Home made laundry soap
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If anyone is in the least bit interested, my niece, Becky Rapinchuk, wrote a book "The Orgnically Clean Home". It is absolutely unbelievable. It says on the front page "150 everyday organic cleaning products you can make yourself - the natural, chemical-free ways. Google Becky Rapinchuk - Clean Mama.net. Her ideas are unbelievable and son of a gun, they work. From laundry soap to towels that clean the dirt of dogs feet in muddy weather. Sure is a heckuva lot neater than hanging a dirty towel in the hallway.
Give it a look-see and you can get the book at Barnes and Noble and Amazon (I think). So well worth the money.
Edie
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Belleville, MI
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I have been making my own for about 2 years. I just made my 3rd batch and it cost me under $20. I use one large box of Borax, the large box of washing soda, large box of baking soda, large box of Oxiclean , 3 shaved bars of Fels Naptha and 1 bar ivory soap shaved. I bought a plastic storage box that has a airtight seal to store it in. I dumped everything in the box, put on the lid and shook it good. I have a front loader and have had no problems. I did notice that I needed to use a bit more that what the recipe indicated which was 2-3 Tablespoons. I took the measure cup from the Oxiclean and cut it down to the size I wanted.
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GranJan, this is the recipe I use as well. Recently added a cup of OxyClean to the mix as well. I really like it until I run out and have to make some more.... like tomorrow for the next batch of laundry to do. I'm a farm wife and DH's jeans get really dirty...hot water and this soap gets the surface dirt out....manure stains well that's another story. City gals really don't know what dirt is.
canmitch I like the idea of adding the lavender...Thanks.
canmitch I like the idea of adding the lavender...Thanks.
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: South Central Missouri
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I do not make my soap but remember my Mother and Grandmother made really large batches of what they called lye (?) soap when I was growing up. It must have been something really special because other family members seemed so happy when they were offered a bar and I don't recall anyone ever turning one down. The women just talked about how shinny it made their hair. I think it must have had hog fat in it as they always made their soap around the time my Dad and Grandfather slaughtered a hog. I haven't thought about this in years so thanks for the memories. And, does this sound familiar to anyone else? LOL
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Location: Central Wisconsin
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I like the soap recipes, but want to know how to make fabric softener also. I haven't been using softener since I got my front loader more than three years ago. The clothes come out of the machine so dry, they need very little time in the dryer or on the wash line.
It doesn't really need softener since all the soap residue has been spun out. But I might try some anyway.
It doesn't really need softener since all the soap residue has been spun out. But I might try some anyway.
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I like the soap recipes, but want to know how to make fabric softener also. I haven't been using softener since I got my front loader more than three years ago. The clothes come out of the machine so dry, they need very little time in the dryer or on the wash line.
It doesn't really need softener since all the soap residue has been spun out. But I might try some anyway.
It doesn't really need softener since all the soap residue has been spun out. But I might try some anyway.
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I like the soap recipes, but want to know how to make fabric softener also. I haven't been using softener since I got my front loader more than three years ago. The clothes come out of the machine so dry, they need very little time in the dryer or on the wash line.
It doesn't really need softener since all the soap residue has been spun out. But I might try some anyway.
It doesn't really need softener since all the soap residue has been spun out. But I might try some anyway.
http://www.lizmarieblog.com/2013/08/...ndry-softener/
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