Marks On Dark Clothes from Homemade Detergent by: Alexa I have been making my own homemade detergent for some time now. It is a mixture of soap flakes, washing soda, and Borax. Overall it works great, but unfortunately several dark items of clothing have white marks left on them after w...
Step 2:Mix well. If you store the detergent in a reuseable container that holds 10 cups of liquid, you can mix by closing the lid tightly and shaking well. Step 3:Wash your clothes. Most recipes recommend using about four tablespoons of detergent for a regular-size load of laundry, which...
I’m going to describe how to use a natural laundry bar soap to do laundry, and, how to make your own laundry detergent with 3 natural ingredients. You can make your own natural, non-toxic, homemade laundry soap and save money! There are lots of laundry soap recipes online, many of ...
Replacing appliances less often is better for the planet, as well as your wallet. Here’s how to get more life from your washing machine.
They came up with the apparently crazy idea to add diamonds to laundry detergent to improve its cold washing ability. But let's dig down to discover why this approach isn't as silly as it might seem at first glance. First, a key step in diamond mining as well as manufacture of syntheti...
I had no idea, and to think that all these years, I could have been line drying my clothes inside AND making my own laundry detergent! MY LATEST VIDEOS INDOOR CLOTHESLINE As it turns out, you don’t have to have a ton of space or even your landlord’s (or HOA’s) permission to ...
Washing Soda:Alkaline compound that complements baking soda to remove stains. Also reduces the effects of hard water. (You can make it yourself from baking soda-see the tutorial here!) Castile Soap Bar:Removes dirt and stains from clothes. Made from vegetable fats and will not damage your wa...
1 cuppowdered dishwasher detergent 1 cupbleach 1/2 cupborax Directions: After filling mywashing machineon the hottest water setting, I added a large pot of boiling water for good measure. (The original comment from OGT reader Katie specifically said to use “HOT HOT HOT water”!) ...
Plus, the fact is, using more detergent than you need makes your clothesless clean, because some of it stays behind in your clothes. I first learned about this back in the mid-1990s, when several companies started marketing these ceramic disks that supposedly cleaned your laundry without deterg...
Combine the ingredients. Use a spray bottle to apply the solution over a large area, or use the solution to spot-clean non-greasy stains. (Do not use laundry detergent or dishwasher detergent in place of liquid dish soap, as they may contain additives that can affect the rug’s color.)...