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Cleaning Up:  How do you get your whites white?  |
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campchic
True Blue Farmgirl
312 Posts
Erin
Nebraska
USA
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 Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 3:49:16 PM
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I am using homemade laundry detergent (Aunt Jenny's recipe). We have hard well water. How do you ladies get your whites white? I don't want to put bleach in my septic system, besides I hate bleach. But I don't know what else to do. Also, it seems as if my hubbies work clothes aren't getting clean. Do you know of any tips or tricks?
Erin
Farmgirl #190
www.concrete-and-grace.blogspot.com |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 4:14:25 PM
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baking soda
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 4:57:36 PM
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Baking Soda like Teresa mentioned really helps- 4-8 pounds to your recipe per box of borax. Baking Soda softens water. Also wash your whites in your hottest water since borax helps whitens. Another trick if you line dry is to put lemon juice in your rinse water and then hang dry on sunny days- Natural bleach! One last trick is to use vinegar in the rinse to make sure any residue is washed away.
How much soap are you putting in your mix? If you have very dirty clothes you might want to up the percentage amount of powered, shaved soap, etc that you make your mix with.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Edited by - Alee on Jul 16 2009 4:59:51 PM |
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campchic
True Blue Farmgirl
312 Posts
Erin
Nebraska
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 6:15:00 PM
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Thanks for the tips. I'll try adding more baking soda to my next recipe! I already use borax and vinegar.
Erin
Farmgirl #190
www.concrete-and-grace.blogspot.com |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 8:50:48 PM
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Erin:
When I first started with the MJF site, someone had asked that question. Then, Alee, had mentioned exactly what she mentioned to you. I tried it. My whites or white!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I call Alee the queen of clean!!!!!!!!!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 04:49:16 AM
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I add a little bluing along with my homemade laundry soap as well. That and hanging them in the sun to dry make for gleaming whites. :)
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
www.perfectlittlemiracle.blogspot.com
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 08:08:20 AM
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Ditto hanging them in the sun.
Heather
Yee-Haw, I am a cowgirl!!!
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Roxy7
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Robin
Denver
CO
USA
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Posted - Jul 18 2009 : 8:32:48 PM
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How do you get your whites white?
