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Cleaning Up:  Homemade Laundry Detergent - Disappointed  |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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 Posted - Sep 07 2010 : 08:34:51 AM
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I too have a front load washer and quite honestly the powdered version (homemade) just was a pain to have to dissolve before using....so I am back to using store bought Eco friendly liquid laundry detergant.
We are on a Well and the water up here is hard....hopefully next year we will have a professional water softener unit installed, that should make a great difference in our water, laundry & on the pipes.
I do use white vinegar as a rinse and I use a Zote bar as a pre-stain rub...(since I ran out of Alee's home made laundry soap bar that I bought from her at MJ's Farm Fair Event in Oaksdale).
Speaking of laundry, I have to go put in a load...tata-4-now
The (not so) Laundry Diva! lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom.
"Is it time for my Dirt Manicure yet!"
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Edited by - katmom on Sep 07 2010 08:35:24 AM |
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urban chickie
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Catherine
Niles
IL
USA
734 Posts |
Posted - Sep 07 2010 : 08:51:25 AM
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I can see how water type would affect the solubility of soap, but for those of you having problems with dissolving, be sure to use a very very fine grate for the soap as well. Shavings will not dissolve fast enough to clean the laundry.
Catherine
Farmgirl #1370
City Girl By Birth,
Suburbanite By Location,
Farmgirl at Heart
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
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karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
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highlandviewpantry
True Blue Farmgirl
214 Posts
WV
USA
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
1007 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2010 : 3:24:48 PM
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I also use the highland pantry recipe, NO it is not as good as boughten, ut, once one gets use to it, it is ok...
Farmgirl Sister #368
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montanakj
Farmgirl at Heart
3 Posts
Keri
Kalispell
Montana
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Posted - Sep 15 2010 : 1:25:18 PM
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| I use Dr. Bronner's castile soap in lieu of Fels Naptha or Zote for my homemade recipe. Since the castile lifts grease away from the clothes, it allows the borax to do the rest of the cleaning. Even with hard water & and a front load washer, our clothes are cleaner than they ever were with the commercial brands. |
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Candy C.
True Blue Farmgirl
823 Posts
Candy
Mescal
AZ
USA
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Posted - Sep 17 2010 : 06:16:13 AM
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Well, I have incorporated suggestions mentioned here and I have also started using Sun brand Oxygen Cleaner. The clothes definitely seem to be getting cleaner. Thanks everyone for the suggestions!
Candy C.
Farmgirl Sister #977
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Homemade Laundry Detergent - Disappointed
