Homemade laudry soap in a front load machine?

Backfourty,MI. · #21 02/14/10, 05:48 AM

I have a front loader & have used the homemade soap your talking about. My mom made all of us kids a batch. It worked fine in my machine. I try to use less of any washing soap in my washer than I would in a top loader & I also think the liquid soap is better than the powder. My mom made the liquid kind.

margoC · #22 02/14/10, 08:23 AM

I just made the hommade soap. It made things smell pretty. They weren't very dirty though so I can't comment on how it works. I have a white towel being kicked around and soiled. I'm going to cut it in half and see how the results compare.

NostalgicGranny · #23 02/14/10, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mistletoad

I used to use the Fels Naptha, borax and washing soda soap in my front loader but stopped because it is very harsh on clothes, particularly elastic.

You may have had a recipe with too much washing soda in it.

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Originally Posted by Fae

I don't have a front loader but do use the liquid homemade laundry detergent. I add 1/2 cup vinegar to the rinse water and things are just as clean. Commercial laundry detergents contain optical brighteners if I'm not mistaken.

My problem is with the vinegar rinse. Maybe my nose is sensitive or something, but I smell it for days afterward if I use it in even one load, and I didn't think it did enough for static cling. Is there another option?

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Originally Posted by Joshie

You can get a tub of powdered fragrance free front loading laundry detergent at Sears for about $15 (when on sale). These last about six months (for our family of four). My son is now staying with my mom and this tub has a couple of months in it. We've had it about eight months now.

If you can purchase something like that why bother with home made soap?

Our clothing has never been cleaner.

Because there is more than price involved. This laundry soap is better for the environment. The added bonus is that it is cheap.

mistletoad · #24 02/14/10, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by NostalgicGranny

You may have had a recipe with too much washing soda in it.

Yes, I know but I only used 1 cup in 5 gallons of finished soap, so there wasn't much room for cutting it down. I went back to using unscented Method HE and use about 1 Tbs per load so I am good on cost, my "scentsitivity", the environment and my knickers stay up!

NamasteMama · #25 02/14/10, 03:26 PM

I gave up on homemade soap. My clothes were not getting clean. I tried several different recipes with the same results. I switched back to regular laundry soap and like magic my cloths looked like new again, instead of the dingy faded look they had taken on. Sorry I am all for envioromentally friendly, but I gave up when it came to the laundry soap. Its just not worth it.