Non Absorbent Micro Fiber Towels

[Dotty]

Can you share the recipe you use to make your own detergent?

I use the recipe someone else posted (Simple Dollar) with a small modification.

Finely grate one bar of Fells Naptha laundry soap (in the laundry isle)
Add 1 cup washing Soda
Add 1/2 cup Borax

mix well and store in air tight container

No need to do all the liquifying.. too much trouble and it works fine in all the cycles for me.

I use 1/6 of a cup with each load plus a 1/6 cup of oxyclean for my HE front loader. I use a scoop that came with one of those small cans of oxyclean. Probably 1/3 to 1/2 cup will do for a top loader.

I started doing this because I use cloth diapers and most detergents other than Tide regular Powder leave a film or don't clean the diapers well. Using either that specific Tide or my homemade soap work very well. The diapers I've used for 2 years on my first and am now using on my 2nd child are still very white and clean.

 

[heather223]

I use the recipe someone else posted (Simple Dollar) with a small modification.

Finely grate one bar of Fells Naptha laundry soap (in the laundry isle)
Add 1 cup washing Soda
Add 1/2 cup Borax

mix well and store in air tight container

No need to do all the liquifying.. too much trouble and it works fine in all the cycles for me.

I use 1/6 of a cup with each load plus a 1/6 cup of oxyclean for my HE front loader. I use a scoop that came with one of those small cans of oxyclean. Probably 1/3 to 1/2 cup will do for a top loader.

I started doing this because I use cloth diapers and most detergents other than Tide regular Powder leave a film or don't clean the diapers well. Using either that specific Tide or my homemade soap work very well. The diapers I've used for 2 years on my first and am now using on my 2nd child are still very white and clean.

Thank you! Going to try this! :chef:

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I use the recipe someone else posted (Simple Dollar) with a small modification.

Finely grate one bar of Fells Naptha laundry soap (in the laundry isle)
Add 1 cup washing Soda
Add 1/2 cup Borax

mix well and store in air tight container

No need to do all the liquifying.. too much trouble and it works fine in all the cycles for me.

I use 1/6 of a cup with each load plus a 1/6 cup of oxyclean for my HE front loader. I use a scoop that came with one of those small cans of oxyclean. Probably 1/3 to 1/2 cup will do for a top loader.

I started doing this because I use cloth diapers and most detergents other than Tide regular Powder leave a film or don't clean the diapers well. Using either that specific Tide or my homemade soap work very well. The diapers I've used for 2 years on my first and am now using on my 2nd child are still very white and clean.

Mine is similar to Dotty's - except that I have a 2 gallon Cambro bucket that I use, and I use the whole box of Borax, a whole box of Washing Soda, and then I use a 3 pack of Kirk's Castile Soap (grated) and 1 bar of Mrs. Meyer's Bar Soap - Basil scent. I LOVE the smell of that, and one bar is enough to give my laundry soap a beautifully clean smell without a bunch of chemicals and irritants.

I grate all of the soap with the grater attachment on my Kitchenaid Mixer, and then dump it in the Cambro bucket with the full boxes of powders, and put the lid on and shake it up until it's all mixed together.

I used to do the liquid, but this is SO much quicker and easier, and way less messy - and it works great!

 

[Dotty]

We use those 'dryer ball's. They work great. Put two in the dryer and they bump out the wrinkles and make everything soft! Worth the 9.99 I paid for them two years ago...they are still going strong!

I use those too!

Along with the vinegar, I only use the occasional dryer sheet. Usually I only need a dryer sheet in the dead of winter, when the static is just so high nothing kills it but a dryer sheet. Now, I just need a home recipe for that!

 

[chefa]

Thanks for sharing your recipes. But I have a dumb question: What the heck is washing soda and where do I find it or is there a brand name or something? Thanks!

 

[esavvymom]

Thanks for sharing your recipes. But I have a dumb question: What the heck is washing soda and where do I find it or is there a brand name or something? Thanks!

The stuff I buy is by Arm and Hammer- it's "Super Washing Soda" (NOT Baking Soda). You'll find it in the Laundry supply aisles. In my stores, it's typically on the bottom shelf or top. You'll find it around the stain sticks, etc... Often times, it's near Borax and such.

I use it to make my own laundry soap, but it has lots of other uses too.

 

[Dotty]

All of the components I mentioned can be found in the laundry isle - Oxyclean, Arm & Hammer Washing Soda, Fells Naptha laundry soap, Borax (usually 20 Mule Team Borax). By the way, I found out that Borax works wonders in cleaning my humidifier. I have hard water and it is a real pain to clean my humidifier after the winter.

 

[babywings76]

So since we're talking laundry...How do you get white undershirts to stay white. My husband sweats and gets yellow marks on his really bad around the neck and armpit areas. On his work shirts, for the "ring around the collar" I use Shout, but it doesn't get everything and it doesn't seem to work on the white cotton undershirts. I tried bleaching once and that just made the whole shirt a dingy white/yellow/grey color.

 

[DeannaK1022]

So since we're talking laundry...

How do you get white undershirts to stay white. My husband sweats and gets yellow marks on his really bad around the neck and armpit areas. On his work shirts, for the "ring around the collar" I use Shout, but it doesn't get everything and it doesn't seem to work on the white cotton undershirts. I tried bleaching once and that just made the whole shirt a dingy white/yellow/grey color.

Being a 'green' sort of girl i'm really grooving on all these homemade laudry ideas..

But I NEED the answer to the above!! I have the same sweaty hubby lol patiently waiting!

deanna

 

[esavvymom]

All of the components I mentioned can be found in the laundry isle - Oxyclean, Arm & Hammer Washing Soda, Fells Naptha laundry soap, Borax (usually 20 Mule Team Borax). By the way, I found out that Borax works wonders in cleaning my humidifier. I have hard water and it is a real pain to clean my humidifier after the winter.

Our stores carry of those things now too- including the Fels Naptha bar soap that I use. But not always....used to, I could find it at my local ACE Hardware stores. It varies from store to store. (Walmart is where I consistently seem to be able to find it all.)Can 't really help with the whites question though.

 

[crystalscookingnow]

http://laundry.about.com/od/stainremoval/a/underarmstains.htmScroll down to the "How do I remove the Stain" section. It's the aluminum reacting with your sweat. Another reason for using homemade deodorant (without aluminum). I'm still working on perfectly my recipe for that.

 

[dhclemons]

Since I use my m.t. to dust and clean mirrors also, I wash them with
the perma press, not the towels. They won't be lint free if you wash with towels. They are also great on the swiffer!!:thumbup: