr 23 2008 07:36:16 AM |
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okiequilter
True Blue Farmgirl
249 Posts
Cathy
USA
249 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 1:08:31 PM
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Has anyone ever tried using vinegar as a rinse aide in the dishwasher? Humm... I wonder? I am sooo all about cutting costs (and chemicals) everywhere I can right now. I really don't want to go back to work full time again and with the prices of everything going up, up, up it's frustrating. Anything I can made at home is usually cheaper and better anyway.
Cathy (okiequilter)
www.AuntDaisysCottage.com
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Edited by - okiequilter on Apr 23 2008 1:14:06 PM |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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wooliespinner
True Blue Farmgirl
1311 Posts
Linda
Manchester
Ohio
1311 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2008 : 3:48:10 PM
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Cathy,
I have been using vinegar in my dishwasher the past 9 months. I didn't like the commercial rinse aid. I swear I could taste it. I don't use the dishwasher for everything because alot of my bread mixing bowls and cast iron would get ruined. But I can tell with the glasses and plates that it works really well. I use white vinegar. We have super hard water here.
I also use the homemade laundry detergent recipe I got from the ladies here. I have a fairly new front loader since my old 26 year old one finally bit the dust. Its works very well in the front loader.
I know what you mean about the prices. Every week I go to the store things have gone up .10cents to .50 cents. I don't know where its gonna end. I drive a diesel truck and gas is $4.25 a gallon. I go out once a week and do all my running. I am going to try to grow more stuff this year in a seperate garden and can and hopefully help with the grocery bill.Thats if all the critters don't eat everything.
If anyone has a Kroger they carry the washing soda. There is also a website called www.soapsgonebuy.com
You can order many of the hard to find stuff from them pretty reasonably. Its a pretty neat website.
Linda
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okiequilter
True Blue Farmgirl
249 Posts
Cathy
USA
249 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2008 : 7:55:51 PM
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Thanks, Linda!
I'm going to try the vinegar as a rinse aid. I started using it like Molly suggested for static cling, works great! and today I bought a "Downy Ball" as Alee suggested so I don't have to catch the rinse cycle. Wow!! Thank you all for the help. This is a big step in saving money. Thanks also, Linda for that website address- that is a neat one with lots of info.
Diesel here is 4.00 gal. My husband got rid of his diesel truck a year ago and he's really glad he did now. I go shopping every other week and you are so right, the prices are going up steadily. I, too am plant veggies in every space I can. Today I was at a church where we were setting up for a rumage sale and I was able to get a few boxes of canning jars. I gave away all my canning supplies a few years ago, thinking I was done with that. Well, I think it might be a wise thing to go back to this year.
Cathy (okiequilter)
www.AuntDaisysCottage.blogspot.com
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suzifire
True Blue Farmgirl
95 Posts
Suzi
Denton
N.C.
USA
95 Posts |
Posted - Mar 13 2009 : 04:38:09 AM
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Has anyone tried Charlie's soap? It is wonderful & similar to the homemade laundry soap if you really don't want to make your own. It is available online & comes in powder & liquid, Charlies is a small North Carolina based company with a really terrific product, it is multi purpose, non toxic, gentle but REALLY tough!I had oily soot on some outdoor furniture cushions, nothing would remove it so I sprayed it with Charlies liquid, allowed it to sit for an hour, then rinsed the soot right off! I love it!
"Marching to the beat of a different accordian" |
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suzifire
True Blue Farmgirl
95 Posts
Suzi
Denton
N.C.
USA
95 Posts |
Posted - Mar 13 2009 : 04:39:59 AM
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Oh & about that static cling...Stop buying that oookky synthetic fabric & your problem will be non existant ( although I have found that silk will cling if you put it in the dryer)
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suzifire
True Blue Farmgirl
95 Posts
Suzi
Denton
N.C.
USA
95 Posts |
Posted - Mar 13 2009 : 07:19:43 AM
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And apparently Zote is a pretty fair fish bait from what I read!!!!
So much so that it's listed that way on eBay. I like multipurpose items but this is kinda of bizarre
"Marching to the beat of a different accordian" |
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Sandra K. Licher
True Blue Farmgirl
1106 Posts
Sandra
Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
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Posted - Mar 13 2009 : 08:51:24 AM
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Does Charlies have a website? And does anyone have a recipe for dishwasher detergent for the dishwasher? Thanks!
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!"
Farmgirl Sister #226
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suzifire
True Blue Farmgirl
95 Posts
Suzi
Denton
N.C.
USA
95 Posts |
Posted - Mar 13 2009 : 08:58:58 AM
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Charliessoap.com is the website.
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urban farm girl
True Blue Farmgirl
80 Posts
Melissa
Posen
IL
USA
80 Posts |
Posted - Mar 13 2009 : 5:06:13 PM
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| If you go to Kirks Castille website they give a list of stores that sell it. |
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
2096 Posts
Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
2096 Posts |
Posted - Mar 13 2009 : 5:12:49 PM
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Sandra, Somebody on here did have a dish washer soap recipe. It was pretty simple If I remember itcorrectly it had "lemonade" sugarfree Koolaid and Washing Soda but don't remember the other ingredients. I think it was in this thread a few months ago
Cheryl
Farmgirl #309
Klamath Falls "Charming Chicks Chapter" Mother Hen
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urban farm girl
True Blue Farmgirl
80 Posts
Melissa
Posen
IL
USA
80 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2009 : 02:43:43 AM
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| oops disregard my thread girls about going to Castille website....I was reading pg.1....duh....your probably thinking where is she coming from...sorry:) |
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
676 Posts
Molly
Arizona
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2009 : 8:21:04 PM
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I found Zote Soap at our Kroger's Grocery Store for $1.79. I believe it was a fifteen ounce bar.
~Sharon
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suzifire
True Blue Farmgirl
95 Posts
Suzi
Denton
N.C.
USA
95 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 09:29:57 AM
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I just finished my first three laundry loads with ZOTE!!! I am in love! You don't even need a fabric softener...my clothes have never been softer & there was NO static at all. I may never use another detergent as long as I live.
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KayB
True Blue Farmgirl
540 Posts
Kay
Del City
Oklahoma
USA
540 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2009 : 1:35:26 PM
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I'm not finding any castile soap here in Del City. I will try the dollar stores - we have General Dollar, Family Dollar, and Dollar Tree.
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Mar 20 2009 : 3:04:26 PM
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Ok, first of all I'm allergic to the castile, makes all my skin fall off, to the point, I bleed, and then have itchy bumps on top of being skinless and bloody! Grrr, so just be careful, and only buy one bottle first to make sure you are not allergic (and yes, I diluted it a LOT!) I stopped using it almost a year ago and still having the bump/itch problem, most my skin has came back though!
As for Zote, LOVE it! And it CAN be bought at Dollar General and Walmart. (for national chains). I've found it at both.
The best way to grate Zote, is to buy it and DRY it. Open it, and leave it in your linen, or washing closet, where ever you store your soap. And let it just sit for a month or 3! lol haha The longer the better. Then it is REALLY hard, and grates easier I believe. (at least for me) I use a box grater. And also use the smallest/hard cheese side. Makes a FINE powder, so should have NO problem with dissolving in any washer. Again if you have DRIED it I bet it would dissolve even better, as it seems to dissolve easier out of the washer when dried, then when "fresh". (ie in my kitchen sink)
Washing powder is ALWAYS at the small mom and pop grocery stores, seldom at the big chains like Walmart.
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