| Laundry Detergent Recipe
Posted: 2/19/2008 10:08:51 PM | Okay...so CBC television has a show on Vancouver...and there was a recipe for laundry detergent that was tested by 3 moms.
Apparently it is cost effective and works really well...and not full of lots of chemicals.
here it is:
1 bar of Ivory soap, grated to equal 1 cup.
1/2 cup of Cleaning Soda ( So Clean brand is good)
1/2 cup Borax brand
mix together and store in a container.
To do wash add 1 Tablespoon per load.... the moms said 2 Tablespoons would be probably best for a medium to large load. | |
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Posted: 2/19/2008 10:41:30 PM | Hmmmm... Sounds like I might have to try that one. It would certainly be far less expensive than buying the name brand laundry detergents.
Here's one, if you like those "dryer sheets" that you toss in your dryer try this. Take a spray bottle and add 50% liquid fabric softener and 50% water and shake it up real good. Then when your ready to dry your clothes spray a clean and dry washcloth with the "mix" and toss it in with your clothes. It will do the same thing as those dryer sheets and a bottle will last a long, long time, way less expensive and as good if not better than the sheets.
Try it, you'll like it. | |
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Posted: 2/20/2008 7:27:16 AM | | I use a lot of Borax around here. It is great for laundry and in the kitchen. | |
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Posted: 2/20/2008 1:55:11 PM | I always wondered why we needed five different kinds of soap around.
My latest money saver along these lines: I have one of those electric shower dispenser things so you don't have to clean. You just push the button when you're done showering and close the shower and it sprays the whole place.
I save the old bottles, refill them with dollar store bathroom cleaner about 1/4th way up and the rest water. Works as good as the original stuff for a quarter instead of 3-5 bucks per container. | |
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Posted: 2/20/2008 9:19:39 PM | It's in "Recipes and Cooking".
Back before everything you used came from a store people used to make shoe polish, paint, mouthwash, medecine and even laundry soap.
Plus I've noticed those that cook usually end up doing the laundry, too. | |
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Posted: 2/20/2008 9:22:11 PM | Chill!.. it is a Recipe for Laundry Soap that is biodegradable, cost half the price of commercial detergent.
Is there a problem?.. I mean.. I have a recipe or two for Eatable, Safe Playdough.
wouldn't you want to have a safe and cost effective cleaner?...more money for those gourmet meals. | |
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Posted: 2/20/2008 9:36:22 PM | Thanks for the "recipe" - it sounds like it's worth a try. Have you tried it yet?
I like that idea for the dryer sheets too. | |
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Posted: 2/20/2008 9:43:50 PM | I made a batch today and it worked fine... the only thing missing was the scent.
You know what it was like using a biodegradable from the market or using that Oxy clean stuff.
I kinda miss the lavendar scented detergent, but I think the environment can do without more chemicals as well as my kids clothes not needing chemicals.
works....I only did t-shirts...going to do jeans and heavy stuff Friday. | |
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Posted: 2/20/2008 10:13:31 PM | Scent? Add 1/8 cup fresh lemon juice to make things smell nice.
Fresh real juice (or "Real lemon" bottled) also takes any musty smells out. | |
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Posted: 2/21/2008 12:03:46 AM | Creative, but I'll stick with my cruelty free Method stuff. 
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Posted: 2/21/2008 2:05:14 AM |
I kinda miss the lavendar scented detergent,
You needn't. Just find any place that sells essential oils and get some oil of lavander and add a drop or two. There was some stuff around here a few years back that has oraange oil in it. | |
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Posted: 2/21/2008 7:42:07 AM | The new main brand detergents work well however for the most part they are all just reformulated combinations of the old products that people used decades ago, along with various scents added.
I just buy the cheapest detergent I can find and then use borax and water softeners like Rain Drops. Laundry bluing is great for whites, but you have to add it to the water BEFORE tossing the clothes in the machine. Bluing will stain clothes if it is poured directly on the fabric.
