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what was the wine for while you was cooking the soap.
I think it just happened to be their during filming, it had nothing to do
with the recipe.
Quick ?? Would this home made softener /laundry soap work in a HE MACHINE?
I’ve been told it’s just fine. A friend of mine uses hers in her HE machine
all the time.
yes
Thank you 🙂
Can you use the ball for this laundry softener?
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I noticed that when I added the essential oils to my softener, my clothes
didn’t smell anything like the oils I chose. But for some reason when I
added 5 drops to the detergent tray when I added my detergent, they smelled
lovely.
hjh
How soft will the softener make the clothes, i tend to use alot because i
like my clothing to be extra soft so go through fabric softener very
quickly.
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I make laundry soap the same way in smaller batches, and mine is more
concentrated. I cheat and add some inexpensive commercial laundry liquid.
The chemicals in the store bought prevent the congealing and clumping that
sometimes happens with homemade. I also feel the need for some
surfactants, a chemical that helps get out stains. Its a compromise.
Baking soda neutralizes vinegar in the fabric softener. Peppermint and
eucalyptus essential oils make a great combination for fragrance in the
fabric softener. Am I correct in believing that you don’t dilute the final
laundry soap mixture? You could add washing crystals a capful or less to
the laundry soap mix to soften water as it’s mostly epsom salts and
fragrance.
Thanks for sharing. Are these DIY products good for HE washers and dryers?
I have just been using vinegar in my rinse cycle for a couple of years now.
No extras might try it.
Yes, this is safe to use in he machines. I’ve been making this soap for a
while, it’s great for my whites
EO is so darn expensive. I rather go with any smell. Or get the pellets.
Yes, I know they are fabric softener, but in the rest of the mix it lasts a
long
long time and worth it for a fraction of the E O price
+CORKY, I came up with a few ways to save and still get good fragrance, as
long as you don’t mind that it won’t be all-natural! These are DIFFERENT
ideas:
1) Double the Purex Crystals! Mix it with equal amounts of Epsom Salts or
Kosher Salts, from Dollar Tree.
2) Buy the diffuser necklace set via Amazon for $20. Includes FOUR EO’s and
they LAST!
3) Check on Craigslist. Sometimes people sell EOs for like $5/each.
4) Sometimes Dollar Tree sells Lavender Epsom Salt! Sounds weird, but it
works in place!
5) Get the smallest size of your favorite fabric softener. Add half of it
to the recipe in the video.
6) Use the other half of your favorite fabric softener to double the amount
of distilled water ($1/gallon). There’s two ways to try this. See which way
you like better.
* Put some in a spray bottle. Spray the inside of the dryer BEFORE loading
your damp clothes. They’ll come out smelling great.
* Put some in a container with lid. Dip a couple of BRIGHTLY COLORED wash
cloths in the solution. Let dry. This will work for several loads. Then
start dipping parts of them in after each dryer load is done, so they have
time to dry again, just to refresh.
I hope you like these ideas. If not, I just found out that Dollar Tree has
come out with their own generic brand of Downy Unstoppables, and you get
just as much! They’re getting good reviews, too! I’d start with buying the
real Downy Unstoppables, then when it’s empty, buy the Dollar Tree one, and
just pour it into the empty bottle! Apparently they even look the same, but
lighter.
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You can make your own washing soda by putting baking soda on a cookie sheet
and bake at 400 degrees for one hour :)
can one add scented oils to change the smell?
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Yes, you can add fragrance oils too. However, you can get EO @ GNC under
the NOW Foods brand for a good price.
this is a great way to save big money It really works
been using homemade laundrydetergent for 3or4,or more years now just love
it! veronica
I read that essential oils are NOT good for the dryer and may cause it to
catch fire.
its added to the washer not the dryer.
When I use zote. I use one bar with two cups soda and one borax. Works
better. When I use fels. I use three because zote is three times smaller. I
still use the same amount of soda and borax.
I meant the zote is three times larger.
Just curious why it needs to be gelled before it gets bottled?
hi! what is the shelf life on something like this?