A failed experiment

[Inor]

About a year ago, Mrs Inor and I decided to start making our own laundry soap and dishwasher soap. The laundry soap has worked out well and we are saving a bunch of money not buying commercial laundry detergent. But the dishwasher soap is another matter. The recipes we have tried all use citric acid as the main ingredient. But the dishes just do not come out as clean and we end up having to re-wash them. We have tried many variations, adding more citric acid, adding more 20 Mule Team Borax, etc. But none of them seem to work as well as the store bought liquid.

So today, we have decided to throw in the towel and go back to commercial brands. It is unfortunate because if we could have made it work, we could have saved about $20 per month. But when it does not work, it does not work.

I hate admitting defeat. But oh well...

[James m]

"It is better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all" /liberal off.

[Auntie]

1 cup borax
1 cup washing soda
½ cup kosher salt
5 teaspoons unsweetened lemonade mix
1 DROP dish soap - not one squirt, one DROP

Use vinegar in the rinse compartment instead of that expensive stuff

[Inor]

1 cup borax
1 cup washing soda
½ cup kosher salt
5 teaspoons unsweetened lemonade mix
1 DROP dish soap - not one squirt, one DROP

Use vinegar in the rinse compartment instead of that expensive stuff

Thanks! You da man! Well, you know what I mean. :bigthumbup: :beerchug: :bigthumbup:

It kills me to spend all that money on commercial dish soap. This is awesome! Thanks!

[Auntie]

You are welcome. That is what we use, we rinse the dishes first :D If you want to know about anything else home made let me know. We make the majority of our cleaning supplies.

[Inor]

Yeah, we do too. Some work great. Some, not so much... :D

[Tachammer73]

Would anyone care to share their favorite homemade laundry detergent recipe?

[Coppertop]

Would anyone care to share their favorite homemade laundry detergent recipe?

I would like to resurrect this post as I would like to see the recipe also.

Coppertop

[Arklatex]

When you're in the field, ashes from your fire will do an acceptable job of substituting soap for dish and laundry service. The commercial soaps cannot be beat. The 20 bucks is well worth spending to save yourself the hassle. JM2C

[Gunners Mate]

I thought this was going to be about democrat socialism experiment, My dishwasher gave up the ghost so the wife and I went Dishwasher shopping this is themodel I want 1921

[shootbrownelk]

When I first spotted the thread title, I thought this was about O'Bummer's presidency.

[Auntie]

Sorry guys I some how missed this thread. Here is my laundry soap recipe.

1 bar felz (usually found in the laundry area of the store)
1 cup of borax
1 cup of washing soda
1 cup of oxyclean

Grate the felz ( I use a cheese grater), then put all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until mixed and grainy. Put into some sort of container, it is best if it has a large opening so you can reach into it. Use one tablespoon per load.

[Baglady]

Sorry guys I some how missed this thread. Here is my laundry soap recipe.

1 bar felz (usually found in the laundry area of the store)
1 cup of borax
1 cup of washing soda
1 cup of oxyclean

Grate the felz ( I use a cheese grater), then put all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until mixed and grainy. Put into some sort of container, it is best if it has a large opening so you can reach into it. Use one tablespoon per load.

What is "Washing Soda"? Only 1 TBSP? That's amazing.

[Auntie]

Washing soda is by the borax in the laundry section. Yes 1 tbsp, if the boys have been out mucking or working on something that gets them greasy then I will use a heaping tbsp.

[Arklatex]

What is felz? I tried looking it up but nada.

[Inor]

What is felz? I tried looking it up but nada.

Fels-Naptha

http://www.purex.com/products/laundry-enhancers/purex-fels-naptha-laundry-bar/

[Auntie]

Thanks Inor! All these years I have been spelling it with a z.

[Inor]

It also works wonders if you get into some poison ivy. Just shower down with it and you will not only smell lemony fresh, the itch will be gone.

[hawgrider]

Fels-Naptha

http://www.purex.com/products/laundry-enhancers/purex-fels-naptha-laundry-bar/I can't stand the smell of that fels so we use dove for the most part in our laundry soap mix.