p.penn wrote::? I think I would have gone with the powder....sounds much easier!!
Yep think I'll be trying the powder next Helen!
Home laundry detergent £1.50 for 10 gallons
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Yep think I'll be trying the powder next Helen! Bev x
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Re: Home laundry detergent £1.50 for 10 gallonsI'm going to be trying out 'soap nuts' once we run out of our current laundry stuff - literally seed shells that contain natural saponins that go in with the clothes. I've also stocked up on borax (substitute), bicarb and castile soap as well - not sure if we can name names, but i've found Summer Naturals to be great for prices!
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Re: Home laundry detergent £1.50 for 10 gallonsI've heard about those soap nuts too Nova, but don't fancy them - is it right you don't get a nice smell from them?
Be interested to see how you go with them though. What's summer naturals? Is it a place where you can buy Borax etc? Bev x
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Re: Home laundry detergent £1.50 for 10 gallonsI've not tried, but I think you can add essential oils for whatever scent you like?
Yeah, Summer Naturals is an online shop, good for bulk-buying eco-cleaning stuff :) I stocked up before Xmas. They do good prices for larger quantities of essential oils as well .~ You can only fly as high as the dreams you dare to live ~.
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Re: Home laundry detergent £1.50 for 10 gallonsAh yes of course you can add some nice oils to it
Cool about the website, will have to check them out. I got my things from Amazon as I had a voucher to spend with them Bev x
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Personally I think they are great on everyday clothes washing but for anything a bit grubby it's worth either pre soaking them or adding some oxyclean of some description into the machine. Only thing I will say is I tried making the handwash and unless I was totally off base I wouldn't bother again in the future..it didn't smell nice and had a really weird texture to it. I like that when they're no longer good for washing you can stick them in the compost ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨)✰
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Re: Home laundry detergent £1.50 for 10 gallonsMy soap flakes arrived today, so going to try again with the powder mixture
Bev x
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Re: Home laundry detergent £1.50 for 10 gallonsRighty-ho folks, operation home-made-laundry-soap/take two is underway.
I got this recipe from the Dri Pack website (manufacturers of Borax/Soap Crystals/Bicarb/Soap flakes etc): 500mg Borax 500mg Soda Crystals 2 tablespoons Soap Flakes Optional - 2 tablespoons oxygen bleach As I didn't have enough Borax after my effort the other day, I halved the quantities there. Also put half a spoon extra of the soap flakes as they said you could. Found this recipe for fabric softener too: 1 cup vinegar (white) 1 cup washing soda 1 cup water Drops essential oil (good choices include lemon, lavender, mint, geranium) Have put a load of washing on, it's whirling round as we speak I wasn't sure how much powder to put in, so I started with two tablespoons and put a third in for good measure. Just filled the fabric softener to 'max'. Bev x
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Re: Home laundry detergent £1.50 for 10 gallonsI've now done a couple of loads with my home made potions, the things don't feel too soft though, wonder what I could do to the fabric softener to make it better?
Bev x
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Re: Home laundry detergent £1.50 for 10 gallonsA slosh of white (distilled) vinegar is great at softening - have used it for years (on the advice of my Gran) to soften my towels & in recent years to soften cloth nappies (fabric conditioner coats things so affects absorbancy). Has the added bonus of helping sanitise, prevent detergent build up on whatever it is you're washing & helps keep down the limescale in your machine.
Used to use Gloop years ago, but got out of the habit (couldn't get soda crystals locally then laziness set in LOL). Really must get back into the habit again... Sarah.
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Re: Home laundry detergent £1.50 for 10 gallonsThank you Sejjee. Do you think I should add more white vinegar to the mixture then?
Have to say I'm not too impressed really. Had to redo a load yesterday as it didn't feel clean and felt really crunchy and hard Bev x
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Re: Home laundry detergent £1.50 for 10 gallonsHave never tried the home-made fabric softener, have always used just plain distilled vinegar (when not using a shop=bough fabric conditioner).
Sarah.
Mum to 1 hubby, 4 children, 3 Springer Spaniels (Max, Millie & Buttons), 2 cats (Sox & Frankie), 2 rabbits (Crunchie & Munchie), 12 chickens (Target, Speckle, Barbara, Margot, EggieII, Gomez, Sparkle, Glitter, Wednesday & Isabel), 3 geese (Lister, Smeg & Camille) & 4 ducks (Soup, Anya, Marble & Vindaloo).
Re: Home laundry detergent £1.50 for 10 gallons
I used to make my own powdered detergent. It was so cheap and worked so well. In the states, you can find Borax so easily but I can't find it here!
Re: Home laundry detergent £1.50 for 10 gallonsYou can get it on the interweb Lilia, here you go:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dri-Pak-Household-Borax-Substitute/dp/B001DMQZW6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1326880002&sr=8-3 http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Dri-Pak-Ltd I'm on the verge of giving up with it to be honest! The clothes etc just don't feel the same, all hard and crunchy and don't smell nice. I've just added some more essential oil to the powder and put a throw in to see how it goes and a small amount of bought fabric softener. Bev x
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Thank you very much for the link! Really? You aren't happy with the results? I used IVORY bar soap and Fels Naptha soap...do you use washing soda in your recipe? That is what helps with odor and softening the fabrics~ Thanks again |
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