Comments on: Homemade Laundry Detergent–Dry and Liquid

By: Sandra RN

Sandra RN — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:33:28 +0000

I use 1C Borax, 1C Arm n Hammer washing soda, 1C Baking soda, 1 bar of finely grated Fels Naptha. Mix well, place in any type container or zip bag. (I put any lumps through a strainer). I use 4T for a large load plus a half C of borax (the above recipe is the laundry detergent, not the additives like borax, so I still add the extra 1/2 C borax like when I used Tide) Clothes come out beautiful and smell so fresh. The trick with powdered detergent is to add it first, then the clothes on top. Never have a problem. I would never mess with the liquid gloppy stuff.

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By: K.N.

K.N. — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:00:11 +0000

I’ve been using homemade liquid detergent for a few weeks now. I noticed that you mentioned phantom water drip spots. I have something similar and it is getting so frustrating. Have you figured out what caused them? Did you see less when you switched detergents?

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By: Keziah

Keziah — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:34:45 +0000

does anyone know about a product called Boraxo? can it be used in place of the soap and borax to make the powder detergent? it says it is made of borax and soap only. i just don’t want to make the liquid if i don’t have to. i think i’ll try it with some old towels and see what happens.

By: Toni

Toni — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:07:38 +0000

Chelle
I’m not sure what removing the suds does. I’ve noticed that if I don’t remove the suds before storing the laundry soap, they all settle to the top and dry there and I have to break through the “crust” to try and mix it again. When I remove the soap suds before storing there is no “crust” left. I’ve had batches of this laundry soap come out exactly as is shown in the pictrues above (for liquid) and some batches come out as a solid and I just mix some up with a little bit of hot water at a time to return to a liquid, that works great. I’m not sure if the “suds crusting” over is from the extremely hard water we have here in Alaska or not.
I use Ivory soap and all the liquid laundry soap I make dissolves completely, even in cold water. I have noticed, since using this laundry soap, I use less bleach, and our laundry comes out brighter. I absolutely love this laundry soap!!

By: Ivory Soap

Ivory Soap — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:13:34 +0000

Darci, I don’t usually use baking soda and I have heard that citric acid helps something. You’ll have to google it.

By: Darci

Darci — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:51 +0000

I have all of my ingredients assembled, and as I read through the comments, and a few other websites, I have 2 questions.
1) Approximately how much baking soda should I use?
2) Would citric acid help with hard water? If so, how much should I use?
I’m thinking probably like, a Tbsp or so should work. Not sure. Any advice would be wonderful.

By: Tanya

Tanya — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:38:25 +0000

I love this stuff! I have been making my own for over a year, and would never go back to store-bought. I have experimented with several soaps, and, although more expensive, Dove worked great and leaves clothes soft. Even after hanging out to dry, they aren’t stiff. So, during the summer, I use Dove, and in the winter, when most clothes go in the dryer, I use less costly varieties. Zote seems to work well, too, and the family likes the scent.