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Cleaning Up:  Fels vs. Zote, Powdered vs. Liquid?  |
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campchic
True Blue Farmgirl
312 Posts
Erin
Nebraska
USA
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 Posted - Dec 05 2010 : 07:40:55 AM
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I am getting a new top load HE washer and need to make more laundry soap. Do any of you favor powdered to liquid? And do you use fels or zote? Thanks for your input.
Farmgirl #190
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Dec 05 2010 : 09:02:09 AM
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I don't use either because both have artificial scents in them. I make my own laundry bar soap to shave and put in my homemade laundry powder. I usually make the powder because it's easier but for a HE I would probably make the liquid just to make sure it was completely dissolved. Between Fels and Zote I think it is 6 one way and half a dozen the other.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Mama Jewel
True Blue Farmgirl
435 Posts
Jewel
Sweet Peas Farmette,
Bend, OR
USA
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Posted - Dec 05 2010 : 3:34:51 PM
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Alee was my mentor  when I first started making laundry soap! Thanks again, Alee! I have a front loader and I make the powdered version using Zote. Some gals who use powdered soap say it doesn't always disintegrate due to cold water/temp. I wash my whites in hot/cold with hydrogen peroxide in the bleach container & vinegar in the rinse container (don't ever mix the two together, though). For my darks, I use warm/cold & only vinegar in the rinse (as hydrogen peroxide with "bleach" the colors). I've found Zote at Mexican markets. I think Amazon carries it, too. Zote has optical brighteners in it. It has a "fruit loop" smell to it <--that's what my kids say.
Farm Girl Sister #1683 Living Simply & Naturally on our lil Sweet Peas Farmette
"Do Everything in Love." 1 Cor 14
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herbquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
891 Posts
Kristine
Bonney Lake
Wa
USA
891 Posts |
Posted - Dec 05 2010 : 3:38:58 PM
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I have made both, but will only make the powder because it's easy. We have a front loader. I use either Fels or my own.
Blessings,
Kristine ~ Mother of Many, Herbalist, Master Energy Intuitive
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MrsRooster
True Blue Farmgirl
1168 Posts
Amy
Seabrook
TX
USA
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MamaCrunch
True Blue Farmgirl
161 Posts
Nasvhille
TN
USA
161 Posts |
Posted - Dec 06 2010 : 06:48:44 AM
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I use a powedered form made with Dr. Bronners castille soap that I've shaved. I buy the unscented baby mild *flavor.*
Farmgirl #2161
Just tryin' to homestead in the middle of a suburban neighborhood!
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Prairie Gypsy
True Blue Farmgirl
823 Posts
Tammy
Wolford
North Dakota
USA
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Posted - Dec 06 2010 : 08:06:32 AM
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I have a front loader and prefer the powder. I don't use either Zote or Fels. I tried Fels once and had a skin reaction to it. My SIL makes soap so I use extra bars that got chipped or didn't quite set right. I've also used Irish Spring when I didn't have anything else available. I add lemon or almond EO to my soap for a fragrence when I feel like it. I've never had a problem with it not dissolving and I use cold water for most my clothes and warm for a things like towels, bedding, df's socks...
Farmgirl Sister # 2363
http://twilightburrough.blogspot.com/
Warren, MI
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Nanniekim
True Blue Farmgirl
206 Posts
Kim
Arizona
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Posted - Dec 06 2010 : 1:12:09 PM
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I like the liquid because there have been a few times the powder didn't dissolve in cold water. I haven't had any problems using the powder with warm or hot water.
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1143 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
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Posted - Dec 12 2010 : 8:10:31 PM
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I use Zote (it has a citronella scent, but it does not make your clothes smell that way), and I have a front loading HE machine. I have also used some goat's milk soap (grated) as well. You just have to be careful that you're not adding in something with too many suds. I am sure that a homemade laundry bar would be wonderful as long as it didn't produce too many suds.
FarmGirl #1390
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
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campchic
True Blue Farmgirl
312 Posts
Erin
Nebraska
USA
312 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2010 : 3:18:34 PM
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My powdered detergent is leaving residue on my clothes. Can I convert it to liquid? If so how do I go about doing it? Does anyone have any other ideas? I've tried decreasing the amounts, but that also isn't working.
Farmgirl #190
www.concrete-and-grace.blogspot.com |
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Prairie Gypsy
True Blue Farmgirl
823 Posts
Tammy
Wolford
North Dakota
USA
823 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2010 : 5:45:51 PM
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I've never had a problem with the powder not dissolving but I put my soap through the food processor so its really fine, which probably helps it dissolve better. I only use warm water for towels and sheets - everything else gets washed in cold.
Farmgirl Sister # 2363
http://twilightburrough.blogspot.com/
Warren, MI
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Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
756 Posts
Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - Dec 30 2010 : 2:29:21 PM
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| Thanks for the info about Zote being better than Fels. Will try the Dr. Bonners castile soap and see how that works - haven't found Zote where I live. Also have a front loader HE and have always used my powder recipe and haven't had any problem with it dissolving. But I grate it really fine and that probably helps. |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3317 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3317 Posts |
Posted - Dec 30 2010 : 3:30:44 PM
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I make my own laundry soap with shavings from my handcrafted soap-washing soda and borax. It is AMAZING! My clothes are brighter than ever and so soft and UNSCENTED.
My laundry soap is neither powdered or liquid-kinda jelly like and I only use one capful per load. We were going through a lot of liquid laundry detergent, which is expensive and I thought to myself...I have all this soap I make why not make my own laundry soap? It's easy and very economical and I love the fact that I made it myself-
Melody
Farmgirl #525
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