$6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

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$6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by busadave » Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:12 am

guys,i usually dont cut corners but my mother in law brought over a bottle the a friend made her and we like it.does the same as regular detergent and its safe to use in all washing machines.he included.has softner made into it so you dont even have to use dryer sheets.we have been using this for a few weeks and its already saved around $50.and the clothes smell better with this stuff than downy softner.
4-cups hot water,1-fels naptha soap bar,1-cup arm and hammer super washing soda,1/2 cup borax.1/2 cup of downy softner.
heat 4 cups water in stove and cheese grade the soap bar and ad to the water until melted.then add your 1 cup arm and hammer super washing soda and the 1/2 cup borax and mix till disolved.when disolved pour contents into a 5-gal bucket and fill the bucket the rest of the way with hot water and mix alot.once mixed put the sealable lid on the bucket and wait 24 hours.when you take the lid off it will look like jello.mix it until creamy.after its mixed pour 1/2 of it into another 5-gal bucket.fill the 2 buckets the rest of the way with hot water.and there you go 10 gallons of laundry detergent.its not as thick as store bought but it goes along way.and ive tried it and it works.it calls for 1/2 cup per load but i just use a cap full that comes on a detergent bottle.you can add your own scents to the detergent also.
just to help some people on here.i know its helped our pocket books and i just take that money and stick it on ammo. :lol:

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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by renovatio » Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:17 am

I've used this- if it's the same "recipe". My sister gave us some, wife is pretty nitpicky about stuff like that and didn't want to try it. I finally got her to give it a shot and it won her over, we used the whole bucket. I'm glad you posted this, I need to make some more!
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$6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by ssracer » Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:22 am

Interesting

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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by Rem700 » Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:25 am

nice, will have to try this one out soon

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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by WLJ » Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:02 pm

How well does this do in HE washers?
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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by Mike » Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:07 pm

Laundry detergent? What is that? Does it have something to do with that room that my wife goes into in the basement with those strange machines?

I've always wondered what she does in that room.
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$6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by ssracer » Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:16 pm

She rides the spin cycle to make up for your inadequacies...

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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by WLJ » Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:55 pm

ssracer wrote:She rides the spin cycle to make up for your inadequacies...
Like that old joke
Happiness is an out of balance washer.
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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by Tyler » Wed Mar 14, 2012 2:03 pm

good info, thanks for posting it
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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by jmeister » Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:55 pm

beats stealing Tide

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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by scorpionmain » Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:12 pm

No way am I trying this.
I can't even get bleach to work right.
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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by scorpionmain » Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:38 pm

FYI
Something I learned yesterday, this suff:
"Germicidal Bleach"
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...does not whiten.
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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by WLJ » Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:42 pm

The color safe stuff from Clorox is called Clorox 2 and is in an all blue bottle.
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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by busadave » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:51 am

It is he safe.we use it ours.I clean my shop rags that are pretty stained and cleans them great.

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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by bigelowe » Wed Aug 22, 2012 5:03 pm

anyone tried to make and use this from this recipe?
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$6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by Mudcat » Wed Aug 22, 2012 6:13 pm

We make our own but not that recipe. We also make our own Goat milk soap.


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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by bigelowe » Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:31 pm

i dont have goats. lol but could you post your detergent recipe for a comparison?
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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by Jakob » Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:44 pm

My wife is actually getting ready to try this tomorrow. She got all of the supplies in the last few days. I will post up the results of her experiment.
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Post by Paula » Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:58 pm

ssracer wrote:She rides the spin cycle to make up for your inadequacies...

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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by ChickenLady » Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:45 am

haha I've seen these recipes out there. I am thinking about making up a batch to try but the dry instead of the liquid since storing this stuff is my beef.
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Post by ChickenLady » Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:29 am

Also, you don't have to mix with water if you prefer it to be powder. Just use 1-2 tabl
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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by ChickenLady » Sun Nov 18, 2012 10:54 am

Made a batch yesterday since I finally ran out of my other stuff. I just used:

1 cup borax
1 cup washing soap
1 bar of zote grated
1.5 capfuls of the downy scent pellet thingys

I've done 4 loads in it so far and I like it better than the Charlies Soap I had been using. Should last me quite a while. The ValuMarket by me has Zote for .65 a bar. Cheapest I've found anywhere.
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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by Jakob » Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:46 pm

Ever since Shaunna made her first batch, that's what she's been using. We haven't bought detergent in 3 months, just had to whip up a new batch last week. She tried a different method this time and she said it was so much easier than the first time.
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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by SNL » Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:50 pm

You guys grate the bar of soap?

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Re: $6 makes 10 gallons of laundry detergent

Post by SNL » Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:51 pm

I saw this thread awhile back, but didnt think it would be worthwhile to mess with it if a 150 load bucket of kroger brand detergent costs $9

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