And nothing beats a clothesline for drying. | |
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Posted: 2/24/2008 7:37:18 PM | | I agree.....I have to admit I'm far to lazy anymore to grate a bar of Ivory soap so I will stick to Tide. My late Grandmother swore by bluing. I remember her soaking things in enamelware pans that had bluing in them and that is actually a fond memory for me (don't know why). I swear by line drying. Although I do not have the means to dry things on the line anymore, in the past when I have, I always dried all of our bed linens, towels, and whatever else I could fit out on the line. There is nothing like the smell and feel of line dried sheets! | |
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Posted: 2/24/2008 10:48:48 PM | Well, I'm on load number five and it works GREAT! And way cheaper that that crap laundry detergent.
I bought Arm and Hammer "Super Washing Soda" instead of what was in the recipe, and it works great. With $10 bucks I probably have enough for 6+ months.
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Posted: 2/26/2008 12:21:27 AM |
I agree.....I have to admit I'm far to lazy anymore to grate a bar of Ivory soap so I will stick to Tide.
Too lazy to grate a bar of soap? I bet you can grate a block of cheese without even thinking about it. Unless you actually buy that pre-shredded crap cheese.
You can also put "soap flakes" in place of the shredded Ivory soap bars IF you can find it. Which would keep the lazy people from grating a soap bar. BTW, it's easier than grating cheese. | |
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Posted: 2/26/2008 3:10:49 AM | I make my own fabric conditioner, if anyone is interested in the recipe, it is VERY easy to make!
1 cup bicarbonate of soda
1 cup white vinegar
2 cups water
20 drops essential oil (I use the apple or orange scent)
Mix it all up in a 2 litre bottle, give it a really good shake before you use it and add 1/4 cup to each wash.
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Posted: 2/26/2008 3:44:01 AM | my compliments to all....you guys are waaaaaaay ahead of me in sophisticated techniques and experimentation in finding a better, more cost efficient mousetrap.
i still turn my underwear inside out... | |
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Posted: 2/26/2008 4:09:12 AM | Ah well, it's not just about the money - it's also more environmentally sound. None of those nasty chemicals being flushed down the drain. And the products work! I swear, no ready made product matches up to my home made window cleaner!
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Posted: 2/26/2008 7:30:07 AM | | Does anyone know if this stuff could be used in a front load washer? I have to buy special soap for mine...just wondering? | |
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Posted: 2/26/2008 8:33:34 AM | | This is awesome! Great for people that maybe have skin conditions that react to chemicals. I'd use perhaps Dove or Level 2000 for the most neutral effect on the clothes. Another money saver, for those laundry sheets? Cut them all in half! Half of one works just as well as whole one. You make each laundry sheet box last twice as long, save the enviroment... though perhaps not as good as one of the recipes listed above. | |
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Posted: 2/26/2008 9:10:39 AM | | I've been using Cheer Free ( free of perfume, dye & etc;.. ) for a couple of years. I think the recipe in thread is a good ideal. | |
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Posted: 2/26/2008 7:32:10 PM | I was told that the fabric softener sheets leave a coating on the clothes. I saw it on the telly that some kid wiped their face with a cloth that came out of the dryer and there was a film of whatever the stuff is off the sheet on the kids skin.
I don't know.. I don't use them anymore... I do like the idea of the lemon. I am going to try that next time.
I use a front loading machine and the soap works well with those machines. You can dump the soap from the slot or put a scoop in with the clothes, either way works.
thanks for all the good ideas people. | |
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Posted: 2/26/2008 8:36:13 PM | Yeah, about that. What do Scotch Guard, dryer sheets, and Armour All have in common?
Silicone oil. It's emulsified ("made to mix with water") as Armour All. It's also in some shampoos.
And yes it builds up over time and leaves deposits. No serious car person will let a towel near a car that's had dryer sheets used on it, the make it impossible to get a perfect shine - silicone is death on car paint and is almost impossible to remove.
Note that "silicon" the semicondictor metal and "silicone" the type of flexible high temperature rubber are two different things. | |
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Posted: 2/26/2008 9:27:08 PM | | abc------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
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Posted: 2/26/2008 10:00:03 PM | Tks for the info. Where could I buy 'cleaning soda'?
appreciate the help. Its important to make up & use these things instead of buying from the big manufacturers who charge much more & you dont know the ingredients.
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