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Yesterdayfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laura at
Columbia
Ky
USA
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 Posted - May 24 2011 : 8:39:09 PM
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Hello Ladies!! I am wanting to make my own laundry soap. I am wanting to know how to make it , and does it get the clothes clean? Also wondering if I can make fabric softener too?
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - May 24 2011 : 9:32:20 PM
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Hi Laura!
I like to make the powdered laundry soap and I use a really simple technique- Equal parts of a _laundry soap_ (such as Zote, Fels Namptha, or special homemade laundry soap), Borax, Baking Soda, and Washing Soda. Then use a couple tablespoons in each load. It works really well and is very economical.
For fabric softener I use vinegar in my Downy Ball- just fill it up to the line. It works great and the vinegar smell fades while the clothes are drying. It helps rinse the clothes clean and sanitizes the laundry. I love how fluffy it makes my natural fiber clothes like cottons. :)
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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SusanScarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - May 26 2011 : 1:09:08 PM
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My no need to measure recipe is:
One box (55 oz) washing soda
one box (78 oz) borax
2 lbs of baking soda
24 ounces of finely grated soap (I use Fels Naptha)
I use about 1-2 tablespoons in my HE washer.
I store it in a large glass canister in my laundry area. I use a coffee scoop - which is two tablespoons - to put it into the detergent dispenser of my washing machine.
I use scented vinegar in my fabric softener dispenser.
Once you try this, you will not go back to the heavy perfumed commercial detergents. In an attempt to use up some old detergent that I found in my cabinet I washed a load with it. I almost threw up from the heavy smell. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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missusprim
True Blue Farmgirl
400 Posts
Karen
Fostoria
Ohio
USA
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Posted - May 26 2011 : 2:17:56 PM
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Love the idea of putting the vinegar I use in a Downy ball! Presently, when I put the vinegar in the fabric softener 'dispenser' on the machine - it immediately spills right into the washing machine full of clothes.....which makes me feel like I'm not really getting the full benefit of the vinegar as it's not being used for the final rinse. And THAT'S what I want to use it for in the first place! Sooooo, the Downy ball is a wonderful idea. And scenting the vinegar with essential oil is also a nice idea if you want it to smell 'purty' even though I know my vinegar never leaves any odor.
Farmgirl Sister #2984
"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms." George Eliot
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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
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Posted - May 27 2011 : 3:21:39 PM
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Hey Laura, if you search for "Laundry Detergent" or "Laundry Softener" you'll find TONS of helpful threads!
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
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Yesterdayfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
82 Posts
Laura at
Columbia
Ky
USA
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Posted - May 29 2011 : 06:23:03 AM
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Thank You ladies!! Everyone of you has been very helpful!! Now I am going to put these recipes to use , and find one that I like. :) I use a wringer washer; that I love very much because it gets the clothes a lot more cleaner.
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