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Cleaning Up:  How to you store your dry homemade detergents?  |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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 Posted - Feb 19 2010 : 04:45:16 AM
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I am about to head to the store to make my very first homemade detergents. I'm excited about this! Do you use a recycled container to store your dry mixes in? How about wet mixes?
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2010 : 06:47:50 AM
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I use a large tupperware container that was supposed to be for cereal. The spout works perfectly for pouring out the detergent.
I only make dry detergent. For my homemade cleaning products I use spray bottles from Home Depot or Target.
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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LakeOntarioFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brenda
North Rose
NY
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2010 : 07:02:32 AM
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I hit a huge Tupperware garage sale last summer... got tons of 70's and 80's style containers. They are perfect assorted sizes for anything I could think of!
One of the canisters I have is the right size for a double batch of dry detergent. It has the push on top, so I can shake it and roll it too, if I need to mix it up in there.
Before this, I used one of those Christmas cookie buckets with the lid from the dollar store. It held up for about a year....
Brenda
FarmGirl # 711
Nothing we achieve in this world is achieved alone. It is always achieved with others teaching us along the way. Lee J. Colan
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quiltin mama
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Crescent City
CA
USA
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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audrey
cheyenne
wy
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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2010 : 10:37:44 AM
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I use gallon size glass jars. I get them from the cafeteria at my office. I've got about a dozen and I use them to store everything from milk (purchased from local organic dairy), flour, sugar, beans, baking soda (purchased in 12 lb bag). They are FANTASTIC!!!! I put all my ingredients for the dry laundry deterget and roll it around on the floor with my feet to mix everything up really well. :) Plus, since it's glass, it makes it easier for me to see how much we have left.
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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl
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delicia
cincinnati
ohio
USA
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Posted - Feb 20 2010 : 05:42:45 AM
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I store mine in a tupperware container but, just love the picnic basket suggestion and am going down to dig my old picnic basket out.
Thanks for all the great ideas. |
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2010 : 08:25:48 AM
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| Kitty Litter bucket works well (I make 6 months worth at a time) and has a lid! |
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SusanScarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Feb 27 2010 : 7:07:21 PM
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| I store mine in a clear glass canister in my laundry area. I keep a coffee scoop in it. I use 1/2 scoop for a regular load and a full scoop for a really dirty load. |
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Ms. Hannigan
True Blue Farmgirl
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Shari
Middle
TN
USA
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Posted - Feb 27 2010 : 8:44:53 PM
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I have mine stored in a cool retro-style glass jar I got at W-Mart for $4. It holds a big double batch, and I keep a tablespoon in it for measuring. 2 for a regular load, 3 for the farm jeans! (I also stenciled a cherry design on the jar with craft paints to farmgirl it up a bit!)
...some women are drippin' with diamonds... some women are drippin' with pearls... look at me, lucky me, the only thing I'm drippin' with is... little girls...
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tawandasister
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sadiemae
Wolcottville
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Feb 28 2010 : 8:04:33 PM
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I make wet mix laundry soap and just have it stored in a five gallon bucket - not nearly as cute and all these ideas! Gonna have to find something fun - to make me want to wash the laundry ~grin~...
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phonelady
True Blue Farmgirl
323 Posts
Carla
Loveland
Colorado
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Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 9:44:17 PM
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I am using washed out plastic mayo jars and for the cleaners that are liquid, like the cleanser, I saved the Planet dish soap bottle. My Dad washes and saves jars and I used to think they where taking up space on the counter. Until I needed some little glass jars to put bathroom products in the cabinet. Then I raided his jars!
Smiles!
Carla
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Dawniamw
Farmgirl in Training
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Dawnia
Mapleton Depot
PA
USA
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Posted - Mar 19 2010 : 8:52:59 PM
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Hi Everyone,
Due to a too moist basement, (I run a dehumidifier 24/7 and keep things off the floor) I make a batch up in a bucket and then pour it into my used 7th Generation liquid soap bottles. They're easier to store in my basement, and the lid works great for measuring and for keeping the powder from collecting moisture. |
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